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PHOTOCADEMY Lesson #4, proper metering with your DSLR!
You should be setting your camera's exposure with the highlights in mind. Be careful not to overexpose important parts of the image by using the histogram. Exposing this way will give you the maximum amount of data to create better & more colorful images.
Next step is editing your photo. Its easy to adjust your shadows in Lightroom to have a full tonal range. Check out the video!
You should also check out my video Why You Need Perfect Exposure in Digital Photography that shows you what the effect of underexposure can do to an image.
2016 Update! Learn how your meter works with PHOTOCADEMY Lesson #3, Metering modes http://cazillo.com/articles/photocademy/466-master-guide-to-dslr-metering-modes.html and lesson #4 how to use your DSLR's Meter http://cazillo.com/articles/photocademy/467-dont-be-duped-by-your-dslrs-meter.html
Many photographers end up with underexposed images, sometimes its the camera on the wrong settings!
PHOTOCADEMY Lesson #3! Are you using the wrong metering mode?
Version 2 of Photography Exposure Tutorial
Everyone has done it, even me back in the day. An inch or two of fresh snow has fallen and its the perfect time to go out and take a few photographs. I go out, relying on my trusty meter to give me good exposures. I then get back, so excited with what I had captured only to find out everything is at least 2 stops underexposed. Oh No! Find out how to fix it in the video. Enjoy!
Photographer's backup tips and high key background lighting setups too!
Are you going out to shoot the AFTERMATH of #SNOWZILLA?
Bracketing is one more tool that you can pull out of your photographer's toolbox to save or improve your photographs. You probably won't use it every day, nor do you want to use it in every scene. In my video I show you an example as well as a few photos that I created using bracketing
Which is cheaper - Inkjet or ordering photo prints online?