Built-In Light Meter
1. What is the difference between an incident light meter and a reflective light meter? Which is used in the DSLR camera? A reflective light meter measures the light that is being reflected off the objects in view- it averages brightness, whereas an incident light meter only reads light reflected off of the subject, and no surrounding areas.
2. Describe how a center weighted meter works. A center weighted meter averages the brightness of the scene, but weights the average in order to bring light to the center of the scene, specifically in the center of the viewfinder.
3. What lighting situations can cause the cameras light meter to not work properly? If the lighting in the scene is primarily too light, like a snow scene, or too dark, the light meter may produce images that are overexposed or underexposed. As subject that is placed against a really bright background as well will cause the light meter to not work properly, such as a portrait taken outdoors with a bright sky in the background.
4. What are the steps to over come a misleading reading? Try not to shoot or meter in areas that are too bright or too dark, move closer to the camera so that you are metering or emphasizing the main subject in the photo. Also, use a incident light meter so that the meter only reads light reflected off the subject.
5. In a reflected light meter, what is the tonal value the meter “see” and recommends as the exposure? A reflected-light meter recommends an exposure that will read the area as a middle gray.
6. Explain in your own words how to make a white object white when using an averaging meter? To make a white object white, expose the meter to two more f-stops than the meter recommends.
7. Explain in your own words how to make a black object black when using an averaging meter? To make a black object black, expose the meter two f-stops less than the meter recommends.
2. Describe how a center weighted meter works. A center weighted meter averages the brightness of the scene, but weights the average in order to bring light to the center of the scene, specifically in the center of the viewfinder.
3. What lighting situations can cause the cameras light meter to not work properly? If the lighting in the scene is primarily too light, like a snow scene, or too dark, the light meter may produce images that are overexposed or underexposed. As subject that is placed against a really bright background as well will cause the light meter to not work properly, such as a portrait taken outdoors with a bright sky in the background.
4. What are the steps to over come a misleading reading? Try not to shoot or meter in areas that are too bright or too dark, move closer to the camera so that you are metering or emphasizing the main subject in the photo. Also, use a incident light meter so that the meter only reads light reflected off the subject.
5. In a reflected light meter, what is the tonal value the meter “see” and recommends as the exposure? A reflected-light meter recommends an exposure that will read the area as a middle gray.
6. Explain in your own words how to make a white object white when using an averaging meter? To make a white object white, expose the meter to two more f-stops than the meter recommends.
7. Explain in your own words how to make a black object black when using an averaging meter? To make a black object black, expose the meter two f-stops less than the meter recommends.