The Palm of your hand as a grey card

PGrimmett said:

I was speaking to a professional photographer who is really good. I
was showing off my D100 and was explaining is positives and
negatives. Swapping (or lies) stories as usual. I was telling him
how you have an option of resetting the white balance with the
preset function. I told him I did not have a grey card, but planned
on purchasing one from Kodak. He was telling save my money and use
the palm of my hand. This was what the grey card was created off of
anyway.

Can any one tell me if they have heard this or used this method
recently on in the past? I’m interested in hear others opinions on
this.

Perry

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PGrimmett said:

I was speaking to a professional photographer who is really good. I
was showing off my D100 and was explaining is positives and
negatives. Swapping (or lies) stories as usual. I was telling him
how you have an option of resetting the white balance with the
preset function. I told him I did not have a grey card, but planned
on purchasing one from Kodak. He was telling save my money and use
the palm of my hand. This was what the grey card was created off of
anyway.

Can any one tell me if they have heard this or used this method
recently on in the past? I’m interested in hear others opinions on
this.

Perry

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PJG

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PGrimmett said:

I was speaking to a professional photographer who is really good. I
was showing off my D100 and was explaining is positives and
negatives. Swapping (or lies) stories as usual. I was telling him
how you have an option of resetting the white balance with the
preset function. I told him I did not have a grey card, but planned
on purchasing one from Kodak. He was telling save my money and use
the palm of my hand. This was what the grey card was created off of
anyway.

Can any one tell me if they have heard this or used this method
recently on in the past? I’m interested in hear others opinions on
this.

Perry

--
PJG

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PGrimmett said:

I was speaking to a professional photographer who is really good. I
was showing off my D100 and was explaining is positives and
negatives. Swapping (or lies) stories as usual. I was telling him
how you have an option of resetting the white balance with the
preset function. I told him I did not have a grey card, but planned
on purchasing one from Kodak. He was telling save my money and use
the palm of my hand. This was what the grey card was created off of
anyway.

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PGrimmett said:

negatives. Swapping (or lies) stories as usual. I was telling him
how you have an option of resetting the white balance with the
preset function. I told him I did not have a grey card, but planned

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Tony Luck said:

PGrimmett said:

I was speaking to a professional photographer who is really good. I
was showing off my D100 and was explaining is positives and
negatives. Swapping (or lies) stories as usual. I was telling him
how you have an option of resetting the white balance with the
preset function. I told him I did not have a grey card, but planned
on purchasing one from Kodak. He was telling save my money and use
the palm of my hand. This was what the grey card was created off of
anyway.

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Setting exposure from the palm of your hand may well be a tried and
tested method (see the other posts in this thread). I'd be
surprised if you could set white balance that way though.

-Tony

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PGrimmett said:

I was speaking to a professional photographer who is really good. I
was showing off my D100 and was explaining is positives and
negatives. Swapping (or lies) stories as usual. I was telling him
how you have an option of resetting the white balance with the
preset function. I told him I did not have a grey card, but planned
on purchasing one from Kodak. He was telling save my money and use
the palm of my hand. This was what the grey card was created off of
anyway.

Can any one tell me if they have heard this or used this method
recently on in the past? I’m interested in hear others opinions on
this.

Perry

--
PJG

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Simon Lau said:

Did it work? Can't tell, still pretty crappy at this stuff. Gray
cards aren't expensive, I bought one anyway, although I don't
usually bring it with me.

PGrimmett said:

I was speaking to a professional photographer who is really good. I
was showing off my D100 and was explaining is positives and
negatives. Swapping (or lies) stories as usual. I was telling him
how you have an option of resetting the white balance with the
preset function. I told him I did not have a grey card, but planned
on purchasing one from Kodak. He was telling save my money and use
the palm of my hand. This was what the grey card was created off of
anyway.

Can any one tell me if they have heard this or used this method
recently on in the past? I’m interested in hear others opinions on
this.

Perry

--
PJG

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PGrimmett said:

I appreciate everyone’s input on this. You have defiantly sparked
some questions. OK I can if I choose to use the palm of my hand to
adjust Exposure with so adjustments needed. Not such a good ideal
to adjust the white balance with this method. OK. I know the D100
will allow me to reset the White Balance, but what about the
Exposure? I do not remember reading anything about this. What is a
good method to use in resetting the white balance? A white card?
Who makes the best grey cards and white cards?

I have heard the Kodak’s grey card is not truly 18%? Has anyone
else heard this? If so what do you use and what methods do you use
to get around this?

Thanks,

Perry

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PJG

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Many Feathers said:

I am taking a fantastic photo course, Understanding Exposure, at
http://www.betterphoto.com . In this week's lesson, Bryan Peterson, has us
test this ourselves. You can do it for your own palm. Get a gray
card to use, put it in the sun and meter for a correct exposure.
Now put your hand in the exact same position and note what the
meter says: probably 2/3 to 1 stop underexposed. Do the same in the
shade and the same thing will happen. It will show as the same
amount underexposed. Now you know exactly how your palm can act
like a gray card. Just put your palm in the same light you want to
take the reading at and adjust your shutter or aperture so the
meter shows 2/3 underexposure (or whatever your palm showed
before). Then you have the correct exposure

MF

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Jim Sykes said:

Actually when metering off your palm it should show one stop
OVERexposed. Your palm is one stop brigher than 18% grey.

--
Jim Sykes
http://www.motorsportvortex.com

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Jim Sykes said:

Many Feathers said:

I am taking a fantastic photo course, Understanding Exposure, at
http://www.betterphoto.com . In this week's lesson, Bryan Peterson, has us
test this ourselves. You can do it for your own palm. Get a gray
card to use, put it in the sun and meter for a correct exposure.
Now put your hand in the exact same position and note what the
meter says: probably 2/3 to 1 stop underexposed. Do the same in the
shade and the same thing will happen. It will show as the same
amount underexposed. Now you know exactly how your palm can act
like a gray card. Just put your palm in the same light you want to
take the reading at and adjust your shutter or aperture so the
meter shows 2/3 underexposure (or whatever your palm showed
before). Then you have the correct exposure

MF

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PGrimmett said:

I was speaking to a professional photographer who is really good. I
was showing off my D100 and was explaining is positives and
negatives. Swapping (or lies) stories as usual. I was telling him
how you have an option of resetting the white balance with the
preset function. I told him I did not have a grey card, but planned
on purchasing one from Kodak. He was telling save my money and use
the palm of my hand. This was what the grey card was created off of
anyway.

Can any one tell me if they have heard this or used this method
recently on in the past? I’m interested in hear others opinions on
this.

Perry

--
PJG

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Tphoto said:

Like the old saying goes "metering your palm and open up one stop"

Tphoto said:

Actually when metering off your palm it should show one stop
OVERexposed. Your palm is one stop brigher than 18% grey.

--
Jim Sykes
http://www.motorsportvortex.com

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Tphoto said:

Many Feathers said:

I am taking a fantastic photo course, Understanding Exposure, at
http://www.betterphoto.com . In this week's lesson, Bryan Peterson, has us
test this ourselves. You can do it for your own palm. Get a gray
card to use, put it in the sun and meter for a correct exposure.
Now put your hand in the exact same position and note what the
meter says: probably 2/3 to 1 stop underexposed. Do the same in the
shade and the same thing will happen. It will show as the same
amount underexposed. Now you know exactly how your palm can act
like a gray card. Just put your palm in the same light you want to
take the reading at and adjust your shutter or aperture so the
meter shows 2/3 underexposure (or whatever your palm showed
before). Then you have the correct exposure

MF

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Tphoto

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