The Exposure Triangle is a continuous entity. A change to any value necessitates a change to at least one, perhaps both of the other elements. If we want a higher shutter speed, then either we have to open the aperture or increase the ISO or some combination of the two. When we shoot in full automatic, the camera’s CPU is doing all the work for us based on the meter reading. That’s great, right up until we choose to take a bit more creative control of the triangle.
What is exposure compensation and how do you use it? There are plenty of situations where using exposure compensation can improve your photos – at weddings, around a campfire, at air shows, taking shots of a nighttime skyline, etc. Exposure compensation exists on your camera so you can add brightness to images that come out too dark, or to remove brightness in images that are too bright to begin with. That’s it, plain and simple. Here are some tips on how and when to use exposure compensation.
Spot Metering has a lot of power but used incorrectly often results in disastrous images. In this tutorial, we will learn to use it properly and for maximum effectiveness.
After much experimentation, math and more experimentation, it was determined that the general average tonality of a scene was approximately 18% grey.
On a regular basis, photographers becoming more involved in post processing will quietly take me aside and ask me what the histogram is all about and what it’s really telling them.