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70 APPLYING | SPOT METERING

SHOOTING AT A CONCERT

A concert is a great place to shoot striking photos, fool the metering into making incorrect exposures.
if the venue allows photography. The lighting is Spot metering directly on a performer ensures that
often dramatic and colorful, and the performers he or she is exposed correctly, while the rest of the
are spotlit as they play. Exposure using multi-area scene is ignored. Spot metering works best when
metering can, however, be frustratingly hit-and-miss, you use it in conjunction with your camera’s
because the high level of contrast in the lighting can exposure lock function.

CHOOSE YOUR LENS SELECT APERTURE PRIORITY SET AUTO ISO
Your lens choice will be determined Since camera shake is a risk when Light levels can vary dramatically
by how close you are to the stage. Longer shooting indoors with a long lens, select during a concert, so select Auto ISO to
focal-length lenses are generally more a large aperture to maximize shutter maintain a high shutter speed. This will
useful than wide-angle lenses, unless speed. This will produce a limited depth also help to freeze the movement of
you are on, or directly below, the stage. of field, so accurate focusing is crucial. the performers.

SELECT SPOT METERING
Switch the metering to Spot (or
Partial, if spot metering is not available).
Meter from a midtone (see p.72) on
your subject, then lock the exposure
and reframe the shot if necessary.

SHOOT AND REVIEW
Check your images quickly as you
shoot, to see if there are any problems
with exposure. If there are, use Exposure
Compensation (see p.55) to fine-tune it.

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