Photography ideas, camera & image editing

Using Grey cards for light metering is a photography technique.
Typically, light meters are calibrated for mid-tone meter readings. This mid-tone reading is actually 18 % grey. A grey card is simply a piece of card that is 18% grey in colour.
In the absence of midtone in the scene, a grey card can be used to […]

Photographing scenes with no midtone regions is tricker than usual as it is prone to incorrect exposure. By the way, midtone is defined as the region of the scene that displays average tonal values.
A scene with no midtone will have extreme light and dark areas. Under such a condition, direct meter reading will either lead […]