Tag Archives: Metering
Understanding Exposure Metering Modes
The post Understanding Exposure Metering Modes appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Kevin Landwer-Johan. Your camera’s metering modes vary the way it measures the light. This affects the way exposure information is provided. Every modern camera … Continue reading
Camera Metering Modes Tutorial
It’s frustrating when an image turns out bright or darker than you would have liked. To better understand how to get correct exposures, you need to understand the different ways a camera meters light. Photographer Saurav Sinha shares his insight … Continue reading
Camera Metering for Landscape Photography
When photographing landscapes, it is essential to have the correct meter setting activated to achieve proper exposure results. The meter setting on your camera helps you decide what combination of aperture and shutter speed to use in order to get … Continue reading
Interesting Photo of the Day: Accidental Moon Metering
Sometimes you make an error with your camera settings and end up with an image that turns out differently than you expected. In the occasion that you like the photo, you get surprised with an image that reminds you why photography … Continue reading
The A to Z of Photography: Metering
Practically all cameras have a built-in light meter to measure the amount of light in a scene and either adjust the exposure automatically (auto exposure) or recommend settings for you to apply yourself (manual exposure). These light meters have become … Continue reading
Beginner’s Guide to Metering Modes on Your Camera
Should you bother to learn about metering modes? I’m confident I can sell you on it. Your camera’s automatic metering will only carry you so far. As your digital photography ability grows, you’ll start to feel frustrated in scenes with … Continue reading
How to Supercharge Your Photography with Highlight-Weighted Metering
Modern digital cameras have a variety of metering modes that they use to evaluate the light coming through the lens and help you choose your exposure settings. Each one is different and designed to fit a specific need. As you … Continue reading
How to Use the Zone System to Learn about Metering and Exposure Compensation
When you first move off auto, you realize how much control you have over your camera. You get to choose the aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and be able to manually select the autofocus point, among many other things. In short … Continue reading
Metering and Exposure: Introduction
A camera’s metering mode generally refers to the way the camera itself decides which is the correct exposure for a picture. A cameras metering system is the brains behind how your camera determines the shutter speed and aperture, based on … Continue reading
Spot Metering Technique with HDR Photography
Related reminder: holiday deal ending soon on the new Aurora HDR Software for Macs One of the most accurate and powerful ways to take meter readings of light through the lens to determine the dynamic range of a scene is spot … Continue reading
Understanding Flash Metering Modes
A Post By: Shiv Verma/PPTerms used in this article are Canon specific but there are the same or similar terms for Nikon, Sony, Olympus