2. Measuring the Light
NIKON D4 ISO 400 1/400 SEC. F/5 SB-910
The first steps to making a photograph is to determine how much light is present in a your scene and what you are going to do about it. If you understand how your camera measures the light in a scene, you can better capture the image you envision. Light can be measured in multiple ways, and your camera’s various metering modes can give you different readings while looking at the same scene. The Nikon Creative Lighting System uses a Through The Lens (TTL) technology to set the power of the flash based on the meter reading, so knowing what the meter is doing will help you understand ...
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