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<blockquote data-quote="Joseph Bautsch" data-source="post: 19175" data-attributes="member: 654"><p>A gray card by it's self will only set the camera white balance. You can also use a white card to do the same thing. With my D90 I can use a white sheet of computer printer paper and get good results. It's also critical when adjusting exposure or white balance that you use daylight corrected lighting. Outside on a clear sunny day works best. To see where the camera is exposing you need to use a B&amp;W tone scale. The scale starts with a white square with each following square a little darker gray ending in black. The scale will have 9 squares with the center one being a 18% gray. You adjust the exposure until you achieve an even progression of the gray color from white to black. If you don't care for the auto exposure the camera gives you, use the EV + or - to move the exposure up or down as desired. Exposure is more often a matter of the photographers likes or dislikes. I most always use the matrix metering to get an overall average exposure. I also often change the exposure up or down in post processing. Exposure is more a matter of learning how your camera performs and learning to make the needed adjustments as you shoot. A good motto to remember is the photographer takes the picture and not the camera.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Joseph Bautsch, post: 19175, member: 654"] A gray card by it's self will only set the camera white balance. You can also use a white card to do the same thing. With my D90 I can use a white sheet of computer printer paper and get good results. It's also critical when adjusting exposure or white balance that you use daylight corrected lighting. Outside on a clear sunny day works best. To see where the camera is exposing you need to use a B&W tone scale. The scale starts with a white square with each following square a little darker gray ending in black. The scale will have 9 squares with the center one being a 18% gray. You adjust the exposure until you achieve an even progression of the gray color from white to black. If you don't care for the auto exposure the camera gives you, use the EV + or - to move the exposure up or down as desired. Exposure is more often a matter of the photographers likes or dislikes. I most always use the matrix metering to get an overall average exposure. I also often change the exposure up or down in post processing. Exposure is more a matter of learning how your camera performs and learning to make the needed adjustments as you shoot. A good motto to remember is the photographer takes the picture and not the camera. [/QUOTE]

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