The Learning curve of taking great pictures.

[J. A. Mc.]

On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 13:31:42 GMT, "DSphotog"
<dsmith5knot@optonline.net> found these unused words floating about:

>
>"S f S" <sufsch@aol.comSUSSAN> wrote in message
>news:20030709161849.01315.00000728@mb-m18.aol.com...

>> In article <behskv$pla$1@nnrp.gol.com>, "David J. Littleboy"

><davidjl@gol.com>

>> writes:
>>

>> >It's called a light meter. Your camera has not one, but at least three
>> >(partial, center weighted, and matrix).
>> >

>>
>> Oh, Yes. and it tells me what aperture, shutter it will be at. But I am

>asking

>> if there is a 'meter' that will give me a degree of light. Like the

>weather in

>> c' or in f'. like 32f' or below its freezing point.. Is there such a thing

>as

>> light measurements? and then I wonder if there is a chart that say for 89
>> degree of light you have these setting: 500shutter speed with an F stop of

>16.

>> etc etc...
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheeers,
>> Sussan
>> You may Email me taking off my name from my Email address in the header

>of

>> this posted message.
>>

>Guys, if I'm reading her post correctly, what Susan is asking about is a
>color TEMPERATURE meter. I know they exist but it's been quite a while since
>I shopped for one.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>DS
>

That, or a luminance meter such as is used in film or TV stage
lighting. They're usually used in an 'incidence' mode, measuring light
falling on the object, not reflected from.

They give an 'absolute' light reading. Then you have to calculate the
various parts of the exposure equation.

The term to look up is "Footcandles".

[John O.]

In article <20030710091137.18497.00001232@mb-m05.aol.com>,
[email]sufsch@aol.comS[/email]USSAN says...

> In article <MPG.1976222dd82fac849896c7@news.mindspring.com> , John O.
> <onewirealphaNO@yahoo.com> writes:

> Telling me 250 shutter with a 8.0 F stop is the same - next step 350 shutter
> 7.0 F stop. A chart with equivelant exposres but changing around the
> shutter-aperture.

Well, you don't really need a chart for that. Just look at the your
camera.

--
John O.
There is no slack in light attack.

[John O.]

> >

> Guys, if I'm reading her post correctly, what Susan is asking about is a
> color TEMPERATURE meter. I know they exist but it's been quite a while since
> I shopped for one.
>

You aren't.
--
John O.
There is no slack in light attack.

[Lisa Horton]

I would suggest a couple of books. Since your interest seems to be
primarily photographing children, this may be helpful: "How to
Photograph Children: Secrets for Capturing Childhood's Magic Moments"
by Lisa Jane and Rick Staudt. For a good coverage of the basics in
easy to digest form, I always suggest "The National Geographic Field
Guide to Photography".

The scattered collection of tips you would get here, while no doubt
useful, is no substitute for a good grounding in the basics of your
craft.

Lisa

S f S wrote:

>
> Hi
>
> I wonder if any had a chance to look up this page:
>
> [url]http://www.aljacobs.com/Sussans%20page.htm[/url]
>
> and give helpfull critique. ..rather to AL
>
> Send Emails to [email]ajacobs2@tampabay.rr.com[/email] attn: Sussans Page
>
> The camera and lenses and flash I have to work with is/are:
> Canon 10D, 28-135mm lens, Sigma 105mm Macro 2.8 lens, Canon 75-300mm USM lens,
> Canon 550EX flash.
>
> Any set manual settings that might work wonders? Any special way to set up the
> flash?..
>
> Cheeers,
> Sussan
> You may Email me taking off my name from my Email address in the header of
> this posted message.
>

[S f S]

In article <MPG.197759e7f12d8cf89896d9@news.mindspring.com> , John O.
<onewirealphaNO@yahoo.com> writes:

>Well, you don't really need a chart for that. Just look at the your
>camera.

Well, I would like to have a chart to see equivelants. different shutters
speeds accomodating the same exposure but (obviously) different aperture.

Cheeers,
Sussan
You may Email me taking off my name from my Email address in the header of
this posted message.

[CSM1]

"S f S" <sufsch@aol.comSUSSAN> wrote in message
news:20030713015842.14837.00001375@mb-m03.aol.com...

> In article <MPG.197759e7f12d8cf89896d9@news.mindspring.com> , John O.
> <onewirealphaNO@yahoo.com> writes:
>

> >Well, you don't really need a chart for that. Just look at the your
> >camera.

>
> Well, I would like to have a chart to see equivelants. different shutters
> speeds accomodating the same exposure but (obviously) different aperture.
>
> Cheeers,
> Sussan
> You may Email me taking off my name from my Email address in the header

of

> this posted message.
>

Ask for a chart, and here is one!
[url]http://www.carlmcmillan.com/ev_chart.htm[/url]

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