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What is exposure compensation in photography?

  • Writer: Roberta Govoni
    Roberta Govoni
  • Feb 9, 2023
  • 1 min read

In some digital cameras and in every DSLR, with exposure compensation, you can over or underexpose the sensor in third, half, two or three stops.

+1 increases the amount of light by one stop

-1 decreases the amount of light by one stop

It is most effective when used with centre-weighted or spot metering


Tip #1 - It's better to take the photo underexposed. You can bring back details in the shadows, but you can’t get back details in the highlights if they are blown out.


How to: determine the exposure of

  • Light

    • cloud and overcast: reduce shutter speed, increase the aperture.

    • bright and sunny: fast shutter speed, small aperture

  • Moving Subject: increase shutter speed, unless want blur

  • Greater depth of field: small aperture

Here a gallery of photos of a lovely family, in Melbourne, where I used the exposure compensation in camera, instead of changing aperture or shutter speed.



 
 
 

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