Mike Johnston wrote:
> A number of years ago I wrote
> in an English photography magazine:
> "The best light meter is one that
> includes in its circuit the photographer's
> brain."
Absolutely! In fact, not only should the light meter be
connected to the brain, but the entire camera as well. While
I'm sure no one on this list relies solely on the camera meter
when checking exposures, it's nonetheless easy to fall into that
trap. For many people it might be a good idea to step away from
automation every now and then, slow down, and use a manual
camera and hand-held meter (preferably a spot meter) to get a
sense of the full range of the scene they are about to shoot.
I'm not suggesting that automatic cameras be discarded, but that
they can, in many instances, lead to less than ideal results.
About a year ago I got a spot meter, and spent several days with
it just pointing it at scenes and taking readings of the high
and low areas. I then would measure the scene with an in-camera
meter. Often they'd arrive at the same suggested exposure, but
there were enough times that the results from the spot meter
suggested an exposure different from the camera. In either
case, it was my call as to how to expose the film.
--
Shel Belinkoff
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There are no rules for good photographs,
there are only good photographs.
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