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| location | New York, NY | |
| age | 25 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years, 5 months |
| seen | Mar 20 at 6:40 | |
| stats | profile views | 66 |
I am a career computer scientist and just decided to pick up photography as a hobby. I just got my first camera! I'll keep my list of gear up-to-date:
Bodies:
- Nikon D7000
Lenses:
- AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
- AF-S DX NIKKOR 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED
- AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
Tripods:
- Gorillapod SLR-Zoom
- Vanguard Tracker PT-28 (legs) with Vanguard SBH-100 (ball head)
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Jan 23 |
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How do I use spot metering? Thanks! I enjoyed the article on your site. I agree with you that manual + spot metering is a great combo. If you look at the question I referenced in this question, others were trying to emphasize that you can spot meter while in a priority mode. I finally realize that it makes sense to do that -- but it certainly is easier (IMO) to use manual mode since it's easier to do exposure compensation. Thanks again! |
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Jan 23 |
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Ideas for a talk on exposure @mattdm: ha, ok. I still find the eye example to be helpful. I totally made it up when I was learning about exposure. When I've tried to explain aperture to people, I can see the light bulb go off in their mind when I relate it to a pupil. ::shrugs::. |
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Jan 23 |
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Ideas for a talk on exposure added 6 characters in body |
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Jan 22 |
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Can spot metering be corrected in post processing? I'd like to add that, in some sense, spot metering is like a contract with you and the camera. You are telling the camera that you "promise" to point at something grayish when the camera is tells you it is a proper exposure. When the camera tells you that you are a couple stops off from a correct exposure, you promise to point at something black or white. To do anything else would result in a technically incorrect exposure (even though it may actually look good). Does that make sense? It just changes the way you adjust the exposure meter. |
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Jan 22 |
accepted | Can spot metering be corrected in post processing? |
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Jan 22 |
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Can spot metering be corrected in post processing? @rfusca, thanks. I did find your answer helpful (why I +1'ed it the other day)... but I feel like Craig's answer is more clear and closer to what I was looking for (even though it has less votes). I am going to accept that one. If I could accept a second one, I would accept yours as well because I think both answers do a good job of telling the whole story. |
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Jan 22 |
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Can spot metering be corrected in post processing? @Craig Walker: Thanks! The accepted answer goes to you because this is closer to what I was looking for. I finally get it. I still think that spot metering is harder to use in priority modes simply because doing exposure compensation in priority modes seems clunkier to me. However, I do understand that it makes sense to use spot metering in a priority mode. |
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Jan 22 |
answered | Ideas for a talk on exposure |
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Jan 22 |
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How do I go about becoming a second shooter for a wedding photographer? Wow, great answer! I'm not even looking to be a second shooter or get into wedding photography, but I still found it interesting and informative :-). |
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Jan 20 |
asked | How do I use spot metering? |
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Jan 20 |
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Can spot metering be corrected in post processing? I think we agree except for one point: I think the whole reason spot metering is useful is because you can "base your exposure off the results of a spot meter". Do you ever find spot metering useful in a priority mode? |
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Jan 20 |
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Can spot metering be corrected in post processing? I was using manual mode. From my understanding, spot metering is best with manual mode. When you use a priority mode, the camera is choosing the "correct" exposure for you. With spot metering, it helps you choose how much to over or under expose (something you can't do in a priority mode) so that you can choose how to expose a particular spot. If I used spot metering in a priority mode, I would always have to meter off of something gray in color. If I metered off black, the picture would be very bright because I can't compensate. Is that wrong? |
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Jan 20 |
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Can spot metering be corrected in post processing? Do you have any suggestions for how I can make this a better question for the community? It's a bit misleading right now since I didn't understand metering. |
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Jan 20 |
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Can spot metering be corrected in post processing? Wow, I feel silly. I definitely misunderstood what metering was for. For some reason (probably because of the way it was explained to me) I was under the impression that it affected other characteristics of the color in the photo. I was getting confused because it seems like the color of the "spot" changes the way the picture looks. For example, with gray I need to use a "proper exposure" whereas with black I need to stop down the exposure. I realize this just has to do with the amount of the light the camera is throwing at that spot. Is that right? I need to read more about histograms too. |
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Jan 20 |
asked | Can spot metering be corrected in post processing? |
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Jan 19 |
accepted | Is it ok to use a lens hood in low light? |
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Jan 19 |
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Is it ok to use a lens hood in low light? Thanks! I am going to accept your answer, but maybe for completeness you could edit it and add what @Len Abrams said about long exposures? (give him credit of course :-). |
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Jan 19 |
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Is it ok to use a lens hood in low light? Why did you make your answer community wiki? |
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Jan 18 |
awarded | Enthusiast |
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Jan 17 |
asked | Does wearing glasses hinder one from becoming a good photographer? |
