Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature currently requires accessing the site using the built-in Safari browser.
I'm trying to become a little more rigorous in my shoots and hope to get a starting exposure that's closer to what I settle on by using a gray card. While 18% is the historical standard, there's a school of thought that it's an artifact of the printing industry (and even Ansel Adams' eccentric insistence with Kodak), and that 12% is more appropriate for digital photography as that's the value most manufacturers calibrate their sensors to per the ANSI standard.Why do you need a 12% gray card?
12%'s been discussed long enough that I assumed there were several manufacturers. Maybe there's an opportunity here? ;-) Of course, there still seem to be a lot of opinions on this topic.Good luck - I've never found a 12%.
I'm trying to become a little more rigorous in my shoots and hope to get a starting exposure that's closer to what I settle on by using a gray card. While 18% is the historical standard, there's a school of thought that it's an artifact of the printing industry (and even Ansel Adams' eccentric insistence with Kodak), and that 12% is more appropriate for digital photography as that's the value most manufacturers calibrate their sensors to per the ANSI standard.Why do you need a 12% gray card?
Can someone point me to an online supplier in the US of 12% gray cards? I'm having a heck of a time finding one. Everything's 18% or unidentified. Thanks.
At least for exposure.Usefulness of a grey card is a myth.
At least for exposure.Usefulness of a grey card is a myth.
A better tool for exposure is a good incident/reflected/flash light meter that gives you values in 1/10 stop increments.
IMO, the best calibrated gray card on the market is the GENUINE WhiBal G7 Certified Neutral White Balance Card - Studio Card (3.5"x6")