HOW TO USE A PHOTOGRAPHY GRAY CARD FOR PERFECT EXPOSURE
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- Опубліковано 3 сер 2023
- How to Use a Photography Gray Card for Perfect Exposure
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In this video, I show how to use a photography middle gray card and the light meter on your camera to correctly set the exposure on your images and videos.
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Thank you. I just try to share what I have learned.
Great tip. I had to photograph a lot of different coloured candles for a website, so I put my grey card in the first shot and processed them later in Lightroom, clicking on the card for WB and synced the whole lot. (The static shot lighting didn't change in the photos, we just replaced the candles each time). The colours were spot on.
That's great. For my product photography and flat lays I use a smaller grey card that has white, grey, and black sections on one side and the the standard 24 colour balance squares on the other side (although the principle is the same as with the pop-up card). As with your setup, if my lighting remains the same, I only need to take one shot with the grey card and use it in Lightroom or ACR to get all the other images looking correct.
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Thanks. Very helpfull
You're welcome. I'm glad you found the video useful.
Excellent! Clear, precise, professionally delivered, thanks so much!
Thanks for the feedback, it's much appreciated.
Very good tutorial. I’ve never thought about using the gray card for an exposure check but I will now. I like the idea of setting the exposure in manual mode. I take most of my portrait photos using manual mode. I am going to try this using my ELB500 tomorrow during an outdoor portrait shoot. I like to use HSS and this procedure you’ve taught us will heal me be more accurate. Thanks again for sharing your experience.
I'm glad it was helpful.
This is the best to the point tutorial on grey cards. I haven’t used one in some time but I am motivated to try again. Thanks.
Awesome! Thank you!
Thank you for a love and informative video.
You're welcome. I'm glad that the video has been informative.
Thank you for great video. Very useful
You are welcome!
Hmmm, interesting. Maybe I need to get a grey card or see if I have one from years back. I've been using a white sheet of paper in my office and white balancing after the fact in Photoshop or Premier Pro. Your explanation seems to be the best way, so I wouldn't have to do much in post production.
Having a gray card is very useful for exposure when taking portraits or videos of yourself. But the thing I love most about them, as a solo shooter, is that you can use one as a target (attached to a light stand) to help frame your shot. I've always got one in my kit bag.
I have no control over my EV while in manual mode. I have to work the triangle to get that zero
That's right, you can use EV in AV and TV modes. But in Manual mode you'll be able to use the light meter and then adjust the settings to get the bar in the middle. As you said, you have to workthe triangle.