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Wow, holy smokes! Densitometer? Never even knew they existed. So many presumptions from me but I would think if the back light is heavier than the side light it is because we are seeing more directly into the depth of the haze in the scene than a sidelight would portray. Makes total sense.
To further clarify spot metering for this…..
I would presume that no matter what angle the shot is coming from within the same lit scene, you would always go back to the exact same placement of gray card and the exact same marked spot for taking a reading; but where is the best placement for the grey card? I don’t think I would put the gray card in a direct shaft of light (highlight areas) or somewhere where we are too dark in the shadows either. Maybe it is better for a reading to be taken somewhere in the middle? Also when we go in for the close ups and overs and tweak the lighting, the grey card is going to likely be more or less exposed so theoretically the grey card will be giving a different reading.
I realize this is not an exact science as nothing is in lighting. Are we just trying to get it close enough?
As it is needed, I do see this taking up a bit of time on set.
Excellent break down of the different types of haze. Thank you for that. We want to try and get as much in camera as possible first, then using the haze-emulation afterwards to help with continuity sounds terrific.
