How I Meter Light for Film Photography.

[@teocrawford]

Hello hello, I hope this answers a couple questions and can help you out on your film photography journey! :) Have good rest of the week, Teo

[@samchu5335]

very helpful (: was about to get a handheld light meter but the cost put me off for now. will try the app first

[@pangpengmaster]

teo still has android users in mind, love this broo

[@sariahfelix2928]

learning film for the first time so this is super helpful! thank you

[@FreeTheFresh]

Been using this app for months, had NO IDEA that you could adjust the exposure when taking the reading, such a good tip!

[@teocrawford]

Ahhh great! I'm happy this video could still teach something even though you already knew most things :D

[@kaiunu242]

does the app functions well in the results when you reveal the photos?

[@danteparker2891]

It’s not available for me. What country are you using?

[@MoLetalis]

Love how you basically use the mirrorless camera on your phone to meter and preview your composition to shoot analog film.

[@P51DFreak25]

I just got a film camera and I would use my mirrorless camera to get my light metering

[@weisserth]

An important aspect missed here is reciprocity failure of films for longer exposures. When shooting night scenes, you need to factor that in, there are dedicated apps for that as well.

[@teocrawford]

Ohh true! Do you have a recommended app for that?

[@abussin]

What do you recommend for night light meters ?

[@importashion]

Any recommendations for that?

[@danielegerussi7453]

I forward nick carver's reccomendation: reciprocity timer, it also hase some more nice features. As far as metering goes, meter normally and add reciprocity failure corrections as suggested by the app

[@chriswilcockson8595]

The Light Metre app (with the f /16 logo) has reciprocity as one of its features. Haven't tested yet

[@tatsyyyy]

Thanks for sharing this! You have been the biggest influence in me taking interest in film photography and actually doing it. Have a great day!

[@KarinaAgapi]

I was feeling so lost about this, this helped me soooo much!

[@Wrzlprnft]

Oh, i am looking forward to watching this one. I am still fairly new and just trying various things with my camera and film. i haven't really done much lower light city or fog types of pictures, so i am curious to your approach as i really like your results.

[@bdeno9777]

Love these short tech videos, keep ‘‘em coming

[@psajgal]

An important note on the android app. On some phones the camera reading overexposes by like two stops. If you can, take a reading from your digital camera and adjust the EV tab in the app so you get the same reading (or maybe only like 0.5 over). You could also use the incident feature, if you're doing portraits (in my experience it's way more accurate).

[@teocrawford]

Ohh really? :o Thank you for adding this tip!🙏🏼

[@riama4098]

Hi, thanks for the video. I still have a question. What is "ev" an how does it affect the metering?

[@psajgal]

@@riama4098 I was referring to the app. The EV dial can be used to correct bad metering in the app. Your goal should be to adjust the EV tab (located bottom left in the android app) and match it with the reading you get out of your digital camera, or another film camera you know meters correctly. You only need to do this if you know the readings you get from the app are off. Looking at my negatives, I realized the app consistently metered 2 stops over. So I used the EV dial to adjust it for a correct exposure. It's quite hard to explain, hope it helped at least a little bit

[@aeyde]

what if the app gives wierd readings like 1 second at f1.4 on sunny day.

[@psajgal]

@@aeyde if it's stuck on that value, then I can't help you. If the value changes and is just massively overexposed, then adjust the EV same as I described to fix it

[@mopey24]

Thank you for the brief explanation. Your videos are great. 😃

[@Mr.ReanuKeeves]

Just like to add something that people might not know of or could be useful but if you're using your built in camera app the "PRO" mode has the manual and auto settings which can also be useful to tell you the light metering.

[@Sara-tp6zd]

all the videos I watched earlier were a complete waste of time! Thank you for your help!

[@adrians5875]

Thanks, just got my first SLR few days ago!

[@j.c.103]

thanks, Teo, for using a Praktica SLR in this video 👍

[@sbaugh]

This is awesome. Thank you.

[@guythacker6010]

Thank You Sir !!!! ... I know I'm a year late, but most helpful video.

[@julietaluciaibarra8010]

teo your voice is so soothing for tutorials

[@DerekPhilippon]

DO you set the ISO to the box speed or do you set it to what how your pushing it on the camera? SO if I'm running Portra 400 at 200 on my camera do I have to account for that?

[@chipotelphotography]

Nice vid! I love photography too!

[@aurorasandsad]

This video saved me!!!!

[@mirrelley]

It will be helpful to see some kind of tutorial how to light meter for expired film!

[@teocrawford]

Ohh ok, I’ll add that to my list!☺️🙌🏼

[@jamesieboots99]

Have you used this for medium format? I am wondering if I need to compensate the f stop on my 105mm f2.4 for the 35mm equivalent f stop.

[@SuchetB]

Thank you for this, ive downloaded it as soon as I saw your video, and its an impressive app - can I use this for filmmaking? I mean is there a shutter-angle option?

[@seanimal_rex]

this video saved me money!

[@Niskovic1]

Thanks mate

[@uskyen7025]

When you took those shots, did you overexpose your image, or did you just set the settings that the app told you to?

[@armonakil]

Do these apps work well if you are shooting portraits?

[@shoshinartclub7390]

thank you

[@mfastuff]

Hi, thank you very much for this video. Can you please make a longer video using the light meter android app? I have this app but struggling with setting the WB using a grey card, as well as setting the exposure with this app. Any help/tips on that will be greatly appreciated!

[@MacnTeensVisuals]

Nice one Teo, the IOS App you use actually looks great. I've been using the Android option which does the trick too 👍

[@teocrawford]

Thanks!☺️ Absolutely, I used it for so many shots🙌🏼

[@siddhanthghosh4429]

Which app in Android?

[@sophiemiller6355]

Hi - I am looking for some info that walks me through the different looks so colour and contrast in different films. Do you know a good resource?

[@Joep00]

Nice video Teo:) which table tripod do you use for your mic? I've been looking for one and thought yours looks useful:)

[@teocrawford]

I‘m sorry I have no idea :( It was gifted to me by my girlfriend‘s Grandfather, who didn’t need it anymore and there is no branding on it🤷🏻‍♂️ But honestly I wouldn’t recommend it haha. The legs‘ screws always become loose and can become quite a fuss… but I think it looks nice haha :D

[@Joep00]

@@teocrawford No worries! I just thought it looked kinda cool. I'll look for something else then:) thanks for the advice!

[@user-sl309jd90]

Noob question... to overexposure.. do you have to lower the shutter speed..? or increase?

[@teocrawford]

No worries - lower, so slower e.g. instead of 1/125 you choose 1/60🙌🏼

[@PTRK490]

Do you have alternative light meter app? Because this one you use, Lghtmtr, keeps crashing on my iPhone 12. Very annoying!

[@Bajinowhere]

My Kodak Ultra F9 has fixed aperture of f/9 and shutter speed 1/120s. How do i use light meter?

[@fade8640]

If that is fixed it means the light meter is automatic defined by the camera

[@daniquevaneijk1863]

Thanks for the tip! I had no idea you have apps for this. But do you overexpose your photos usually one or more stops?

[@teocrawford]

Sure! :) Depends on the scene - for example the CineStill shots at night were mostly exposed normally. But when shooting in sunny conditions I might decide to overexpose by a stop to reveal the shadows a bit more, whereas in dark photos I don’t mind if the shadows get very dark🙌🏼

[@TheRoddie16]

So how i use this for self photography?

[@NafezRafee]

may i know what font do you use.....

[@LeoAlvarez.]

What if the light meter app gives you values outside of what your camera can do?

[@superstar4915]

Hey teo, Do I need to use one if I’m shopping with a point and shoot?

[@teocrawford]

No point&shoots meter automatically🙌🏼☺️

[@Seoulkoreasouth7]

What is the name of the app pls tell me

[@tristanrujano]

Have you ever felt that you don’t need the light meter app in certain conditions, as you’ve gotten a feel for the exposure?

[@KywaunJackson]

Will I need to have a tripod??

[@nk__]

Does this work with medium format film too?

[@teocrawford]

I wouldn't know why it shouldn't :)

[@zamraan9]

Bro can you give the link of your phone cover plsssss

[@raulgarcia1875]

Goated vid

[@Seoulkoreasouth7]

My camera has 500 as the max shutter speed what do i do if the app tells me to use a higher shutter speed that I don't have ??

[@gabrielibarra5551]

Youd have to increase your stops at that point or get lower iso film i believe

[@elliotmcevoylebris339]

And so you never change the ISO of your film on the App ?

[@teocrawford]

No never actually, if I want to overexpose I just lower the shutter speed by an extra stop or two👍🏼 I like to keep my app as the “neutral” metering.🙌🏼

[@Damian-ob3qz]

Why do you use a glove when using your camera?

[@teocrawford]

Because winter in Austria is fkn cold and my hands are sensitive😅

[@JB-qr8oj]

It's one thing when your hands are cold but it's absolute torture when your holding an object that absorbs any last bit of heat you might have in your finger tips

[@teocrawford]

@@JB-qr8oj So true😭🤌🏼

[@Damian-ob3qz]

@@JB-qr8oj @teocrawford valid valid hahahah v real

[@j.c.103]

Thanks for reviewing these light meter apps ! Initial tests on my android phone gave unexact values on the app in the descriptions. But i get correct values on the app mentioned in the comments by @reestie ! I always check the values with trusty SLR's Minolta X700 or X500 or Contax RTS or with hand light meters like Weimarlux CDS.

[@Hyyacinth]

Does this work accurately for black and white film as well?

[@teocrawford]

It has for me so should be fine, I would not know why it shouldn’t🙌🏼

[@Hyyacinth]

@@teocrawford thank you! i’m taking photography in school right now so i figured this would be a good tool for me 😅

[@claasriepenhusen684]

Sehr wild hahah

[@atroche1978]

Light meter apps are not accurate! Carry your DSLR with you........like always. 😂

[@harizaqil5869]

Have you used this app ?

[@SolarPhantom]

Care to give me yours 😂

[@cameraman655]

Eh….Don't trust these apps, I’ll just grab my trusty 32-year-old Minolta IV handheld meter, still accurate and calibrated. That said, I may shoot a roll of Velvia 50 through my F1 AE once or twice a month, just to stay sharp.

[@cameraprepper7938]

Get a real light meter, fx a Gossen light meter

[@91jmixes40]

Because the multi-hundred dollar light sensor that comes built into your phone isn't good enough?

[@yeetis4527]

Not worth it at all.

[@user-pb4dz6mc6n]

Thank you