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Learnhowtophotograph<br />

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Sunsets/Sunrises<br />

fivediferentsunsetscenesandhowtoshootthem<br />

It’sbesttoscoutanareabeforehand,knowingwherethesunisgoingtoriseor<br />

set.Decideonaninterestingforegroundobjectlikealog,tree,incomingwave,<br />

personetc.Considerwhetheryouwanttouseawideanglelensoratelephoto.<br />

Areyougoingtousefilters?<br />

Useatripodandremoterelease.Ifyouhavealightweighttripod,hangabagof<br />

dirtorsandunderneathtokeepitsturdy.<br />

Whenphotographingonasandybeach,tryplacinganoldcdordvdundereach<br />

legtominimisethelegssinkingmid-shot.<br />

Autofocus1/3rdintoscene,thenswitchtomanualfocustolockitin.Don’t<br />

forgetifyouchangepositionorfocallengthofyourlens,you’lneedtoauto<br />

focusagain.<br />

Makesureyoupackanextrabateryandformatyourmemorycards.


SunsetReflectionsOnBeach<br />

Acalm daywithnowindisbestforreflections.<br />

Planforlowtideandfindaflatareaofthebeachwheretheskyisreflectedof<br />

thewetsand.<br />

Getaslowasyoucantothesand(kneelorsit),andfocusonthehorizon.<br />

Checkyourhistogram forblownouthighlights(sometimesshownasflashing<br />

highlightsonyourLCDdisplaydependingonyoursetings).<br />

Useawideanglelens(14-18mm).<br />

IfhandholdingsetAperturef/8.WhenusingatripoduseAperturef/11orf/13.<br />

IfhandholdingsetISO400-640.IfusingatripodsetISO100or200.


SunsetAcrossWater<br />

Checkyourweatherappforanowindday.<br />

Findacalm spotthathasstilwaterreflectingintheforeground.Aperfect<br />

scenarioisaplacewheretheforegroundiswelprotectedfrom thewind.<br />

Findansubjectlikeaboattoserveasapointofinteresttofocuson.<br />

Useazoom lens(50-70mm).<br />

SetManualMode,ISO100,Aperturef/16andshuterspeed1/250sec.


SmokeySunset/Sunrise<br />

Firescancreatetherightconditionsforepicsunsetandsunriseimagesdueto<br />

althesmokeintheair.<br />

Useatelephotolens(300-400mm)<br />

SetAperturef/5.6-f/6.3dependingonyourlens.<br />

SetISO100.Ifyourcameradoesn’talowISO100,setISO200instead.<br />

Setshuterspeed1/1000sectostartwith.Youwantafastshuterspeedasthe<br />

sunmaybesetingorrisingquitefast.It’salsoagoodspeedforthosewhohand<br />

holdtheircamera.<br />

Ifshootingatsunset,keepclickinguntilthesundipsbelowthehorizon.The<br />

colorwilbemoredramaticthecloserthesunistothehorizon.


OtherPhotographersAtSunset/Sunrise<br />

Useawideanglelens(17-24mm).<br />

Composeyourimagesoyouseethesubject’sfulshadowplusalitlemore<br />

foregroundspace.<br />

Useatripod.<br />

Setf/8Aperture.<br />

SetISO200-400<br />

Setshuterspeed1/20or1/40second.Thegreatthingaboutphotographersis<br />

thattheyareusualyquitestilwhenstandingorsquatingattheircameras.<br />

Trywarmerwhitebalancesetingssuchascloudyorovercast.Oralternatively<br />

adjustthissetinginpostprocessingifyoushootinRAW fileformat(highly<br />

recommended).<br />

Increasetheexposureandshadowsonthebeachinpostprocessingifneeded.


LightraysAtSunrise<br />

Obviouslythisisn’tashotyoucanplanasitreliesheavilyoncloudsand<br />

weatherconditions.Youneedtoactfastassoonasyounoticethefirstlightrays<br />

astheydon'tlastlong.<br />

Usealongzoom lensat100-200focallength.<br />

Aperturef/11<br />

ISO200<br />

ShuterSpeed1/320sec.Ifhandholdingyourcamera,shootwithafaster<br />

shuterspeedthanthefocallengthofyourlens.


OneMoreSunsetScenario<br />

F4Rule<br />

SunsetF4Rule-Usefulforphotographingsubjectsagainstasetingsun.Use<br />

aperturef/4andthesameISOtoShuterSpeedcombinationslistedbelow.<br />

Perfectforphotographingaportraitorshelonthebeachwhereyoudon’t<br />

necessarilyneedeverythinginfocus.<br />

IfyousetISO100,useaShuterSpeedof1/l00sec<br />

IfyousetISO200,useShuterSpeed1/200sec<br />

IfyousetISO400,useShuterSpeed1/400sec<br />

IfyousetISO800,useShuterSpeed1/800sec


SELECTINGISO/SHUTTERSPEEDCOMBINATIONSWHENUSINGF4RULE<br />

IfyouarehandholdingyourcameramakesureyouselectaISOandShuter<br />

Speedcombinationthatisfasterthanthelengthofyourlens.<br />

Forexample,ifyouareusingawideangle24mm focallength,selectashuter<br />

speedfasterthan1/24ofasecond.HencetheISO100with1/100second<br />

shuterspeedisyourbestoption.Alwaysaim forthelowestISOpossible.<br />

Ifyouareusingafocallengthof300mm.UseISO400+1/400secondshuter<br />

speedcombinationandsoforth.<br />

Rememberalways,thesesetingswilhelpgetyouquicklyintoagoodbalpark<br />

tostartwith.Youcanthentweakthesetingsdependingonyourcreativevision<br />

fortheshot.


Photographing<br />

WaveMovement<br />

fastversesslowshuterspeeds<br />

f/11,1/80sec,ISO100,28mm focallength<br />

f/11,200sec,ISO50,28mm focallength<br />

WhenIphotographasunsetorsunrise,thefirstthingIdoistakeseveralquick<br />

snapswithafastshuterspeed.Similartothefirstimageabove.Myplanfor<br />

theseshotsistoplaywithdiferentanglestofindthebestcompositionforlong<br />

exposures.OnceI’m happywiththeframing,I’ladjustmyshuterspeedtoa<br />

longerexposureforamorecreativeshot.Whenthesunstartstorise,I’lgoback<br />

toshorterexposuresandphotographthegoldenglowinthesky.<br />

Thegreatthingaboutdigitalphotographyisthatitdoesn’tcostyouanyextrato<br />

experimentwithdiferentcamerasetingsonthesamescene.You’lneverknow<br />

whichversionyou’lpreferwhenyoureturnhome.


SHOOTINGAT<br />

SUNSETORSUNRISE<br />

Ariveearlyandlookforaninterestingforegroundobject.Youmayalsowant<br />

thewavemovementitselftobetheforegroundobjectofinterest.<br />

Sityourcameraonatripodandusearemoterelease.Turnofimage<br />

stabilisation/vibrationcontrolonthesideofyourlensifithasit.<br />

UseManualModeforlandscapessoyouhavefulcontroloverthecamera<br />

setings.<br />

SetAperturef/11-f/16dependinghowmuchdepthoffieldyouareaimingto<br />

capture.ThehighertheAperturef/number,theslowertheshuterspeed.<br />

SetISO50-200(dependingonyourcameramodel).ThelowertheISOthe<br />

slowertheshuterspeed.<br />

Experimentingwithshuterspeedasthewavesmoveinandoutisthefunpart.<br />

UsualyI’lstartwithzeroingtheexposureline(byadjustingtheshuterspeed)<br />

andseewhatefectIget.Iftheimageistoodarkformyliking,I’ltry+1and+2<br />

exposure.Ifit’stoolight,I’ltry-1or-2.<br />

Ifthewavemotionisn’tassmoothasyou’dlike,setahigherf/number.I<br />

recommendgoingashighasf/22.Againexperimentuntilyoulikewhatyousee.<br />

Tryf/11,f/13,f/16andf/22.<br />

Onemoretip:UsethegradientfilterinLightroom tolightenuptheforeground<br />

beachifneeded.


ShootingSunsetsWithA<br />

TelephotoLens<br />

camerasetingstouseasastartingpoint<br />

Oneofmyfavouritewaystophotographasunriseorsunsetistousea<br />

telephotolens(300-400mm focallength).Shootingatlongerfocallengths<br />

wilgivethefeelingthatthesunismuchclosertootherelementsseen<br />

withinthesameframe.<br />

It’sbesttophotographthesunwithafastershuterspeedsonottoblur<br />

itsmovement.Thereforeit’spersonalpreferencewhetheryouwanttouse<br />

atripod.<br />

Whenhandholdingyourlenswithnotripod,remembertoshootwitha<br />

fastershuterspeedthanthefocallengthofyourlens.Forexampleifyou<br />

areshootingat300mm focallength,useashuterspeedof1/320sec.Orif<br />

youuse400mm focallength,useashuterspeedof1/420sec.<br />

Ifyourlenshasvibrationcontrol/imagestabilisation,youcangetaway<br />

withshootingatthesamespeedasyourfocallenth.Forexample,ifyou<br />

areshootingwith300mm focallength,you’lstilbeabletohandhold<br />

yourcameraat1/300secshuterspeedorslightlyslower.


Irecommendstartingwiththefolowingsetingsthentweakfrom there<br />

dependingontheresultyouareafter.<br />

-ManualMode<br />

-ShuterSpeed1/400sec(presumingyouarenotusingafocallengthlonger<br />

than400mm)<br />

-Aperturef/5.6<br />

-ISO320<br />

Whitebalanceiskeytocapturingtheseshots,soit’sbesttoshootinRAW file<br />

formatsoyoucanedittheWhiteBalancelateroninpostprocessing.Most<br />

camerasthatcanshootinRAW fileformatalsocomewithaRAW fileeditor<br />

(oftendownloadablefrom thecompanywebsitenowadays).Oralternativelyyou<br />

canalsoeditthissetinginLightroom orCameraRaw(Photoshop).Ifyouprefer<br />

nottoeditimages,try‘Cloudy’or‘Overcast’whitebalancesetings.Cloudyand<br />

Overcastwhitebalancesetingswilgiveawarmercolortonetoyourimages.<br />

Experimentwiththeseslidersunderthe<br />

BasictabinLighroom toadjusttheWhite<br />

Balanceofyourimagetoyourliking.


ourbesttipsforphotographingyourpets<br />

Didyouknowpetphotographyisoneofthefastestgrowingmarkets?Notonly<br />

that,buttheyalsomaketheidealsubjecttopracticeyourphotographyonwhen<br />

firststartingout.Petownersusualyhaveaverystrongbondwiththeirpets,and<br />

asasubject,theyrarelytireoftheatention.<br />

WHATLENSDOYOUNEED?<br />

A50mm lens,orazoom lensanywherebetween18-300mm isidealforpet<br />

photography.<br />

CAMERASETTINGRECOMMENDATIONS<br />

ShootingMode:M orA/Av<br />

DriveMode:Highspeedburst<br />

ShuterSpeed1/250th& faster(telephoto)1/125th(normallenses)<br />

ISO400thenadjust<br />

CenterWeightedmeteringmode<br />

AUTOwhitebalance<br />

Aperturef/5.6-f/11<br />

Pet<strong>Photography</strong>


Thebestshotsoftenhappenwhenyougetdowntotheirlevel.Focusonthe<br />

eyes,andframethem upclose.<br />

It’sbesttoensurethebackgroundisneutralandfreeofdistractingobjects.You<br />

wantyourpettobetheonlysubjecttheviewer’seyeisdrawntowards.


Whenshootingindoors,pickashootinglocationwithabrightwindow&<br />

indirectlight.Ensurethewindowlightisevenwiththeirentirebody.<br />

Whenshootingoutdoors,photographonalightlybrightovercastdayorinthe<br />

shade.


Grabyourpet’satentionwithtoysortreats.Usingaremotereleasewilmakeit<br />

easierforyoutosnaptheshot.<br />

Don’tforgettoalsocapturesomeinteractionbetweenyourpetandyourself<br />

orfamilymemberswheneverpossible.


Quick<strong>Photography</strong>Tips<br />

smaltipsthatwilchangeyourphotographytenfold<br />

1.Manualwhitebalanceof10,000K(Kelvin)incameraisthekeytogetwarm<br />

colorslikethis.IfyoushootinRAW fileformat,processthefileinthesoftware<br />

thatcamewithyourcamera(CanonDPP,CaptureNX-Detc).Ifyouprocessthe<br />

fileinAdobesoftware,adjustthewhitebalancesliderto10,000temperatureto<br />

getsimilarresults.<br />

GOFROM THIS<br />

TOTHIS<br />

Set10,000K(kelvin)whitebalance


2.Foralargesun<br />

composition,usea<br />

telephotolens200mm<br />

focallengthorlonger.


3.Puddlesafterarainshowercanmakebriliantforegroundinterest.Especialy<br />

iftheyoccuratsunset.Ifitstormsatthistimeoftheday,headoutdoorsandsee<br />

whatyoucanfind.


4.Snappingabirdinflightisthepinnacleof<br />

birdphotography.Setyourdrivemodeto<br />

continuous.UseAIServoifyouownaCanon,<br />

orContinuousAFforNikonusers,orthe<br />

equivalentofforothercamerabrands.Seting<br />

theseAFModeswilensurethatthecamera<br />

automaticalykeepstrackingandfocussingon<br />

themovingbirdforaslongasit’swithinthe<br />

frame.


5.Wanttotakeastartrailimagelikethisinoneshot?Try<br />

setinganISOof100or200witha20-30minuteshuter<br />

speedonbulbmode.Yesyoureadthatcorect.Ittakes20-30<br />

minutestogetanimagelikethisinoneshot.


6.Whenphotographingreflections,shootwhenthesunislow,earlymorningor<br />

lateinthedaytoavoidglareonthewater.<br />

Composetheimagesothereisequalamountsofsubjectandreflection.<br />

Focusonthewatertoensurethereflectionisassharpaspossible.<br />

Useatripodandremoterelease.<br />

SetmanualmodewithISO100-200andaperturef/8-f/11.


7.Whenphotographingyourpet,it’sessentialtonailthefocusontheeyes.It<br />

doesn’tmaterifthenoseisoutoffocus,astheeyeswilmeltyourviewer’s<br />

heart.Usingsuchashalowdepthoffieldwilleadtheviewertolookdirectly<br />

intothedog’seyes.


8.Whenitcomestophotographingiconicsubjects,youneedtotrainyoureyeto<br />

alwaysbeonthelookoutforadiferentperspectivefrom whichtocaptureit.<br />

Ifyouphotographaniconicplacethesamewayasthousandsofother<br />

photographers,therewilbenothingthatsetsyourimageapartfrom therest.


9.Tocaptureaninsectorbuterflyinflight,firstsitandwatchitshabitsfora<br />

fewmoments.Takenoticeofwhatfloweritkeepsreturningtotimeandtime<br />

again.Setyourcamera’sfocusontheflower(nottheinsect)andwaitforitto<br />

land,thenclick.Thistechniqueismucheasierthanrunningafteraflyinginsect<br />

likeafrustratedphotographer.


10.Everwantedtocatpureanimageoflightningduringthedaytimeinasingle<br />

exposure?<br />

Keepyourshuterspeedtoaround1second,youraperturebetweenf/16-f/22,<br />

andalowISO50-200worksbest.<br />

Setyourfocusandlockittomanual.


Low Key<strong>Photography</strong><br />

Alowkeyimageisonethatcontainspredominantlydarktonesandcoloursto<br />

helpconveyatmosphereandmood.It’saspecificwayofshootingand<br />

processingyourimagestoenhancetheblacksandshadows.Lowkeyisusedfor<br />

manydiferentgenresincludingportraits,food,stillife,productshotsand<br />

studiowork.


Lowkeyisaboutcontrolingthelight,whetheritbenaturalorstudiolight.<br />

FirstlyIrecommendinvestinginapieceofdarkseamlessbackground.Itcanbe<br />

somethingassimpleasdarkfabric(matnotshiny),oralargeblackpieceof<br />

paperorcardboard.<br />

PersonalyIlovesidelighting.SoI’lpositionthesubjectinawaythatlight<br />

from anearbywindowiscominginfrom theside.Ifit’sabrightdaywithharsh<br />

sunlightcomingthroughthewindow,useawhitecurtainorpieceofthincloth<br />

todifusethelighthitingyoursubject.


Whenshootingindoors,Irecommendusingatripod,remote<br />

releaseandliveview.Usingliveviewwilalowyoutozoom in<br />

andcheckyourfocusisasaccurateaspossible.<br />

Thetrickistounderexposetheimageenoughtointensifythe<br />

blacks,butnotsomuchthatthesubjectissodarkitwouldlook<br />

unnaturalwhenedited.Todothisyou’lneedtousemanual<br />

modesoyouhavefulcontroloveryourcamerasetings.Takea<br />

testshotandcheckyourhistogram.Theimagehistogram should<br />

idealybepushedfurthertotheleft.


IalsorecommendshootinginRAW fileformatwhichwilgiveyoualotmore<br />

detailtoeditinpostediting.UsingLightroom orPhotoshop,experimentwith<br />

loweringtheexposureslider,increasingthecontrast,thendarkeningshadows<br />

andblacks.Lastly,selectthesubject,thenboostthecolorsaturationand<br />

vibrancytomakeitpopmore.


How ToFocusOnTheStars<br />

Ifyou’veevertriedtophotographtheMilkyWay,nodoubtyou’venoticedhowharditisto<br />

focusatnight.Youmayhavealsohadotherphotographerstelyouto‘focustoinfinity’<br />

andwonderedhowtodothat.<br />

Ifit'sdaytime,it’seasytopointyourcameraatadistantsubjectandletthecamera<br />

autofocus,lockingontoinfinity.Nighttimeisanothermater.Ifyouareluckyyourlens<br />

wilhaveaninfinitysymbol(lookslikeafigure8layingonit’sside).Toensuresharpfocus<br />

atnight,putyourlensonMF/M (manualfocus),thenmovethefocalringtothelinejust<br />

beforetheinfinitysymbol.NoteIsaidjustbeforetheinfinitysymbol.Ifyou’vegoneasfar<br />

asyourlenswilalow,thenyou’vegonetoofar.Nowyourreadytophotographstars.


Withimprovementstoautofocusovertheyears,manycameracompaniesarestartingto<br />

takeawaytheinfinitystops.Ifyoudon’tseeaninfinitysymbolwhenyouturnthefocus<br />

ringonyourlens,chancesareitmaynothaveone.Inthiscaseyou’lneedtokeepyour<br />

cameraonAutofocusandtryfocusingonalightinthedistance.Forexample,adistant<br />

buildingthathasit’slighton.<br />

Ifyoucanseethemoon,tryfocusingontheveryedgeofit.Onceyourcameralocks<br />

focus,turnthelenstoMF/M (manualfocus)makingsureyoudon’ttouchormovethe<br />

focusringthereafter.Thiswaythefocuswilbesettoinfinity,readyforsharpshotsof<br />

thestarsabove.


helpingyoutobecomeabeterphotographer<br />

Ifyou’reabeginner,it’simportanttounderstandyourcamera’sfocusingoptions.<br />

-UseOneShot/AF-SForStilSubjects<br />

-OrAIServo/AF-CForMovingSubjects


WhenshootingmacroinnaturallightyoumayneedtopushyourISOto<br />

8000tokeepyourshuterspeedfastenoughforimageslikethis.<br />

SeveralyearsagoextremeISOsetingswereunheardof.<br />

WerecommendexperimentingwithyourISOsetingstoknowhowhigh<br />

youareyouwilingtopushit.


Setinga30secondshuterspeedwithalowaperturef/numberandhighISO<br />

1600-3600(experiment)wilalowyoutocapturethemilkywayalongwitha<br />

foregroundlikethisimageshownabove.Keepyourlensniceandwideon<br />

manualfocussettoinfinity.Runintothesceneandpaintashapewithaflash<br />

lightthenrunoutagainbeforethe30secondsisup.It’sbesttowearblack<br />

whenatemptingthis.Asalways,havefun!


Camerasetingsforpanningshots:<br />

1.SetTVorSmode<br />

2.SettheShuterSpeedtoaround1/30<br />

3.KeepthelowestISOpossibledependingonlighting<br />

4.FocusingModeAIServo/AF-C<br />

5.Movethecamerawiththesubjectandshootburstmode


Whenphotographingpeoplewalkingorrunning,usecontinuousshooting<br />

toincreaseyourchancesofcapturingaseparationbetweenthelegs.It<br />

alwaysmakesforabeterphotothanthosewherethelegsaretogether.


A15secondshuterspeedisagreatstartingpointtoslowdownwater<br />

motion.DependingonthelightyoumayneedtouseaNDfilter,ahigh<br />

aperturef/numberandlowISOsetingsoyoudon’tblowoutthe<br />

highlightswithalongerexposure.


Alwaysbeonthelookoutforthatperfecttree.Asinglestand<br />

alonetreeisagreatstartingpointforaninteresting<br />

composition.


Whenyouarefacedwithascenethatcontainsbothlightanddarkareas,try<br />

evaluativemeteringwith-2exposurecompensation.<br />

Thistechniquewilhelpkeeptheshadowsdark.Otherwiseyourcamerahasa<br />

tendancytotrytobrightentheimageasawhole,whichinturncanblowoutthe<br />

highlights.


Beforetakingashot,alwaysaskyourself,whatisthepurposeforthisimage?<br />

WheredoIwantthemainfocustobe?It’sourjobasphotographerstosimplify<br />

theshotanddrawtheviewerseyetoamainsubject.


Rememberphotographyisalabouthavingfunandtryingdiferentthings.Mix<br />

itupandalwaysbeonthelookoutfordiferentperspectivesofanordinary<br />

subject.


HarshLighting<br />

Howtoshootamazingimagesinharshlighting<br />

WhenyoufirststartusingyourD<strong>SLR</strong>camera,youlearnthatdawnandduskare<br />

primelightingconditionsforphotography.Howeverthatdoesn’tmeanyou<br />

shouldputyourcameraawayinthemiddleoftheday.Doneright,youcan<br />

actualytakeamazinghighcontrastphotosinharshlight.


ExposureSetingsForHarshLight<br />

Thesecrettoshootinginharshlighting,istoshootmanualmodeand<br />

under-exposeyourshots.Doingthiswildarkentheshadows,leavingthe<br />

brighterareasbeterexposed.Nodoubtyou’vetakenanimageinthemiddle<br />

ofthedaywherethebackgroundandsuroundingslookgreat,yetpeople’s<br />

facesorwhiteclothingarewashedout.Whenunder-exposinganimage,<br />

expectshadowstobemuchdarkerandmoredramatic.Inmanycases,ifyou<br />

weretozeroyourexposureline,everythingwouldbebrighter,andoveralit<br />

wouldlookwashedoutandmundane.However,theadvantageofD<strong>SLR</strong><br />

camerasisthattheyalowyoutobemorecreativewithyourimagery.


FindingAGoodLocation<br />

Fordramaticresults,lookforplacesthathavenaturalshadows/shade,<br />

whereharshdaylightsunisalsostreamingacrossthescene.Theexposure<br />

shouldbereducedenoughsothatyoucanseedetailsintheharsherlit<br />

areasofthescene.Irecommendtryingdiferentexposuresuntilyougetthe<br />

creativelookyouareafter.Don’tworyifyourfirstatemptsaren’tperfect,<br />

themoreyoupracticethistechniquethebeteryou’lbecome.


MakeGoodUseOfBacklighting<br />

Lookforsituationswhereyoursubjectisbeautifulylitfrom behindandyou<br />

Lookforsituationswhereyoursubjectisbeautifulylitfrom behindandyou<br />

seearim oflightsuroundingthem.Saymidafternoononwardisbestfor<br />

backlighting.Usemanualexposuretounder-exposethephotosothatthe<br />

brightestareasofthescenearecorectlyexposed(youseedetailinthem).<br />

Thedarkerareasofthescenesuchastheshadowswilthenbe<br />

automaticalyunder-exposed.


ConvertingToBlackAndWhite<br />

Agreatoptionforphotostakeninharshsunlightistoconvertthem to<br />

Agreatoptionforphotostakeninharshsunlightistoconvertthem to<br />

blackandwhite.Doingthiswilemphasizethedramticdiferencesbetween<br />

darkandlightareasoftheimage.Note,notalimagesneedtobe<br />

convertedtobackandwhite,forexamplethedancersontheprevious<br />

pages.Howeverdogiveitatryandjudgeforyourselfwhichyoupreferi.e.<br />

colororblackandwhite.


Thenexttimelightingismoreharshthanyou’dlike,don’tputyourcamera<br />

away.Alyouneeddoisfigureoutwhatkindsofimagesworkbestwiththis<br />

kindoflighting.Learntobemorecreativewithyourphotography,nomater<br />

whattimeoftheday!


ExposureCompensation<br />

Haveyouevertakenaphototofinditdarkerorlighterthanyouwishedit<br />

wouldbe?Exposurecompensationtelsthecamerathataphotographneedsto<br />

belighterordarkerthantheautomaticcalculatedexposure.<br />

Somecamerashaveabutonsimilartothis+/-symbol.Ifyou<br />

don’tseethissymbolonyourcamerabody,youmayneedtousea<br />

circulardialinsteadtoadjusttheexposure(checkyourcamera<br />

manual).OncanoncamerasyoumayseeaQbutonontheback<br />

neartheLCDscreen.Pressthatbutonandnavigatetothe<br />

exposurelinetoadjustit.<br />

Exposurecompensationismeasuredinstops.Aphotographshotat+1<br />

exposurecompensationwilhaverecordedtwiceasmuchlight(orbetwiceas<br />

bright)asaphotographshotat0.<br />

-2 -1 0 +1 +2<br />

Onsomecamerabrandsthepositiveand<br />

negativestopsaretheotherwayaround.


Note,exposurecompensationdoesnotworkonfulAUTOorManualmode.<br />

RememberonAUTOmodethecamerahasfulcontrolofthesetings.Itisnot<br />

neededonManualmodebecauseyoucanalreadyadjusttheexposurelineto<br />

yourliking.i.eonmanualmodeyouhavefulcontrol.<br />

Hereareacoupleofexamplesofwhenyoumightliketouseexposure<br />

compensation.<br />

Whitesubjectsagainstdarkerbackgroundsset-1or-2<br />

Whenphotographingawhitebirdagainstadarkbackground,thecamerawil<br />

usualyexposeforthedarkcolors.Thismayresultinthebirdbeing<br />

over-exposed,throwingoutthedetailsofthewhitefeathers.Inthisscenarioit’s<br />

besttouse-2exposurecompensation.<br />

Thesametechniqueandreasoningappliestobrideswithwhitedresses.Thelast<br />

thingyouwantisabridewithawashedoutdress!


Birdsorplanesagainstablueskyset+1or+2<br />

Whenphotographingbirdsoraircraftinflight,yourcamerawilgeneraly<br />

exposeforthesky,leavingthesubjectdarkincomparison.Thisisascenario<br />

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