The Exposure Triangle Introduction and Light Meter
Lesson 6 from: Videography 101: How to Use Your Camera to Record VideosTomas George
The Exposure Triangle Introduction and Light Meter
Lesson 6 from: Videography 101: How to Use Your Camera to Record VideosTomas George
Lesson Info
6. The Exposure Triangle Introduction and Light Meter
Lessons
Introduction and What You're Going to Learn
00:29 2Video Resolutions
04:15 3Frame Rates
07:25 4Aspect Ratios
02:40 5The Rule of Thirds
01:19 6The Exposure Triangle Introduction and Light Meter
01:18 7Shutter Speed for Video
03:04 8Aperture
05:22ISO
06:35 10PAL Region Downloadable Guide/Cheatsheet
02:04 11NTSC Region Downloadable Guide/Cheatsheet
02:36 12White Balance
03:51 13Different Types of Camera Lenses
05:17 14Focal Lengths
01:15 15Thread Sizes and Lens Mounts
01:22 16ND Filters
04:52 17Polarising Filters
00:53 18UV Filters
00:58 19DSLR vs Mirrorless Cameras
04:01 20Talking Head Video Setup Walkthrough
12:18 21Outside Higher FPS Video Walkthrough
12:18 22Thanks and Bye
00:11Lesson Info
The Exposure Triangle Introduction and Light Meter
OK. So for recording videos and also taking photos, we want to be able to properly expose our image where it can look too dark or too bright, we can adjust the exposure and video editing software. But it's always best in my opinion to properly exposure image before you hit record and we can expose our image by using the exposure triangle. The exposure triangle consists of aperture shutter speed and iso I'll be covering these in detail in the next few videos as understanding the exposure triangle and knowing how to properly exposure image is an essential part of videography and photography. So to properly exposure shot, I do recommend using manual mode for everything on your camera except maybe autofocus. This way, if you use manual setting, then all of these settings will be fixed and things won't change throughout your video. So to record the best possible video, I do recommend getting away from those auto settings or modes on your camera. Some of these auto settings or modes can be u...
seful for photography. But for video, I do recommend switching your camera over to manual mode before we look at the exposure triangle. It's also important to know that most Ds LRS and mirrors cameras will have a light meter which can often help you properly expose your image. If the number is above zero, then your image will be overexposed or too bright. If the number is below zero, then your image will be underexposed and too dark. OK. So now let's have a look at the three areas of the exposure triangle starting with shutter speed. As I believe this is the most important one for recording videos.
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