Fred Parker's Ultimate Exposure Computer

[Dan Daniel]

Many of you may be familiar with this document that explains light metering for natural lighting (i.e. not studio or flash). I've always found it to simplify the issues and it changed my approach to metering. From someone who used a spot metering and placed everything in zones I went to an incident light meter (Sekonic L-308 but others work as well or better) and rarely even meter these days.

Well, anyway, it disappeared off the internet a few years back. Not sure what has become of Mr. Parker, but his web page was gone. Someone has brought it back!

It may be useful to some, may not. But it shouldn't be lost again if possible.

(And by 'nature' photographer, simply use 'natural light' photographer; I rarely shot what would be called nature photos but I do shoot in natural light all the time.)

 

[BrianShaw]

That’s great news. It’s a very useful tool.

 

[jvo]

isn't that a memory "from back in the day..."

it was always a comfort knowing I had this to fall back on, when the meter failed, battery died, I forgot it, or didn't own one.

What do the digerati do today when the meter fails?

 

[Thomas71]

A Gossen Lunasix is simple, cheap and more accurate than Fred Parker table.
For example a "subject in a light-cloudy day" is different if it is located in UK or in South of Italy....
Sometimes I use Fred Parker table as a starting point for night exposure

 

[Hendos van]

Many of you may be familiar with this document that explains light metering for natural lighting (i.e. not studio or flash). I've always found it to simplify the issues and it changed my approach to metering. From someone who used a spot metering and placed everything in zones I went to an incident light meter (Sekonic L-308 but others work as well or better) and rarely even meter these days.

Well, anyway, it disappeared off the internet a few years back. Not sure what has become of Mr. Parker, but his web page was gone. Someone has brought it back!

It may be useful to some, may not. But it shouldn't be lost again if possible.

(And by 'nature' photographer, simply use 'natural light' photographer; I rarely shot what would be called nature photos but I do shoot in natural light all the time.)

Thanks for that, very interesting, I seem to remember him from Amatuer Photographer magazine in the 90's

 

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