1. What is the difference between an incident light meter and a reflective light meter? Which is used in the DSLR camera? Reflective light meter measures the subjects brightness by intensity of light bouncing off. Incident light meter is the light bing sent to the subject 2. Describe how a center weighted meter works. The center weighted meter averages all the light in the scene but the weights its average to give more emphasis to the area 3. What lighting situations can cause the cameras light meter to not work properly? If the lights not even then the camera has a heard time balancing it 4. What are the steps to over come a misleading reading? To meter the subject in a much lighter background,come closer enough to the object to see it clearer and get rid of the 5. In a reflected light meter, what is the tonal value the meter “see” and recommends as the exposure? It sees it as middle gray 6. Explain in your own words how to make a white object white when using an averaging meter? To make a object white you use a white background but the camera will make it gray so we have increase it by 2 stops. 7. Explain in your own words how to make a black object black when using an averaging meter? To make a object black you use a black background but the camera will make it gray so we have to decrease it by 2 stops.
Record you exposures for each of the following situations:
Using the Built-in Light Meter Shooting Assignment
The idea of this project is to help you familiarize yourself with the DSLR camera’s built-in light meter. You and a partner will be sharing a camera. You will each be shooting in six different situations. For each situation you will need to use the built-in light meter to determine the correct exposure. One person should shoot all six situations then switch off for your partner to take their photos. Each person is responsible for his or her own images and exposures. When determining the correct exposure start by setting the setting the shutter speed to 1/100, then use the f-stops to get the correct exposure. If you run out of f-stops and still do not have the correct exposure, then start to adjust the shutter speed. While shooting remember to be creative, try different angles, move in close and have fun.