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Thank you for explaining the varying select area and defining that the choice is proprietary. This explains the different photos when I shoot with other brand names DLSRs.
I've been wondering about this for awhile but none of my go to accounts have every explained it, seems to be something left out of the mainstream tutorials! Thank you so much and definitely will recommend this video to others!
EXTREMELY GOOD info. I always find myself in AV mode w/Evaluative based on the assisted description the camera gives me which is "Good for most scenes" argh! But then when I look at my photos later I see that most of them are over exposed.. I'll try to get in the habit of spot or center weighted.. I'll be practicing tomorrow!
I watched so many videos to understand metering modes from around the world but Pi u always make things super easy for us , this is the best explanation on metering modes
I am just starting to play with the different modes for metering, and already I can see the differences, so this has been a good learning experience for me
I never paid attention to my metering setting on my camera because I didn't think it was important. I was so ignorant. Wow! Thank you so much for this. It has made me more aware and considerate on another important setting when taking my pictures
I disagree with writing off evaluative/matrix metering. Center weighted is weighted for the center of the frame. so if you follow the rule of thirds then that generally does you no good either. evaluative is what i use mostly and i utilize exposure compensation to adjust if needed. it keeps things consistent unlike spot metering. Shoot in raw and slightly under expose skin so you don't get any blown out highlights in the face.
Great video. I'm fairly new to photography and I have watched a few others on metering and they didn't really show good examples of the differences in metering modes. I really enjoyed this one and am looking forward to watching more videos from you.
You've got some amazing people who are willing to contribute to help make this tutorial possible. For my brother, when he fails on helping me film with the first shot he just walks away and be a big baby.
One critical aspect of spot metering is not mentioned in this tutorial. Most cameras today will allow you to lock in the exposure when in aperture or shutter priority mode by taking a reading (say on the skin) and pressing the shutter half way to lock that in, you can then recompose the scene and press the shutter button fully to capture the image. This allows you to offset your main subject in the frame which often makes a better composition.
Very nice vid! Thank you for this! TLDW? For portraits, use center weight if on the go (eg. spontaneous photo shoots), and use spot metering for controlled situations (ex. controlled/static photo shoots).
I bring a grey card, reflect my light source off of it, and spot meter on that- or use a phone light meter app and point it at the grey card in the same condition. For switching between digital and film, so far that's worked for me. It just sucks in situations where light changes fast. :)
wow! a mine field so well explained thanks so much, a lot more understanding on metering now. thiis is one of the first videos of yours i have watched i will be watching heaps more now thanks a bunch
Right at the end of the video you mentioned to bring in the fill light after spot metering her skin. Do you recommend metering before the fill light or should you meter once the fill light is on her face? I'm assuming the way you did it was correct but wasn't sure if it made a difference. Excellent video, btw! That answered so many of my metering questions, particularly about where the meter reads and if you can move it. Thank you and I hope you're able to answer my question above.
As you pointed out with the centered weighted metering on her skin, darkening the image made the background well exposed, but underexposed her skin in a bad way. My question: how do you manage between that? Do I have to choose between which one I want well exposed? Is that a lesson in the Lightroom tutorials? If so, can you point me in the direction of it?
In the point that you have queried you would need to use a flash if you want to get good subject and background exposure if exposing for one makes the other under or overexposed or have good natural light otherwise overall you would need to shoot under exposed or exposed just for background and bring up exposure for certain parts if you wanted both with balanced lighting.
But when does the meter reading happen? What initiates the meter reading? Is there a metering button? Does it happen when you press the shutter halfway? If it meters when you press the shutter halfway, then won't the focus will lock, preventing recomposing? Thanks.
Great tutorial! Thanks! I have 1 question though: Let's say I'm shooting either in the studio or outdoors with a flash (strobe or on-camera), should I set the spot metering to a negative value to compensate for flash?
in manual mode, I use spot and focus on the same part to meter. I rarely use automatic modes, but when I do, it certainly pays off to use a broader metering. Otherwise the pictures change way too much, and getting a similar set of pictures becomes much harder.
What metering did you use in this video. I assuming spot metering because the background was blown out and you were exposed properly. Thanks for sharing.
Hello, let's say if I'm using Centre-Weighted Metering mode, if the subject is in the middle, the mode will do what it's intended to do. But what if I lock the focus of the subject that is in the middle, and move the composition to either the left or right, would the Centre-Weighted Metering mode still works as intended ? Or the subject must and can only be in the centre for it to work ?
When we are controlling the amount of light, sensitivity and duration of exposure with aperture, iso and shutter speed, then what actually metering is doing. plz explain
Really GREAT VIDEO!I couldn't get how I'll be sure that my photo is in correct exposure or everything else is not blown out or underexposed when the metering shows me underexposed or overexposed?Thanks a lot.
so averaging isn't good unless everything you are shooting is about the same .... and spot or center weighted is good for heavy contrasted subjects....and for this situation you should meter for the brightest area and then use a flash to brighten up the darker areas?