>>3980061>how do you meter for these images?I use a Pentax digital spotmeter. Prices skyrocketed for this thing (what didn't?) and are absolutely batshit insane right now, but it's a pretty nice, accurate and fast instrument.
Long story short, I calculate a median value after metering the brighest and the darkest area.
In more detail, I take a look at the scene and evaluate it at first sight (more or less bright, dark or soft shadows, clear separation of highlights and shadows, where I want the viewer's eye to be led, and so on), then I take in consideration what film I'm shooting (negative film has much better DR than slide film), then I start sampling the scene with the spotmeter.
I try to expose for the subject of the photo and don't get too far from the EVs of the brighest and darkest spots.
>>3975167This was simple, clear sky in full daylight, 25A filter, exposed for the brighest areas minus 1EV.
Shadows were not important, they were darkened in post.
>>3975168The median value here was the given by the lighest spots of the sand in the foreground.
Brighest point was the reflected light on the waves on the left, darkest one was the right side of the rock.
>>3975171Very flat scene here, it was a foggy day, you could easily shoot this with velvia 50.
I wanted to enhance subject separation so I exposed for the brighest areas of the pyramids, leaving the rest to towards the shadows.
>>3975156This one, for instance, is more difficult than the others above.
I exposed for the snow on the peaks hit by sunlight, and just did that value minus 1EV.
