lowfatgraphics Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Hey guys, I've started a photography course and one of the assignments is to shoot a street shot with the shutter speeds of 1/2, 1/4 1/8 and 1/15. But the Light meter has to be in the center at 0. Does anyone know what time of day would be good? I've tried around 1-2pm during my lunch break and even around 5 and the light meter keeps at +2 over exposed. My aperture is at f/1.8. Any idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Laur Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Just close the aperture down to f/11 or more... far less light will enter the camera, and you'll thus need slower shutter speeds for a correct exposure. Bring a tripod, of course, or some other way to steady the camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_ Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 >>> Does anyone know what time of day would be good? Not related at all to your shutter speed experiments. But for street shooting, if you can shoot in the very late afternoon, you'll more likely find light that's less harsh and more pleasing. www.citysnaps.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiao Cai Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Probably you need to do a indoor, low light shooting and you need a tripod. I just wornder what differences between 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 and 1/15... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowfatgraphics Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 I tried droping the aperture down to f/22 than it got to +1 on the exposure, but still not zero. :/ The project has to be done on the corner of a busy street, so I'm limited, I can't be indoors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiao Cai Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 It also need to consider ISO, probably need to set very low... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Laur Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Amir, something's not adding up. Are you shooting entirely in manual mode? What sort of camera (digital? film?). If digital, are you setting the ISO to as low a number as possible? If film, are you using the slowest film possible? If you take control of all three factors: sensitivity (film speed or ISO setting), aperture, and shutter speed... you'll be able to get just what you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowfatgraphics Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 I'm using a 300d Rebel, ISO is at 100, Apreture setting is 1.8 and shutter speed is set to 0"4( which im guessing 1/2), then 1/4, 1/8 and 1/15..The shot looks fine when I shoot it, but the light meter in the camera says im over exposing by alot, it doesn't get better like around +1 til I set the Apreture to 22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowfatgraphics Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 also, yeah I'm using full manual mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiao Cai Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Chang ISO to 50, 25 and so on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiao Cai Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Another point: when you do settings, you should point to a gray area, which is not necessay what you want to shoot.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiao Cai Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Or use a gray card to do settings.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowfatgraphics Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 lowest my iso goes is 100 :/ how would a gray card help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiao Cai Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 A light meter is based on 18% gray, so it often gives you some false information. When you shot in day light, usually the scene is brighter than 18% gray and it needs overexposure than the light meter indicated. When you use a gray card (18% gray), a light meter could give you more accurate information. Try to shoot in the late afternoon around 5 pm to see what would happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.philwinterphotography. Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Using Sunny 16, you could shoot in bright sunlight at ISO 100 at 1/100 @f16. In heavy shade you would get about 3 more stops, down to 1/25. Now we're getting close. Bump the aperture to f22 and you can go to 1/10. Add a ND filter or a circular polarizer and you get another 2 stops. Now we're down to about 1/2 second. Another thought - pick a couldy day. Or, shoot at dusk or night. That's fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asher Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Beg/borrow a neutral density filter or polarizing filter. That will push you over the edge into the "0" zone. Alternatively, wait until the late afternoon/early evening, at which time you will likely not even need to stop down to f/22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asher Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 It seems I just repeated what Phil wrote just above... good advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johan_de_groote Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 To be at 1/2" you'll need to go to 0.5". It is now overcast and when I put it at that speed and point it outside I have to close to f29 and then the meter says I'm 1/3 over (it's 16h). So in the evening this shouldn't be that hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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