The Practical Zone — System: For Film And Digital...

Meter their skin. If you want it to look "normal," place it in (open up 1 stop from the meter reading).

Middle Gray (18% reflectance). This is what your camera’s light meter thinks it’s looking at, regardless of the actual color. The Practical Zone System: For Film and Digital...

Find the brightest part of your scene (excluding the sun). Ensure those highlights stay in Zone VII or VIII . Meter their skin

Think of your histogram as the Zone System in real-time. The left side is Zone 0; the right side is Zone X. the right side is Zone X.