How is the exposure?

[ababysean]

Im trying some new metering techniques....

ps this is NOT my kid

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Thanks in advance!

 

[mrpink]

Exposure looks spot on across the board on these.

My kid has the same shoes, but in multi-color- they are cool.








p!nK

 

[OrionsByte]

I agree with Pink, exposure looks great! What techniques were you trying out?

 

[ababysean]

Basically I'm metering ONCE and setting manual. I meter off the sky. I usually adjust my settings all the time during a shoot, but have been reading and really notice that most pros use the same settings the entire shoot.

It clicked.
The light doesnt change just because my camera is now pointing at more sky. Obviously if we change location or go from full sun to shade, yes, I have to adjust but if we are in the same general area getting the exposure set and leaving it alone is what I did here.

I also have been shooting in A mode, changed now to full manual.

 

[KmH]

You are begining to understand the concept of incident light.

The in-camera light meter only measures reflected light.

You will still need to eventually come to grips with strobed light also, and understanding how all 3 relate to your image making.

 

[vlmason8199]

I am just getting into photography and have a Nikon D5000. How did you start learning? I took a 2 hour class going over the basics but it is still not clicking with me and I am getting frustrated. I really like the pics you posted and any help from anyone would be appreciated.

 

[Steve01]

The light doesnt change just because my camera is now pointing at more sky. Obviously if we change location ...........l.

That's right and that's why they came out so good.

 

[Scatterbrained]

Basically I'm metering ONCE and setting manual. I meter off the sky. I usually adjust my settings all the time during a shoot, but have been reading and really notice that most pros use the same settings the entire shoot.

It clicked.
The light doesnt change just because my camera is now pointing at more sky. Obviously if we change location or go from full sun to shade, yes, I have to adjust but if we are in the same general area getting the exposure set and leaving it alone is what I did here.

I also have been shooting in A mode, changed now to full manual.

It's a great feeling isn't it? :mrgreen:

 

[ababysean]

You don't even know how freeing it is!
I would say I can concentrate more on the subject, then the exposure. It is going to take some getting used to though because I'm so used to checking each exposure before I shoot.
I have another test shoot today.
But this one I'm going to try some off camera flash

 

[ababysean]

And another question.
The sky was not blue at all. It was grey, there were no signs of blue coming out at all.
So why in my photos does it look like blue sky? lol

 

[Rob1n]

Your sky looks blue because the darker areas of cloud are over exsposed, your colour tempreture is on the cool side which creates the blue effect. if you shot raw you could underexspose by 1/2 a stop then process the sky in a seperate image and combine them for more drama and no burn out.

 

[ababysean]

I do shoot Raw but I'm trying to decrease my processing time.... lol

 

[MohaimenK]

Crystal, I'm just going to tell you one thing. Don't meter off the SKY.
Meter your main subject and check for highlights.

 

[ababysean]

Well I am not really metering off the sky.... I'm metering with the sky and then taking test shots and adjusting.
and not directly at the sky, but more the horizon.
So it isnt ok point the camera at the sky, meter and shoot.... I do make adjustments but after I get correct exposure, I keep it there.
Before I would change the settings in camera after every few shots.....

example....
look at the 2nd photo and compare it to the 3rd (for this set I actually exposed off the grass, took a test shot, adjusted, another test shot, until there were no blown areas) and then left the settings alone.

Now from the 2nd photo, if I changed my point of view/angle, the sky is gone and usually I would recheck and set my exposure again, why? I have no idea, other then my meter would give me a reading that it was under exposed, when really it isnt, there is just less sky in the photo, making the camera see differently.
The light did not change, I did.

This is probably something very basic I should have grasped months ago, but I didn't.

 

[MohaimenK]

what metering mode are you using?