1. What is the difference between an incident light meter and a reflective light meter? Which is used in the DSLR camera?
-All light meters built into cameras are reflected light meters. They measure the light reflected by the object. Incident meters measure the light falling on the object.
2. What value does the light meter “see”?
-The meter sees middle gray.
3. Describe how a center weighted meter works.
-It measures light in a way that will emphasize the center of the shot.
4. What lighting situations can cause the cameras light meter to not work properly?
-Scenes with high contrast will not be measured correctly.
5. What are the steps to over come a misleading reading?
-To meter a shot with a light background, get the meter close enough to the subject so that it focuses and reads that, then back up and take your picture.
6. Explain in your own words how to make a white object white when using an averaging meter?
- You make a white object white by taking a picture with +2 exposure.
7. Explain in your own words how to make a black object black when using an averaging meter?
- You make a white object white by taking a picture with -2 exposure.
-All light meters built into cameras are reflected light meters. They measure the light reflected by the object. Incident meters measure the light falling on the object.
2. What value does the light meter “see”?
-The meter sees middle gray.
3. Describe how a center weighted meter works.
-It measures light in a way that will emphasize the center of the shot.
4. What lighting situations can cause the cameras light meter to not work properly?
-Scenes with high contrast will not be measured correctly.
5. What are the steps to over come a misleading reading?
-To meter a shot with a light background, get the meter close enough to the subject so that it focuses and reads that, then back up and take your picture.
6. Explain in your own words how to make a white object white when using an averaging meter?
- You make a white object white by taking a picture with +2 exposure.
7. Explain in your own words how to make a black object black when using an averaging meter?
- You make a white object white by taking a picture with -2 exposure.