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Anonymous
if the composition allows it you can meter specifically for your shadow or your highlight, or split the difference for extremely high contrast, but you're basically sacrificing the majority of your detail. That means the composition has to be strong enough to pick up the slack. One way this can pay off is if the transitional area is dramatic and interesting enough to be framed in pure white white and pitch black. Just keep in mind that you're filling the frame with negative space, even if something is going on. If the camera is metered several stops away from any region in frame picture that region as being void of detail and see if the picture still makes sense.
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