Light meter photography

In a photography "Sunny 16 rule" is an easy way to get a well-exposed image without a light meter. The extended rule is more detailed for other cases.

Learn how to use your cameras internal light meter and how it can make a big impact in choosing the best exposure settings for your photos.

In this article, we will discuss the different types of light meters used in photography. We will also look at how to use a light meter and why you should include one in your equipment bag.

Why should you NOT use a light meter? Discover - - Different methods for measuring light - Light meters — what use are they in digital photography - Assessing exposure visually - Combining aperture and shutter speed to achieve desired exposure - Reading histograms - Correctly exposing for different textures

Say good bye to shutter speed and f/stop guess work with the help of one of the finest light meters available, the Sekonic L508. When you have a fully manual camera without a meter and you want absolutely predictable exposures, you need to go with a light meter that nails it every time.

A light meter objectively measures light and breaks it down in to a quantifiable measurement. It measures the light we see and converts it to the functions of a camera.

Here I will show you some of the different light shaping tools that you can find in the market and the function of a light meter.

Here’s a step-by-step guide to using a light meter for measuring and balancing studio light for perfect studio portraits.

In a previous article we took a look at metering using the camera’s built in metering system, explaining the different metering modes and in what situations to use them. For the vast majority of people the metering systems of modern digital cameras is so good that we need not consider other means of reading our exposures, however, for some of us, studio photographers and landscape photographers for example, there is sometimes a need for some more advanced techniques, using a dedicated…