HOW TO USE A PHOTOGRAPHY GRAY CARD FOR PERFECT EXPOSURE

[@Salej100]

Very useful. Thank you!

[@DIYVideoStudio]

You're welcome. I'm glad you found the video useful.

[@PoesASMR]

Ok best smile ever on your thumb nail ❤

[@leicoholic]

Hi. Sorry I would have missed your name. I have been watching various videos for sometime now to get my head around the correct exposure and the use of the grey card. Your explanation and reasoning including the correct usage has been the best so far. I am going to follow your tips to avoid overexposure and under exposure in some of my photos. Thank you once again.

[@DIYVideoStudio]

@@leicoholic I'm glad it was helpful

[@rickymundy8663]

Very good tutorial. I’ve never thought about using the gray card for an exposure check but I will now. I like the idea of setting the exposure in manual mode. I take most of my portrait photos using manual mode. I am going to try this using my ELB500 tomorrow during an outdoor portrait shoot. I like to use HSS and this procedure you’ve taught us will heal me be more accurate. Thanks again for sharing your experience.

[@DIYVideoStudio]

I'm glad it was helpful.

[@tickityboo816]

Excellent! Clear, precise, professionally delivered, thanks so much!

[@DIYVideoStudio]

Thanks for the feedback, it's much appreciated.

[@DeepakKumar-yy4bl]

absolutely fantastic and informative video, just love it.

[@DIYVideoStudio]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@omegaman1409]

This is the best to the point tutorial on grey cards. I haven’t used one in some time but I am motivated to try again. Thanks.

[@DIYVideoStudio]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@lwtproductions321]

You are an expert. Years of experience in your talking ❤❤

[@DIYVideoStudio]

Thank you. I just try to share what I have learned.

[@jameswburke]

Great tip. I had to photograph a lot of different coloured candles for a website, so I put my grey card in the first shot and processed them later in Lightroom, clicking on the card for WB and synced the whole lot. (The static shot lighting didn't change in the photos, we just replaced the candles each time). The colours were spot on.

[@DIYVideoStudio]

That's great. For my product photography and flat lays I use a smaller grey card that has white, grey, and black sections on one side and the the standard 24 colour balance squares on the other side (although the principle is the same as with the pop-up card). As with your setup, if my lighting remains the same, I only need to take one shot with the grey card and use it in Lightroom or ACR to get all the other images looking correct.

[@hypnoraythompson5824]

nice simple and to the point. Thank you mate.

[@DIYVideoStudio]

@@hypnoraythompson5824 I'm glad it helped.

[@BernhardSchwarz-xs8kp]

And right back to Ansel Adams and his Zone System. Thank you - great tutorial. I don't use "grey cards". Lucky me - my dog's coat is an average grey - he is always on my side outdoors - focus on my dog and voila - exposure is smack on. Almost every time - there are always exceptions to the rule.

[@DIYVideoStudio]

@BernhardSchwarz-xs8kp Thanks for leaving a comment. Indeed, lucky you to have a Walking grey card with you. Now that’s a video I'd love to see, "How to use a pooch to get the perfect exposure". 😀

[@zeno4088]

Thank you for great video. Very useful

[@DIYVideoStudio]

You are welcome!

[@NateEiland]

Thanks. Very helpfull

[@DIYVideoStudio]

You're welcome. I'm glad you found the video useful.

[@stephanyfaycohen3842]

Thank you for a love and informative video.

[@DIYVideoStudio]

You're welcome. I'm glad that the video has been informative.

[@vonpotatostein]

thank you so much!

[@DIYVideoStudio]

You're welcome.

[@topshelfva]

Hmmm, interesting. Maybe I need to get a grey card or see if I have one from years back. I've been using a white sheet of paper in my office and white balancing after the fact in Photoshop or Premier Pro. Your explanation seems to be the best way, so I wouldn't have to do much in post production.

[@DIYVideoStudio]

Having a gray card is very useful for exposure when taking portraits or videos of yourself. But the thing I love most about them, as a solo shooter, is that you can use one as a target (attached to a light stand) to help frame your shot. I've always got one in my kit bag.

[@terjebrattelid7574]

Thank you Sir! And I just returned the favor.

[@DIYVideoStudio]

Thank you too

[@ginaheaton2203]

I have no control over my EV while in manual mode. I have to work the triangle to get that zero

[@DIYVideoStudio]

That's right, you can use EV in AV and TV modes. But in Manual mode you'll be able to use the light meter and then adjust the settings to get the bar in the middle. As you said, you have to workthe triangle.