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REFLECTED LIGHT READING [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
DEF

The measurement by a light meter of the amount of reflected light being bounced off the subject.

OBS

This is the normal way of metering the brightness of a scene to be photographed. This takes into account the color and reflectivity of the subject as well as the brightness of the illuminating source.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
DEF

Mesure effectuée par un posemètre de la lumière réfléchie par un sujet.

OBS

La manière habituelle de mesurer la luminance d'une scène, c'est de mesurer la lumière réfléchie par le sujet en direction de l'appareil.

OBS

La mesure tient compte aussi bien de la réflectance et de la couleur du sujet que de la quantité de lumière qui l'éclaire.

Spanish

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