Gray Cards and White Cards

Photography Tips by Stephany Poce

A gray card is usually used to get the right amount of exposure in a shot. Sometimes when you are shooting in bad light situations like dark objects or snow the exposure meters on cameras have a difficult time figuring out what the right exposure is so the snow ends up appearing more gray or a black object looks more gray also. The gray card can help remedy this.

When you take a photograph of a gray card the middle of the scale will be higher. On many cameras this raise is usually 1/3 a stop under exposed. That's why many of the professional photographers use light meters instead of cards because the cards have different levels of reflection. When I want a warmer feeling I use the gray card for white balancing and the white side for a slightly cooler feel. However, everything depends on how the card is being held, the light source and the camera. It also depends on whether you are shooting outside or inside.

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