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  Q. light metering in shade
           Asked by Bruce Engle    (K=37) on 6/19/2006
I was photographing some friends in some shade on a bright day using my Bronica ETR-SI and metered using incident mode. The images came out underexposed (too dark) by at least a full stop. Luckily I was able to correct in Photoshop however this is the last thing I want to be doing.

Is there a rule of thumb when shooting in darker areas (shade) just like you do in lighter areas (snow)? How can you accurately meter this? Would reflective mode have been better? Any help would be appreciated.


    


Bruce Engle   (K=37) - Comment Date 6/19/2006
To clarify, I was using a hand held meter.




Helen Bach   (K=2331) - Comment Date 6/20/2006
Where were you holding the meter? An incident meter should be ideal for this kind of situation.

Best, Helen




Phillip Cohen  Donor  (K=9538) - Comment Date 6/20/2006
If you were using an incident meter, you should have been right in their face with it, while aiming the dome at the camera. If there was something bright off to the side it is possible that it could have effected the meter reading if that light found its way to the dome which would cause you to be under exposed. Do you recall if this was the case? You sure that your meter setting reflected both your shutter and film speeds? It should have worked fine with no adjustments required.

Phil




Bruce Engle   (K=37) - Comment Date 6/20/2006
Thank you for your replys. I held the meter by their face and directed the dome to where I would be standing. I think you may be right PHil. Light might have poked through the trees a bit and this may have caused the underexposure.




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