18% grey card resource?

Hans Moleman

Hans Moleman

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Anyone have a link to a good 18% grey card that I could just print off with a good photo printer on decent stock?
 
I remember John Hudson doing some photoshop files with the values for warm cards and i think he did grey cards, maybe ask him.
 
I would be interested to hear if this is possible. I would like to do it, but I don't know if you can get an accurate printout, does it even need to be super accurate? It would be really nice to be able to print them, since the life span of one of the cardboard ones is very short, at least for me...
 
They are used as a reference point for exposure. Generally, you place them into the light you are shooting, and use a light meter to read the value of the grey card. This will give you a starting point for your exposure, because certain colors, such as white and black can throw your light meter off, causing you to under/over expose. 18% grey allows you to expose for the light, and not for the surface that's catching the light. sort of confusing I know, but I'm bad at explaining things.
 
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