I remember a day when one had to become familiar with film to get some pretty good results.. I shot so much film in my 20s and 30s that I rarely needed a light meter. And when I did, I would start by taking an exposure off the palm of my hand.
One still needs to know what to do. You just have to know what to do with your camera and its settings. This is a selfie, drawn in the sand by Erica Landis.
That's her, posing with her brother Alex Funk. His art is at top. No bad, either.