Meters think everything is 18% gray. So, yes, if you want white to look
white, you add two stops more exposure to the meter reading you get on a
white subject. If you want black to look black, you subtract
approximately two stops from the meter reading you get on a black
object. You can see what the ambient light is by reading an 18% gray
card with the meter. It should approximate your calculated exposures. In
other words the reading from the white dress plus two stops should be
close to the reading you take on the gray card in the same light (with
the gray card held at the same angle to the light source as the white dress).
Paul
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>
> Finally found the group after quite a while. I remember somebody
> posting a
> correction chart when spot metering. Example, add 2 stops if subject
> was a
> white color such as a wedding dress. Is this still the way? I
> purchased a
> PZ1p and was wondering if I let the metering system do it, ot do I
> compensate? Thanks.....Craig
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