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 ...

Dialing in your aperture, shutter speed and ISO doesn't have to be a game of guesswork when using manual mode. If you're consistently getting overly dark or light photos, you may just need to learn ...

Every new camera sold today has some sort of light meter built in. Its purpose is to read the scene you’re composing and, if you’re shooting on the dreaded “Auto” mode, tell the camera how to ...

is an editor overseeing The Verge’s product reviews and service journalism programs. Dan has covered the technology world for over a decade at The Verge. Photography is all about light. It’s about ...

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 ...

Light meters aren’t quite the photography must-have now that they are built into the camera itself, but one startup is bringing the timeless tool into 2018 with a long list of modern features, from ...

Fully-manual analog film cameras can be fun and interesting to use, but it sucks when they don't have a built-in light meter. That's where the Hedeco Lime One comes in, as it's a digital light meter ...

If you want to take your photography up a notch without spending big bucks, the $29.95 Luxi attachment for your iPhone can help. It’s a small dome that slides over the front-facing camera in order to ...