Kamera Klutz and the Gray Card

The light gray card was given to us by the photography instructor. As you can see, it is lighter than the standaard 18% gray in the darker card. More important, is that the light card is also somewhat opaque and lightens even more in the bright sun. When used to meter outdoor, the pictures turned out consistently underexposed.

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Kamera Klutz: Kolor and Kelvin

Lights have different colors depending on the temperature of the light. Within a given day, the lighting color changes.

Indoor lights have different colors as well: fluorescent and incandescent.

White balance is adjusted to accommodate the differences in lighting and color.

Kamera Klutz: Sunny 16

When making photos outdoors, try the sunny 16 rule rather than the grey card.


f 16     ISO 100     shutter speed 100
f 16     ISO 200     shutter speed 200

Bracket using the sunny 16 rule as the initial setting.

Kamera Klutz: Lighting

 

Kamera Klutz; Same Pose - Different Backgrounds

Kamera Klutz; Indoor Settings

To keep the color pure and bright; settings must be adjusted.

ISO 400
white balance-to match the light source-tungsten

  

Two different studio lights were used. The halogen lights created the warmer colore and the LED lights produced the cooler colors.