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Controlling Depth of Field1. Distance to Subject
2. Size of Aperture
3. Size of Lens
Bokeh
Seeing Light
Photography and Light
Exposure Defined
Light Metering
Reflective Light Meters
- Measures the light reflecting off the subject - All objects reflect light
1. Incident Light Meters !!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!2. Reflective Light Meters
Light Meters
The Moon - Reflected moonlight
Incident Light Meters
Measures the amount of light falling on the subject
Center Weighted
Partial Metering
Spot Metering
* Matrix Metering Mode takes an average of all areas of the image
Types of Metering in Camera
What does your camera think a “correct” exposure is?
Gray Card
Neutral gray color
Reflects 18% of the visible spectrum
Provides a reference object for exposure
Light Meter TipsAdjust shutter speed and aperture when metering
Always meter the brightest area in your viewfinder
Consider the ratio - amount of highlights and shadows in your image
Tough lighting is the reason photographers don’t shoot in automatic modes
Time of Day
The best natural light is sunrise and sunset
The more the directional the light - the more dramatic
Sunlight becomes saturated “golden” and sunrise/sunset
Directional Light - Source of light hits subject at an angle
Directional Spot Light - Directed source of light often filtered through objects
Back Light - Shows shape and detail - “Hair Light”
Silhouette - Shows shape and adds a graphic atheistic
Soft Light - Diffused and even light, few shadows
Time Exposure - Creative use of shutter speed for desired effect
Light Painting - Long exposure with added moving light source
“Mothers and Daughters”© Julia Fullerton-Batten
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