Month: April 2026

Reading Light Without a Meter Using the Sunny Sixteen Rule

Reading Light Without a Meter Using the Sunny Sixteen Rule

Long before cameras carried built-in light meters, photographers exposed their film accurately by reading the quality of daylight and applying a simple set of relationships. That body of knowledge survives today as the Sunny Sixteen rule, a deceptively powerful guideline that lets you estimate correct exposure using nothing but your eyes and a basic understanding […]