Re: Understanding Exposure
John,
Thanks for the commentary. It is just as it has been throughout this thread. There are a set of rudiments, and each photographer will find preferences and how to use those rudiments.
Your comment on partial metering has answered a long time question. Most things I have read tell folks to use evaluative 90% of the time. Partial metering makes more sense. Is partial metering one step away from center weighted? I'd need to google that and check that out.
One of my projects I want to do in the near future is to go out, survey a scene, record specifically what the meter readings are for each part of the scene, and determine what the range of the picture is. I think it would be a very interesting project and would help me understand the dynamic range found in any given scene. After learning to see the scene, I would be able to start developing a greater intuitiveness about how to read and meter from the beginning. I know...meter and expose for the highlights. Jay has helped me understand that more thoroughly with his cloud picture and the understanding that I gained by making the exposure ruler.
I FORGOT TO SAY THANKS TO BROOKES! Sorry Brookes. And you were so involved in the discussion!
The author of the article also concurred with you...get the best exposure possible and only tweak in raw.
Number 10: It was an article on landscapes. I see no real need to do this in portrait photography.
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