Check out this Q&A for some photo exposure troubleshooting. Here's an article that may help as well: Exposure Problems: Digital Darkroom Can Save the Day. For further instruction, check out Bryan F. Peterson's Undesrstanding Exposure online photography course.
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Exposure Challenge: Dark Subject, Bright Sky
I recently had the chance to take some shots of a locomotive engine sitting on the tracks with a beautiful sunrise as a backdrop. While trying to keep the beautiful color saturation of the sunrise ... |
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How To Take Pictures Against Snow
How to have that snow really white? I use a Canon EOS 10D. Also how to have the subject well lighted?... |
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How to Set Proper Exposure
I was told that when making enlargements from "slides," the final print will be slightly darker - as a general rule. Is that true? When shooting portraits using slide film (e.g., Fuji Velvia) with ... |
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Exposure and Backlighting
At sunset, when shooting a backlit scene - AND you want detail in the highlights and the sky - where do you meter from? If you meter from the darker areas, won't you blow out the highlights? I ... |
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How to Shoot Subjects Wearing White
Any responses would be greatly appreciated. I have been trying to photograph a little girl in an all-white formal dress. No matter what lighting I have the dress is overexposed and washed out. H... |
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Light Meter
Hi. My mother is an amateur photographer, and I was considering getting her a light meter for Christmas. I was wondering if you had any suggestions for one? She doesn't do anything fancy or s... |
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Dark Backgrounds
I recently went to a football match, which was played at night. I took a lot of photos, but although the players stood out, the background was dark and blurred. I was wondering if anyone knew how t... |
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Shutter Speeds
I don't understand shutter speeds ... 1/60 ... etc. ... please help.... |
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Getting the Fight Exposure with Slide Film
I was recently asked to take pictures of a golf course. I decided to use slide film in order to get better colour. I shot with Fuji Sensia. Most of my pictures came out underexposed. Can you tell m... |
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Digital Vs. Film Metering
Hi everyone. I've recently taken photos at a music festival and, not being able to use spot metering for my exposure, I used my Fuji Finepix S5000 for test shots to see what settings were corre... |
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Metering High-Contrast Scenes: Sidelight
I enjoy the challenge of shooting sidelit scenes. For the following scene:A large urban park with lots of grass in the foreground - with streaks of sunlight and shade falling upon it, buildings and... |
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White Balance for Indoor Shooting
Hello! I recently purchased a Canon Digital Rebel, and I'm still learning all the bells and whistles. I will be taking pictures tonight of a Practical Nursing Pinning Ceremony at the communit... |
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How to Use
Hi. I have a Nikon N80 and would like to use the "Bulb" mode for taking photographs in the night. I understand that a tripod is needed and I also have a manual "cable release". My questions are: 1)... |
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Of Gray Cards and Spot Metering
When using a grey card - provided I have a built-in spot meter - do I spot meter the grey card then recompose? All the while keeping the spot meter button held down? Should you bracket any time w... |
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Help With Outside Shots!
Thanks to anyone who can help me! I am having a problem understanding why my photos that I take outside on a nice partly cloudy day with b/w 100 ISO seem to come out so white. Like an extreme amou... |
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How to Overexpose or Underexpose
Can you tell me if I'm on the right track with this exposure? If I meter a scene at, say, 125 at f8 ... to overexpose would I then change manually to 60 at f8? Or do I have to change the f-stop... |
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Canon EOS 10D Hockey Photos
HiI just purchased the Canon EOS 10D. I need to get some good shots at a hockey game, this is the 1st time I have used an SLR. I was wondering if anyone can help with what settings to go with? The... |
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Why Are Some Indoor Portraits Yellow?
Sometimes I am taking "studio" type portraits at my house. I was taking pictures of two different people in the exact same set up but some of the pictures had a yellow tint to them. Why does this h... |
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Why Does My Black Dog Looks Blue
Hi My question is why did the very black dog turn out blue when printed? I use an Olympus C 4000 camera and a Canon i950 printer with every type of glossy I have. These photos are important its my ... |
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Problem With Bright Splotches
I hope this doesn't sound like too stupid of a question... but, I recently purchased a JVC gc-qx5hdu digital camera. When I shoot indoors, there are bright splotches on the subject. I am atta... |
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