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

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