On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 10:32 AM, Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think several responders lost sight of the fact that the original > poster is shooting with film. > > I also think that most shooting logs (like Kenny-boy's three versions: > http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/exposure-log.htm ) leave off an > important part of the equation (if learning is your goal). That is the > METER'S RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE. If you are shooting every shot with the > meter's recommended exposure, then you haven't learned the basics of > photography yet. To truly learn, one should record the meter's > recommended exposure and then how much you over or under exposed (and > why). The same is true when evaluating other's shots. While the > shutter speed, aperture and ISO provide some useful information, it is > not as useful as knowing also what the meter's recommended exposure > was for that scene (and metering mode).
True. Obviously when I shoot with the K-x, the camera records the ap/shutter etc for me. And Igor those are good examples of good things to learn from the photo settings. --------------------------- Sam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
