Spot Metering Crash Course 

The garden is the dojo for learning how my camera functions before i take it to the streets!

There is no greater educator in photography than Steve. Deep understanding with an ability to explain simply is a gift. Keep up the awesome work please Steve.

That was the BEST spot metering tutorial I have ever seen. Outstanding!!

I really had to laugh, I just got back from an all-day shooting at a castle with lots of lights and darks. When I got home I was so upset that the pictures did not turn out the way I wanted. You just explained every scenario that I faced and what I had done wrong!!! YOU HAVE MY ATTENTION!!! And just to prove the commitment I bought all your ebooks and will get involved with your group. I am a Nikon shooter D5600 and been at it for about two years. Most things I have had good success with but this last go-round was a disaster! I shoot in Raw and JPEG so I did manage to fix some of it in post. I am much better in post than I am in photography. Thank you much for your videos and help, you are very well respected in the photographic industry. I need to get on your star and figure out all I can!!! Thank you, Steve Moonpie

Love your content Steve. RU-vid photography seems to be getting more and more click bait. Your channel is the exception. You've taught me a lot and I appreciate the hard work you put in. Thank you.

This has to be the easiest way to understand metering. Perfect video.

Good instruction. When I did film photography I used spot metering almost exclusively. I rarely use it with digital but your content was right on.

Thanks Steve... your tutorials are the best around. Straight to the point, detailed and with a brilliant way to explain it all.

Something I rarely think about! But it’s great to get this refresher. Thanks Steve.

Wow Steve!! Man you never cease to amaze me with how you explain things. I have actually been experimenting with my metering modes over the last 2 weeks and was still unsure how it worked. Thanks so much for the clarification.

Absolutely love your explanation of finer aspects of spot metering, with great examples. Learnt a lot.

Love your tutorials, Steve!: clear, informative, and to the point. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

As usual, Steve clears things up! Perfect explanation and clear as always. Thanks for demystifying this!

Thanks Steve. Your videos are my "go to" for concise, accurate, and entertaining information. I bought all of your ebooks which are awesome and filled with great content. Thank you for sharing your talents! p.s. - and yes I was one of the photographers that didn't give metering too much thought...sadly.

As usual, the best content and tips of photography! Keep it in that way ! Best regards from Argentina!

You are a gifted teacher! Thank you for all you do! Best explanation for exposure ever

First video from Steve I have watched in a while (have not been feeling really creative) - FIRST TIME you have not cost me money by showing me something I just cannot live without! Thanks for all you do for the photography community - please keep it up!

Steven this was just the best piece on metering. Also I think by you shooting multiple camera brands now you have opened up a whole new area of field tested comparison content which would be so helpful as well to those selecting gear. Much appreciated and thank you.

Basic knowledge told and shown in the best way i´ve seen so far on the tube! I will link to this for my students and friends. Thanks Steve!

This was mighty helpful Steve. Could not have been more clear and easy to understand!

Wow, this guide is amazing. Found your channel yesterday and this is the first thing that I get today? Yes please

Excellent, succinct and comprehensive.

This tip is absolutely a treasure for the photographers. I thank you Steve for explaining the Spot metering so nicely. 🙏 Cheers

Exceptionally clear and sensible advice - your experience shows in every suggestion

Hi Steve, so glad you are telling people about this, especially about placing the meter in the right place in manual mode rather than just in the middle as most other videos do! A quick tip for your followers to get their eye in for estimating tone value is to put it in manual mode, point at a known value area ( grass at midtone) move settings until the meter is in the middle THEN move the camera to different areas & watch the meter. The meter will tell you the tone value of the new area.👍

This was a great education on tricking the meter. you are correct Steve, many people depend on the camera and know nothing about tricking or overriding the meter. Thanks for your time and work. Best teacher out there.

Yes. Outstanding. Ive used it (with Zone Metering) for decades and always struggled to explain it simply. This totally nails it.

Great video. Years ago, I had a 5x7 field camera and a 1 degree spot meter. Slowing down helped me learn so much.

Again Steve, thank you for explaining in such details. So easy to follow you. I understand far more now and itching to try this. I will practise for sure.

I'm so glad I found your videos. I'm about 6 months in with my first ever camera, and have learned very much from you already, Thank you!!!

Brilliant Steve , every video of your is an educational content. Full of information.Totally absorbing and with clarity I come out with every video. Thank you again.👍

Excellent piece of teaching Steeve! The video explains the content right to the points without making too much unwanted lecturers as often seen in other you tube videos. Thank you so very much for the wonderful presentation...

Enjoyed your metering video and have always appreciated your book on the subject.

This is an amazing tutorial! Thank you for clearing it up!!

Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant - So easy to understand - I'm gonna give matrix a go, I've never used it and based all my time in spot... Thanks heaps

Thanks Steve, great explanation of metering using the mid tone examples👌

I totally agree with the last comment. Clear, concise presentation, built on practical knowledge. Thank you!

Very clear explanation. Even I understood it straight away. Awesome.

I have been practicing Photography for 5 years now. In as many instructions or tutorials I have had this is by fat the best Spot metering tutorial I have. Explained very nicely. Thank you Steve

This is brilliant so easy to follow and understand and yes I have been thinking wrong on spot metering .. many thanks Steve

Thank you... Amazing... Easy to understand... best one I watched...

Thanks for this easy understanding of of potentially difficult to understand subject It shows the great advantage of cameras using an EVF have, by being able to see and correct the exposure issues before taking the shot

Between you and Chas Goatzer videos I have learned so much more than the attended workshops with " professional photographers". Thank you so much, the frustration just melts away as the " ah-ha" clicks in.

Best video on this topic. Now I get it. Thank you!

Great explanation as always. Thank you.

Great Video as always Steve, thank you. Perfectly explained and a great accompaniment to your e-book (which I also found super useful). Keep up the excellent work.

Thank you! Great video!

Cheers Steve, being a motorsports photographer, I find spot metering to come in handy at times, but also messes up a shot when the subject is either white or black. I will try locking the metering on a "grey" area next time. My function button is set to spot metering on both cameras (D4 / D4s) , its nice to see someone else using that shortcut.

Excellent comprehensible explanation!

Informative Video, Steve... Much Appreciated !!!

Once again another great video and I am going to have to review it with camera in hand during daylight (4:00 a.m. now!) Thank you!

Very well explained Steve ! Thank you 🙏🏻👍😊

Very good explanation. In the film days I used spot metering and interpreted the reading and compensated my settings according to subject reflectance. It was accurate once I learn how much compensation to give the item I took the reading off. Like so many things photographic experience goes a long way. What is important is to recognize when we make a mistake and what we need to do so we don't repeat the mistake.

Excellent video as always mate. Thank you!

You are awesome! Such depth of knowledge and so talented at explaining it in simple, relatable terms. Thank you!

This is a lovely video, cleared my doubts !

I love your video the best, getting into the technical stuffs but explaining it in lay man's terms. Keep up the good work!

Finally my exposure compensation button on my d750 got some meaning. Very well explained. Thank You.

Well explained. Excellent tutorial. Thank you 🙏🏼

Wonderful tutorial.

Thanks Steve - brilliant!

Spot on ! Great explanation, clarified a lot of confusion, well done

Look forward to your video's Steve very well presented and intuitive thanks

Love this channel it’s been helping me a lot since my mentor passed away a few years ago . He got me started in photography. Today I will try portraits since I usually do birds . Rip William P Bergen

Great instruction!

amazing video, thanks a lot Steve

Great video. Thank you.

You’re a great teacher. Thank you!

Awesome explanation... Thanks a ton for the video.

That was the best explanation I have seen on this subject - thankyou!! :)

Great explanation and examples. Most helpful!

Most of the time, I use the A mode and matrix metering on my D750 (and compensate if needed), but in more difficult situations I switch to the manual mode and spot metering. And now, after watching your video, I checked that my palm gives exactly the same reading as the middle grey square on the Xrite Colorchecker (the one under the yellow square). :) Thank you a million!!!

This was a very very good video. There was no other video on youtube that could explain it so well

Excellent lesson. Thanks

This video opened my eyes on how important it is to spot meter before you take a shot. It helps achive best colors and contrast correctly. I think this is one of the main reasons my images were always off and I wasnt happy with colors and contrast. Grey card or an expodisc is a must have to get perfect exposure and colors.

Best explanation ever!

Great tutorial and love the photos.

Not a Nikon shooter but this can be applied across the board, very well done, love it.

Thank You Steve!

Great Video Steve!

Finally i'm getting it Slowly but surely im getting it Thank you Thank you Thank you

Very educational. Good video thanks.

Very useful video, thanks a lot!

Fantastic tutorial, easy to understand for an amateur photographer, thank you.

You never cease to amaze me. You make me so damn jealous with your pics. Keep up the great work.

Brilliant stuff Steve!

Great video, thanks for all the info you post.

Always a pleasure to watch your so instructive videos Steve ! Likes and subs 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Thank you, I made notes thoroughly.

Very clearly explained for the beginners

great video Steve

Really well explained. Thanks Steve. Will be downloading your spot metering ebook later. Mark🇬🇧

No words to describe... Amazing videos 🙏

Very informative and well explained. Thank you.

Well done! Thanks.

Was watching another camera topic and this popped up... I said hmmm always wondered about spot metering... wow now I know! Thanks - great lesson!

Love this video! Great work! that so well explains why when I spot meter a dark object, its overexposed AND you told me how to fix this. thank you so much Steve! Great video!!!...Bob

Thanks for the info on spot metering. Now I know how it works.

i sure you are teacher the best to the camera nikon and your mind magical at a time, thanks so much to you mr steve perry about all your info

Awesome tutorial!