Converting a Foot-Candle Meter for Photography

Step 5: Using The Meter

To make use of the meter you also need an Exposure Calculator which is a wonderful tool made by Andrew Lawn.  This tool converts the EV reading to a shutter/aperture combination.

Steps to take a measurement

1. Place or hold the meter in the same lighting as the subject
2. Read the EV value off the meter
3. Slide the Exposure Calculator so the ISO film speed of your film points to the EV value you read
4. Read the Aperture/Shutter Speed values off the bottom of the Exposure Calculator
5. Set your camera to these values
6. Shoot!

See the pictures below for the results!