How I Meter for Film Photography

"Oh boy, an overly technical video about measuring light!" Said none of you, probably.

Cameras in video:
Mamiya 7

Film in video:
portra 800

Video recorded on my phone, and Sony a7rii.

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[WillemVerb]

If you didn't overexpose you're Portra by 32 stops is it even worth developing??

[thedondeluxe]

It's not underexposed, it's "metered for the highlights".

[andrewayres]

If I had a dollar for every time I watched you climb that fence to take a photo of the pool...

[-grey]

This is high quality teaching right here. I learned more about metering in the last 11 minutes than in 10 years of shooting digital.

[griffin.greene]

Literally today, I was trying to make sense of light metering (and how to apply it, and what the results look like) and I COULD NOT find an article or video that explained it in a way I could understand.

And I thought to myself... I really wish Jason would make a video explaining light metering... and then suddenly, a notification appears, as if the film gods heard my prayers...

Awesome video, thank you so much. You have no idea how much this helped me.

[normansteinmetz]

People putting the thumb down have no sense of humor or feel missed a lot of information. Awesome video, I like your style of presentation! (Follower +1)

[icefox]

ik you probably won’t see this but thank you for these videos. they have so much value and there are so manny videos you make which help me and hundreds of thousands of people like me learn about photography in such unique ways. it is impossible to find this kind of information constructed in such a fun artistic and funny way for people to learn. thanks

[jelkafabianova]

i have been trying to understand this for hours, and you simply explained it in 10 mins, thank you

[iltu]

nobody has explained this better than you... and i've been watching youtube videos on this trying to learn.
if you could possibly do more examples the way you explained with the aperture and shutter speed explanations/ comparisons, that would be AMAZING.
But for now, this has been the best! Thanks a million

[spagettysnaps]

Loved how you let it all hang out on the explanation of your how you go about shooting film. Wish to see more examples. Don't worry we will never be as good. Keep it up. Thanks

[mpremix]

Willem is down to collab, would be fun to see you interview him in a true grainydays-fasion!

[davidintokyo]

Use the friggin' zone system if you've got a spot meter. It's easy. Measure the part of the subject you are most interested in. Decide how many zones away from mid-gray you want to place that part of the subject. Adust exposure by that many stops.

[kamalufung]

Wow, this is the best explanation of Reciprocity Failure ive ever heard or seen. Idk if it just me but i feel like i could never find a good explanation on how it works. Super helpful

[cknoway]

This is the best well rounded video on metering so far, thank youuu

[Βόρειο_Σέλας]

I started shooting film 1979 and did wedding photography for many years, now I just use my cameras for hobby only.
The only times I used my minolta IV F meter was to take incident flash values of outdoor wedding portraits and with some of my old non metered vintage cameras. For all other shoots, like landscape, sports etc I used the camera's meter. After you shot film for a few years, everything becomes second nature to you with exceptions of non metered cameras.

[samfrench]

Literally so happy you explained stops

[SergejKarssen]

Trying to learn something here. Keep having to rewind because of funny. Worth it.

[alexandermeisel]

Clip of you standing outside: shirt or hoodie is warm enough

clip of you standing inside spittin facts about light: 10 layers of clothing and a hat

seriously, is it really that cold in your appartement?😂

[andystrong]

Love that swimming pool shot. This was a big help, thank you.

[maxcalifornia]

This video is badass dude. I know it’s an older video but I just found it today. Thanks. I love film.