Gauging the amount of light that's in a scene is one of the most fundamental and important skills for a photographer to have. Knowing how to set the exposure on a camera will produce a picture that's ...

Photographers, makers and Raspberry Pi enthusiasts may be interested in a great project that provides inspiration and instructions on building your very own camera light meter. The Photon is a compact ...

Dip into the complex metering modes on a modern digital camera and it’s easy to forget that photographers once relied on dedicated handheld devices to meticulously measure light before firing the ...

They are hardly essential, but can act as useful teachers The problem Lots of houseplants fail because they aren’t getting enough light. But what does “bright, indirect light” really mean in practice?