Why are my photos too bright or too dark?

You can tell immediately if there’s an exposure problem. Here’s how to diagnose why your shots might be under- or over-exposed…

08 Not using exposure compensation Matrix metering does a fine job of producing balanced exposures for the majority of day-to-day photo opportunities. However, faced with an overly bright or dark subject or scene, the camera can get things wrong. Despite Matrix metering essentially applying its own exposure compensation to deliver what it determines is an optimum exposure, it may not be accurate. Manually dialling in exposure compensation at the time of shooting is far better than trying to rescue an under- or overexposed image later. Pushing the brightness of an image that’s very dark in Photoshop can lead to noise in shadows, while trying to eke some detail from burned-out highlights can lead to ‘digital’-looking results. 09 Ignoring the histogram It’s easy to get caught up with composition and focusing, and to…

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