Photography Basics: Part II - How Your Meter Works 

I’ve been binging this channel ever since I bought my first serious camera a few weeks ago. I’ve learned so much already and I feel like I’m enjoying photography more now that I understand some of the basics.

Thank you Forest. This is the best explanation of the whole mid-grey topic I have heard and think I've finally got it! Really enjoyed this lesson and also part I. Terrific teaching and looking forward to part III in July.

Great material. As a fellow educator, I enjoyed your comment "there is no failure, there is only struggle." I'll use that with my students, ok?

this is great! how come not more people knows about this? im learning so much,thanks,underrated content,seriously,great job

Excellent, spot on tutorials! A very cool and in-depth teaching! I have learnt a lot from you. Subscribed.

What a great presentation! I've been interested in knowing more about what I'm doing behind a camera, and your instruction is great! Just a note... wouldn't mind if there were some photo examples along the way as you explain things. Given that this is a visual medium, showing actual pics of the right way and wrong results of a technique, would be a great add. I look forward tro finishing the series-- thanks!

Just got my first camera yesterday, Canon 90d. Going to shoot a wedding in 30 minutes hope you can get me up to speed. 😂

When you gave the example about pointing the spot meter at the grass before photographing a black dog lying on the grass, I had a lightbulb moment and audibly shouted, "holy shit that's genius"

Appreciate this informative video...thanks for taking us photography veterans back to metering basics! Many thanks!

The size of that church makes me think it's makes it look like it's the preacher's bathroom than the church itself.

We are all waiting on part 3! :) Maybe put those in a seperate playlist as well

loving these videos! super well done and very clear. thank you! Did part 3 ever come out?

Awesome! Grear presentation, love your enthusiasm and simple terminology used for the beginner.

This might be a really dumb question -- But ... When you "set" the meter by pointing at the green grass and then move to your subject, do you then refocus on the subject? Does this refocus change the meter? I use back button focus.

Please don’t shoot a wedding if you’re watching this video 😂😂😂

9:52 EVF only? What if you do not have an EVF do you still use the viewfinder?

So when it comes to spot metering, basically focus on that spot you’re going to capture the shot on, properly expose it then take the shot?

That was just amazing ….

i made several shoots with canon 5d III and was disappointed with its new iFCL meter. if you focus on something bright the overall shot will be very dark by two stops. you could leave the EV compensation constantly to solve this issue but when you shoot a scene without any bright area where you focus at the overall shot will be overexposed. i tried to play with autofocus modes but it didn't help much. one can think i used spot exposure mode but i used evaluative mode which should engage all its 63 zones sensitive to light.

Forest thank you sir…yes makes good sense and i hit the dislike button twice and the like button one big time!

Thank you 🇭🇷👋

Thank you so much. Very helpful

Amazing content, I am subscribed.

Hi, thanks so much for this video! Have you made part 3 yet? Hope so!

What an excellent explanation of camera fundamentals! I very much appreciate it.

Great content but still waiting on part III

i have a wedding tomorrow

This is a great video.

Any tips on how to get a good exposure indoors? That grass tip was a game changer! So easy!!

Brilliant video , so well explained, thank you.

Cool. I'll have to give spot metering a try.

I am in full manual and I see the meter but, on a half push there is no second line.

Well, it's two years since Basics Part II came out. Looking at your available videos, I don't see a lot of really compelling stuff for a new photographer. I will look it over once again. And maybe wait for more basics videos. But, I really can't see keeping my subscription list cluttered with otherwise inconsequential trivia. But, I can wait a month or so before deciding.

Where’s part 3????!??

Great lesson, very well explained.

Very informative thank you

Maaaan this videos are awesome, i knew some things from before but it’s a pleasure to hear you explain them. Keep on going. You’re great!

I heard from someone (old school teacher) that to avoid blowing the picture the best way is taking the metering from the brightest point of composition. Is it the truth? P.S. Great video and thanks for sharing your knowledge.

love your videos, you truly are the first one who explains it in an understandable way!! Cant wait to take my Sony Alpha 7III out into nature again ;))

Great teaching job!

You do an absolute fantastic job of explaining whatever it is. Your explanation would be great for beginners.

I love this series!

Extremely helpful!

Thanks Forest! I’ll be looking forward to that video in July. Perhaps you can explain in that video what to do if you’re shooting a black locomotive in the snow. Which tone would you correct for or is there a way to correct for both the black locomotive and white snow so both colors are accurately represented in the image. I probably made the mistake of not overriding my meter when the “BigBoy” steam locomotive made a stop to our town last summer. Now I think I understand why my images didn’t appear as black as I remembered it to be. I’m going to start experimenting with spot metering in manual mode. Roger

t.y it was very good, my q is how do you recomp if you read the meeter and you comp somewhere else ?

Thank you Forest I am learning so much!

Thank you!

I usually shoot in manual mode. If I am taking a photo of a black locomotive do I need to underexpose my light meter to the left of center to correctly achieve the black color of the locomotive. Likewise, if shooting a photo of snow I would need to overexpose my light meter to the right so the snow would actually look white? Thanks, Roger

Awesome series of videos!!!! Thank you

Awesome, I think I’m getting it. :)

Great Video...thanks!!

Useful info, thanks

Awesome! Thank you!!!

great video!

Very well explained 👏

This was so helpful

Helpful

This was such a great video. Thank you for this free knowledge. I feel I’m becoming a better photographer every day 😎

So i can just set to manual and spot metering, then "spot" some green paper or something and then apply it to all my scene?