Daylight portraits

Intentionally underexposing an image would make many photographers question your methods. However, this popular natural-light portrait technique is one many modern photographers are embracing

ASk ALMOST ANy top landscape photographer and they’ll tell you that exposing to the right, or ETTR, is the best way to get maximum detail out of your Raw files. This is actually true – the light side of the histogram records far more detail than the dark side, so slightly overexposing your files retains more detail. There is, however, a newer school of thought emerging that is becoming increasingly popular with natural-light portrait photographers – intentional underexposure. Why would you intentionally underexpose a portrait, you may ask? Think about it this way: when using flash you might underexpose the ambient light and then highlight your subject with the strobe to make them stand out against their surroundings. Natural light doesn’t often offer the same level of control, although the…

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