How to Meter for Film Photography
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 พ.ค. 2024
- Metering for film photography can seem complicated and convoluted, especially when so many photographers do it differently. In this video, I want to break down the essentials and give you the tools so you can meter deliberately from a place of creativity and understanding.
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0:00 The Struggles of Metering (A Dramatization)
2:01 Film Density
8:42 Ansel & The Zone System
13:16 In the Field
21:00 Final Thoughts - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
This was easily the most useful photography lesson I've ever received. To call this a video about metering is really underselling it. If you understand how to implement all of this, you'll take intentionally exposed images every time.
Really glad you think so. Intentionally exposed images is the name of the game!
Agreed! I’ve had so many people try to explain metering to me and this video made it all just “click” in my head! Have recommended it to all the photographers in my life 😊
i gotta watch it again. i think i'll get it on the second viewing. im hopeful
the production, editing, and sequencing of concepts show just how much thought and effort went into making this video. I really can't believe this is free and for that it is invaluable to me as a beginner. Instant sub.
Knowing that you appreciate all of that makes doing it for free worthwhile. I hope it saves you time and frustration!
Mr. Cody. Amazing totally amaZing. I don't want to mention how many hours I spent trying to learn the zone system. You did an awesome job Thank you so much you made my 2024 year.
My first time hearing about the zone system and I am blown away. Exposure makes so so much more sense to me now, and I can't wait to use this knowledge while shooting!
So glad to hear that!
Hey Cody! Don’t stop making content like this. You present information in such a stress free yet articulate way. Im learning a lot from your videos. The best photography channel I’ve come across yet. Keep it up!
Really appreciate that, Matthew. Thank you! Much more to come!
This was a very well written and filmed piece. I've been using the zone system since the early 70s for both film and digital, and I haven't seen a better tutorial. The sliding placement of the zones across the bottom of the screen is the best way to visualize what you're doing. I'm a visual learner, and that's part of why I find the analog meter displays easier to use on all of my meters. They'll pry my Pentax spot meter only from my cold dead hands. ;) Andy
This was the best explanation of the zone system I've ever heard/seen! Thanks so much!!
I'm new to film photography and you explained metering so well! I now feel like I know what the heck I'm doing! Thank you
So glad to hear you say that! I hope your next few rolls are all you hope for!
This is the first video I've seen with the Zone System that I walked away with a complete understanding and not scratching my head and saying wait what!
best explanation of film and metering on the internet
Man, I’ve been trying to understand the zone system and this was super helpful!
Thank you, Cwis. It's such a powerful technique, but when you see it in action, it's really quite simple!
Love the Zone System, Been doing it since 1999 once I took a photography class at Foothill College in Los Altos Ca, before the digital age. I still use it and still shoot film. I've now found an interest in 8mm/16mm movie film and the zone system is all I know:). Thanks for giving props to the owners who started it. I'm thankful to be from the Bay Area.)))))))))
You are a gifted teacher. Clearest explanation of zone system I've seen.
Hey, I'm a novice and I really enjoyed your ( lesson?), I got more out of this video than I got from watching a score of other videos. Your video was concise and very thorough yet easy to understand. The explanation of the zones really help me grasp a little bit better the concept of light metering. It had really been elusive before this. I've watched video after video without really feeling like I had a clear understanding. Your explanation of the zone concept which I never heard before and the triangle were great for me. Thanks again for sharing.
It's odd, Cody, I come across so many digital photographers who either completely disregard the venerable Adams, or, more shockingly, have never heard of the man in the first instance. As you assert, Ansel Adams is one of the progenitors of the Exposure triad - & if you cannot work with (his) fundamental principles of the Zone system - I prefer to remember it as the 'Grey Scale' then I see no point in a more earnest approach to the discipline. In you, I see a reinstatement of values in the art of photography, & it clear you are well versed in your craft. There is a sublime difference between the know-it-all & the more self-effacing, understated professional - you Sir, are the latter; as my Granda would say, "A wise head on young shoulders" - as rare a quality today as ever was. Superb presentation, thank you !
Honored to receive your kind words, Andrew. Thank you for tuning in and sharing your thoughts!
Not at all, Cody. I speak as I find. You're my kind of photographic professional, &, you extol all the virtues that I find most appealing in the art itself. You (also) remind me of the venerable John Garret - his attitude & approach to photography is not unlike your own, ergo, phenomenal. I once wrote to him in regard to one of his many publications on B & W photography, & by kind return, he gifted me a personally signed hand-processed print; it is also signed & has sat in pride of place on one of my living room walls.
Wishing you & yours happiness this festive season,
Best, Andrew 🙂
This video speaks so much to the nerd in me. Absolutely love it
Excellent... Much needed. 🙏🏿
Super useful video. Great lesson, thanks!
What a great video. Thank you so much!
THIS HELPED ME SO MUCH!!!
What a great explanation. Well done.
Brilliant video, well done!
Wow so glad I found this ! Many thanks 😊
Hey Cody, thank you for this. Have a blessed day
Great presentation!
immensely helpful 🙏 thank you
So well explained, I learned so much!
one of the most useful video about metering. Thanks a lot.
Loved your advice! Keep it up, great Photos
Thanks for this! Really useful.
Best clarified explanation of the Zone System, Thanks
This is super helpful thank you so much
Nicely done.
Thank you--very useful.
Incredibly useful video, thank you! Great job!
Like everyone else already said it’s an amazing explanation of how to use the meter for film. I spent so much time looking for a good explanation but I never found one. However I believe I get it now thanks man!
So glad you found it helpful. Thank you, Abrahan!
Brilliantly explained
This was an incredible explaining
I have learned a lot from this video. Thank you
Dude you're the man
Super helpful video!
Great video man, it was super pleasing to watch and informative
I now makes sense. We thank you for sharing your knowledge on this subject.
Very nicely explained..
im completely in awe at the knowledge you share!! thank you
Excellent video! Very well put together and valuable. Learned a lot from it!
Incredibly useful
Immediately subscribed. This was mind blowing!
This is a very good metering video, thank you.
Love your humility🙂
This was phenomenal. So comprehensive, yet simply explained.
Absolutely incredible and inspiring video.
This is gold! Thank you :)
Subscribed, the editing on this video made everything extremely digestible and easier to comprehend
Excellent video.
This video was awesome. Very useful and I definitely learnt or re-learnt a lot!
Really good video man!! thankyou a lot!!!!
Thank you for the great tutorial.......great video.❤
This was super helpful and very well explained! Thanks!
Thank you for this! more often then not most of these I’ve seen are all fluff, this was great and to the point.
The most helpful video on film metering
Thanks for a great video - the only one I've seen that actually shows HOW to USE the zone system!
Stellar examples and explanation. Thanks!
Best explanation video ever
Amazing explanation and practical demonstration, really helpful
You’re a good teacher man. Thank you for this video.
This is the best metering lesson so far. Thanks, Cody!
thank you so much
best video I've seen on using the zone system. super intuitive, well done
Wonderfully put. You need to teach. You have the gift.
Best video ive seen. The explanation of the 11 zones made perfect sense for me.
I loved your in the field explanation edit. Awesome! Thanks
Great video! Delivered with humility and clarity. Really nice photos too. The missed lesson at the end.....BRACKETING.
The ultimate explanation, awsome.
What a video! Thanks Cody! This was absolute knowledge and I appreciate it!
easily the most well-made and informative video about metering I've ever seen on youtube. Thank you so much Cody!
peter was right, this video is absolutely amazing
Honestly, Cody, this is one of the most informative and helpful videos about lighting, metering, and exposure that I've ever seen. Thanks so much for taking the time to edit it together for us, and please keep up the amazing work!
Thank you, this was really really well made, amigo. Congrats and keep on!
This is the best explanation I've heard and sit through this at least a couple more times!
Super helpful. I have a medium format on the way and this was essential.
This is really well explained video about metering…. Thank you very much
GREAT explanation
Wow! What a great video. You packed so much information into such a succinct video. Keep up the good work!
Probably the best video out there about light metering. Saving this to a playlist to help me learn film photography.
Awesome video, and very coherent! Thank you
No, thank you!
I could not love this video more. Thanks for creating and sharing it!
The pleasure was mine. Thank you for watching it!
Such a great video, definitely subscribed.
Thank you, Milan!
just fell in love with your channel
Great examples, So well done. First video of yours that popped up for me. If my TA's at Uni were as clear as you, my results would have been a lot different.
10 seconds in, instantly subscribes 😂 that’s all I needed to see
Not sure I completely understood but you certainly expressed yourself well. I can always replay.
Great video. Thank you!
Thank you!!
this only video on youtube explains how the zone system work, I finally understand it now
Great video. No BS, just clearly explained and demonstrated knowledge. Thanks, Cody.
great and very helpful video! thanks!
No, thank you!
This has to be one of the most insightful and coherently explained tutorials on metering. Well done Cody and thank you. This has helped me understand a great deal more
It is clear how much effort and thought you have put in this video. You, sir, are an excellent teacher! Thank you very much, this was extremely helpful.
No exaggeration, but this is the best photography video I’ve seen. I appreciate your in-depth explanation and examples. Thank you!
Wow, thank you! Really glad you found it useful!
Thankyou so much for this!
My pleasure, Bartholomew!
Thank you