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how to shoot a dark object against a light backgro what is the best way to shoot a dark subject against a light background using the canon eos rebel 2000?
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Maynard McKillen |
Dear Seena: When you say dark subject, do you mean one that has predominantly dark colors in it, or one that is simply not lit as brightly as the background, or both? If the subject did not have predominantly dark colors, but was of average reflectance, you could zoom in on the subject, or move closer to it, to take a light meter reading of just the subject, taking care that no light from the background was entering the camera. Use the Autoexposure lock feature to record the f/stop and shutter speed, so the camera will use them when you zoom out or back up. Or you could put the Rebel into manual exposure mode and set the f/stop and shutter speed yourself. If the subject had predominantly dark colors in it, you might put a gray card in front of the subject and zoom in/move closer to take a reading of just the gray card. If you dare to experiment, the Rebel 2000 has partial metering mode, which takes a light meter reading from only the very center of the viewfinder (about 10%). This, too, could provide correct exposure. Or you could use exposure compensation, another feature which, in manual exposure mode, will allow you to "bias" the light meter for strong backlighting. As if that weren't enough, the Rebel has Auto Exposure bracketing, where the camera takes several photos and changes the f/stop and/or shutter speed for each one, in the hopes that at least one of the frames will be correctly exposed. So, you can try several ways to get a good image...
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