problems with ambient light
Matthew L Kees
MLK Studios Photography School
www.MLKstudios.com
[email protected]
"Every artist, was once an amateur"
MLKstudios wrote: You might want something like this:
www.filmtools.com/lcdvf.html
Thanks but any suggestions on how to get the correct exposure, seeing that is my main concern.
But, you also need a starting point for an exposure. That's when the meter is valuable.
On another thread, I explained how to use the exposure meter (your light meter) in three steps:
1. Set the ISO (low for bright sun, and higher for low light).
2. Adjust the aperture (f/stop) to a low number.
3. Using the meter, adjust the shutter speed till you get a centered indication (a line in the middle).
If the shutter speed is below 1/60 (or so), increase the ISO and start over.
There are many factors to getting a perfect exposure, and you will learn to fine tune them after viewing a few thousand images. For now you just want to get a decent exposure (f/stop and shutter speed combo) that gets you a viewable image.
Other factors include what metering mode you are in (use Center Weighted for now), what lens you have attached (a prime lets you shoot available light), using a flash (for real low light) and learning to SEE a scene like a photographer does.
What first appears bright to us, can be very low light to a camera.
Matthew
PS this may not make total sense yet, but will get you thinking about how exposure works:
www.photographytalk.com/photography-arti...tipusing-a-gray-card
Matthew L Kees
MLK Studios Photography School
www.MLKstudios.com
[email protected]
"Every artist, was once an amateur"
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