Justin Mifsud |
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metering landscapes half lit and half shadowed
How do you meter a landscape that is bright at the top, and quite shadowed at the bottom? Specifically mountains. Is it better to use a handheld light meter, or the one in the camera? Should I be exposing for the highlights or shadows? I used slide film last time and only 1/2 of the picture came out. The shadowed parts were completely black.
November 01, 2004
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Ryan Chai |
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Well, I am going to assume that you did not spot meter on a midtone aka 18% grey. . . If you do that, the highlights and shadows should fall into their proper place. UNLESS the highlights are more than about 2 1/2-3 stops brighter than midtone, if that is the case your highlights will be blown and you should use a grad ND to balance the scene. Am I making any sense???
Hope I helped,
Happy shooting!
November 01, 2004
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