Digital BW, The Print

In the studio, under controlled lighting conditions I use the digital
camera as my light meter. I simply shoot a very bright withe sheet of
paper where the subject will be... and bring the peak in the histogram
to the far right... just before it clips. Done.

Could be done outside I guess also...

Denis


> Or, you can use a digital camera to show you the actual light
> intensity across your entire field of view.  That's the result of
> taking "a test shot or two."  This way, you see any saturation in
> bright areas or spots, or in dark areas or spots, even if they are so
> small that they have little effect on the average exposure.
> 
> The gray card is a blunt instrument compared to the digital camera. 
> You can consider the digital camera to be a comprehensive light meter
> that also records photographs.
> 
> Dick Rawson
>