Exposing myself

[BrianShaw]

I have 1 sheet of large format film left and want to make a self-portrait. If I do that as a reflection in a mirror how do I meter the exposure?

Using an incident light meter should I point it at the physical camera or the camera in the mirror. Likewise, if I use a reflected light meter, should I point it at the reflection? This scenario has me not only topsy-turvy (or as the spell corrector suggests: tipsy-turbulence) but laterally reversed in my thinking.

Please help me expose myself!

 

[Pieter12]

Use an incident meter from your position as the subject, with tee dome pointed to mimic the direction your face is pointing or use a reflected meter aimed at the reflection in the mirror.

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

That's a good question. I just checked with a dslr on manual, and incident metre. Pointing the incident metre at the camera or at the mirror, gave the same set of exposure combinations.

 

[BrianShaw]

Great... thanks folks!

 

[winger]

I've actually done this. I don't remember exactly what I did, but I know I didn't have much for lights back then. I'm pretty sure I used an incident meter and had it near the mirror aimed back at the camera and myself. I know the picture is on here somewhere, but way back (maybe close to 10 years ago?). I can't find it or I would have attached it. It worked better than I thought it would before I tried.