Photography ideas, camera & image editing

An Exposure Value or EV chart for photography is a handy table to have.

We have included a FREE Exposure Value Chart for Exposure Value at ISO 100. It is in PDF format. The size is A4 landscape formated.

You can use this chart to determine the EV (For ISO 100) for specific F-number and Shutter speed combination.

Click here to download the Free EV Chart

Hope that the chart will be of use to you.

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 to under or over exposure.

To overcome this problem, we can take a meter reading from the main subject and then apply a level of exposure compensation depending on the subject’s tonal condition.

For example, you can take a meter reading of an area that is lighter than the typical midtone. After taking the reading, we will need to apply positive (eg +1.5) stops exposure to compensate for the light tone.

Another method is to use a grey card. To do that, position the grey card in the same spot where it is in the same light condition as the subject. Take the meter reading from the grey card, instead.