I'm trying to solve the problem of having to bracket the shooting for outdoor shooting with difficult lighting and studio shoot with flash.
Beside there any workaround beside using a light meter?
danielyamseng Goldmember 2,053 posts Likes: 17 Joined Oct 2007 More info | Jul 08, 2008 23:40 | #1 I'm trying to solve the problem of having to bracket the shooting for outdoor shooting with difficult lighting and studio shoot with flash.
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cdifoto Don't get pissy with me  34,092 posts Likes: 48 Joined Dec 2005 More info | Jul 08, 2008 23:43 | #2 Meters take away the guesswork. That's why they exist. Did you lose Digital Photo Professional (DPP)? Get it here
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Titus213 Cream of the Crop  More info | Jul 09, 2008 00:02 | #3 A meter is always good to have and use, especially with tough lighting. Dave
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That means there's no workaround for it,right?
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Gatorboy Goldmember  2,483 posts Likes: 2 Joined May 2005 Location: Bel Air, MD More info | Jul 09, 2008 05:28 | #5 Are you shooting a person? Zoom in tight, and fill the frame with their cheek (not in focus), and check your histogram. You don't want it pegged to the right, but rather about 3/4 of the way. Dave Hoffmann
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Milner Senior Member 336 posts Joined Sep 2004 Location: City of Salt More info | Take a gray card with you, set the camera to spot meter, zoom in tight on the card and take your reading. As mentioned, a cheek will work, I've also used the back of my hand.... TOYS, Enjoy your life everyday!!!!
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TMRDesign Cream of the Crop  23,883 posts Likes: 12 Joined Feb 2006 Location: Huntington Station, NY More info | Jul 09, 2008 09:11 | #7 Milner wrote in post #5878732  Take a gray card with you, set the camera to spot meter, zoom in tight on the card and take your reading. As mentioned, a cheek will work, I've also used the back of my hand.... While this method will get you in the ballpark for ambient light it doesn't help at all for flash or strobes. If you're not going to use a light meter then you're back to guessing, shooting, checking, shooting, checking, etc.. Robert
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Wilt Reader's Digest Condensed version of War and Peace [POTN Vol 1]  More info | Jul 09, 2008 09:26 | #8 While I am a staunch advocate of hand held metering, I will state that even 'in the old days' of film shooting, in difficult lighting situations the meter would get you close to the mark, but studio pros (especially for product photography, where facial expressions of the subjects are not a factor) very often relied upon bracketing to nail the exposure. You need to give me OK to edit your image and repost! Keep POTN alive and well with member support https://photography-on-the.net/forum/donate.php
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gryphonslair99 Senior Member  491 posts Joined Aug 2006 Location: Wichita, Kansas More info | Jul 09, 2008 09:35 | #9 danielyamseng wrote in post #5876863 I'm trying to solve the problem of having to bracket the shooting for outdoor shooting with difficult lighting and studio shoot with flash. Beside there any workaround beside using a light meter? There is always the SWAG & CHIMP method. Personally I prefer a meter. Much quicker. You don't take a photograph. You ask, quietly, to borrow it.
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PaulBradley Senior Member 278 posts Likes: 1 Joined May 2008 More info | Jul 09, 2008 10:34 | #10 Not really any workaround. All the alternatives are less convenient. You could use FEL to meter a neutral bit of the scene, or you could chimp. Neither is going to replace a meter.
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PhotosGuy Cream of the Crop, R.I.P.  More info | Jul 09, 2008 10:49 | #11 shooting for outdoor shooting with difficult lighting and studio shoot with flash. My 1-cent flash "meter" in images 5S & 6S. FrankC - 20D, RAW, Manual everything...
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Mark1 Cream of the Crop  6,725 posts Likes: 7 Joined Feb 2008 Location: Maryland More info | Jul 09, 2008 12:40 | #12 Lick your finger and hold it up!... no wait.........that is to check for wind.
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