Wondering about indoor photography exposure settings? Maybe you are more interested in outdoor settings. This Q & A and Exposure Control in Digital Photography article covers it all. For in-depth instruction, check out Bryan F. Peterson's Understanding Exposure online photography course.
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ISO: Still Vs. Moving Subjects
I just got a Kodak p850 for Christmas and I need help on what to set the ISO to when taking pictures of a subject in motion and a subject that is still. ... |
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Portrait Photography in the Snow
Can anyone give me some quick tips on how to take the best portraits in the snow? Should I use my grey card or take a reading from the subject's face? I have read that I need to overexpose a... |
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Shutter Speed, Flash, Indoors, Etc.
I know that at 200mm focal length, the rule of thumb is I should use a 1/200 shutter speed. The question is: When I do this, do I always need flash to be on? I tried using high shutter speeds - 1/3... |
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Photographing Large Groups of People
It seems that when I am photographing large groups of people. I am getting the ones in front in focus, and the ones just a little behind them are slightly out of focus. I know about the depth of fi... |
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Judging a Print for Exposure
To judge a print for exposure, what do I look for?... |
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Bracketing - Image Quality?
Hi there,Can someone tell me if bracketing results in a deterioration of photo quality? I have noticed a big difference in the quality of the photos taken with and without and wondered if it was ju... |
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How to Meter a Backlit Sunset Portrait
I've been told to meter off the sky or to meter off of the subject's face. The two are so different it doesn't make any sense to me. I am thinking of metering off of the sky and then ad... |
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People Photography: Light Metering
I have heard people say that when photographing people outside you should meter off someone's white or black shirt. I don't understand this. If anyone does I would love to have it make se... |
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Autofocus vs. Manual Shooting
My camera is an autofocus and/or manual. This might sound like a real amature question, but if I use my manual settings, do I want to keep the camera on AF or do I want to use the Manual focus mod... |
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Snowy Mountaintop Vs. Dark Foreground
I am about to go to the Himalayas for the second time. The first time I struggled to get a good early-morning shot of the sun just catching the top of the mountains, when I also wanted the lodge or... |
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Balancing Outdoor Vs. Indoor Lighting
How do I balance outdoor light and indoor light while photographing homes? The windows seem to be blown-out when shooting interiors. I am having problems with everything else looking flat and bland... |
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Understanding Exposure
I just took a photography course, and I still have no idea when it come to understanding the meter. What exactly do I do when I want to make black look black and white look white?... |
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Selective Focus: Sharp Vs. Blurred
How do you focus on the main object in the frame and leave everything else out of focus (so the main object/person stands out)? I have seen this in photos before and would like to learn how to do i... |
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Deciphering F-stops
There are f-stops and half f-stops on my camera. What are they exactly ? Are they related to shutter speed or aperture? How can I deal with it and calculate it? Thanks.... |
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Aperture Priority Vs. Shutter Priority
I am trying to understand the functions of my new camera (Pentax ZX-L). Someone please explain to me (in layman's terms) the need for aperture priority and shutter priority. When do I need to... |
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Shooting Against the Sun
I shot this photo against the sun. It was sunset, but as you can see, it didn't work out the way that I wanted too. The details of the ridges and the coastline was just too dark, even though it... |
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Light Meter Readings
When using a light meter, I find I get a different reading when taking a reflective reading than when taking a incident reading. Most of the time the incident reading requires 1 stop more exposure... |
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Aperture/ Shutter Speed Chart?
I am new to the settings-capable digital format. I have been reading the QnA selections regarding aperture and shutter speed settings ... apparently you need to make sure the settings jive for succ... |
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Alternative to Gray Cards
Hi everyone,I just read a thread somewhere that mentioned a trick/tip if you will - about alternatives to using grey cards. The hand and a brown paper bag, but - without a whole lot of detail. (It ... |
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Combining Aperture and Shutter Speed
I don't understand how to combine aperture and shutter speed.... |
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