Averaging Light Meter
1. What is the difference between an incident light meter and a reflective light meter? Which is used in the DSLR camera?
-An incident light meter is faced toward the camera, from the position of the subject. A reflective light meter can be hand held or built into the camera, and is aimed at the subject to make a reading. A reflected light meter is used in the DSLR camera.
2. Describe how a center weighted meter works.
-The center weighted meter averages all the light in the scene but weights its average to give more emphasis to the area at the center of the viewfinder than to the surroundings area.
3. What lighting situations can cause the cameras light meter to not work properly?
-If a scene is uniformly light, if the scene is uniformly dark or, if the background is lighter or darker than the subject.
4. What are the steps to over come a misleading reading?
-Picking your own settings, moving closer,avoiding high contrast.
5. In a reflected light meter, what is the tonal value the meter “see” and recommends as the exposure?
- Middle Grey, it averages all the tones in its angle of view and then calculates a combination of F-stop and shutter speed that will produce middle grey in a print.
6. Explain in your own words how to make a white object white when using an averaging meter?
- Give 2 stops more the exposure.
7. Explain in your own words how to make a black object black when using an averaging meter?
-Give 2 stops less the exposure.
-An incident light meter is faced toward the camera, from the position of the subject. A reflective light meter can be hand held or built into the camera, and is aimed at the subject to make a reading. A reflected light meter is used in the DSLR camera.
2. Describe how a center weighted meter works.
-The center weighted meter averages all the light in the scene but weights its average to give more emphasis to the area at the center of the viewfinder than to the surroundings area.
3. What lighting situations can cause the cameras light meter to not work properly?
-If a scene is uniformly light, if the scene is uniformly dark or, if the background is lighter or darker than the subject.
4. What are the steps to over come a misleading reading?
-Picking your own settings, moving closer,avoiding high contrast.
5. In a reflected light meter, what is the tonal value the meter “see” and recommends as the exposure?
- Middle Grey, it averages all the tones in its angle of view and then calculates a combination of F-stop and shutter speed that will produce middle grey in a print.
6. Explain in your own words how to make a white object white when using an averaging meter?
- Give 2 stops more the exposure.
7. Explain in your own words how to make a black object black when using an averaging meter?
-Give 2 stops less the exposure.