Quick Guide To Getting Perfect Exposures In Photography

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@russellbaston974 Год назад

Correct exposure is the exposure that gives you the image you desire.

@absolutelypointlessreviews2553 Год назад

Well said, Sir.

@howtosober Год назад

Thank you. I photographed very instinctively for the first couple of years, and often enjoyed capturing backlit images that were underexposed because of the mood they create. When I wanted to get better at photography I started learning all the technical aspects, but discovered that doing so made me question my instinctive artistic choices and feel self-conscious about whether anyone but me would think my photographs are "good." But the feeling the work elicits is everything, right? The dreamlike look you get from blown-out highlights and bright sun, or the loneliness and other moods from subjects immersed in shadows wouldn't happen if you always exposed things "properly." If playing with the different effects you can get from varying exposure, focus, etc. wasn't important to photography as an art form, then things like the Lensbaby and Holga wouldn't be as popular as they are, and everyone would just stick to point-and-shoot cameras. I'm going back to capturing things they way I like them, and for me that means the feeling I want has to get across first.

@L.Spencer Год назад

I keep getting that feedback, that my photos are underexposed. I like them that way. But I'm also trying to work out that the camera display is at its brightest, so I can actually see it on a bright day. And then there's the laptop screen where I edit, and it's not calibrated, so I wonder if what I'm seeing is different than what my teacher and classmates see in our online class. I've looked at my photos on my tablet and they look OK to me. So I think I just like a darker exposure still.

@cmeluzzi Год назад

I completely agree, Alex. That's a matter of intentionality. If one knows what they want as a final result, under or overexposure in camera will probably work better than the average exposure. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Cheers!

@nowisthetime6093 Год назад

For me composition is king over exposure! Cheat sheet: Just exposure bracket for 3 or 5 shots with 1 stop between each and pick the exposure that best suits your vision.

@86BBUB Год назад

A simple way to understand this. If your goal is a SOOC image (jpeg) expose "to taste". If your goal is a raw file expose such that you saturate the sensor without clipping the highlights in which you want to retain detail. (ETTR technique)

@joetrent4753 Год назад

Quite often overexposure or under exposure in parts of the image can be used effectively for creative effect. If there was such a thing as correct exposure and we used it all the time, our photographs would end up looking fairly pedestrian.

@ManuelRodriguez-wm2gv Год назад

My senior year project in late '70s photo school was learning the Zone System and then applying it consistently, over time, to real-life shooting situations. And I found that while sufficiently mastering the Zone System isn't easy or quick, when done correctly, the system does allow you to produce high-quality results day-in, day-out. My primary efforts involved 4-x-5 film (Tri-X and Plus-X), as the fullest control you achieve with the Zone System is with single negatives. But I also achieved some very good results using 35mm and 120 film, especially if shooting conditions throughout a roll remained fairly consistent. I learned quite a bit about the Zone System's ins-and-outs from the late Fred Picker's book, "The Fine Print in BW Photography." This book, more than anyone or anything else, taught me Zone System principles and practicalities (e.g., using a densitometer to consistently achieve negatives of a desired density). My Zone System experience taught me the importance of working from a sound technical base when shooting, so key if you want to achieve high-quality, technically consistent results over time. And what you learn here just doesn't apply to BW work, it applies to color photography as well.

@tedbrown7908 Год назад

I took a black and white photo today at three stops under exposure. Came out a great photo of a smoke tower with dark clouds.

@ojanmaul 9 месяцев назад

Ah, another guide to perfect exposures in photography. Interesting, but personally, I think the greatest shots come when you break the rules a bit. Experimentation and embracing imperfections can lead to some truly captivating images! 📸✨

@jacobh5817 Год назад

Exposure is part of the creative decisions you make as a photographer. As a fashion/beauty photographer however, I need to take the envisioned media into account. Too dark can pose a problem when printing. Too light can be an issue for screens. It’s a matter of experimenting and learning.

@david_keating Год назад

Amen! Most of my images would be thrown out if they were subject to a university of photography for being over exposed in parts and if we all exposed 'correctly' our images would all be so similar there would be such thing at photography styles and we'd all be boring and as ypu quite rightly put it, the drama in our photographs would be lost. Great vlog once again Sir 👍🙂

@ThePhotographicEye Год назад

Thank you

@hexgraphica Год назад

Shooting in digital negative mostly means just squeezing data through a sensor that imprints them, especially if the device is not incredibly capable. By knowing this, correct exposure is just how flat the lights and the shadows will be on the subject. That's the easiest part to me, because the hardest is remembering that the camera can't recover burnt lights much but can recover dark shadows quite a bit, so the preview and the histogram aren't that accurate as they measure across the whole frame That is true for temperature as well but I have yet to do some experiments to figure out that

@SimonWillig Год назад

If you define exposure as the thing that happens in the camera (which makes sense, all the rest is processing), perhaps the right exposure is the exposure that results in the richest dataset, whether that be jpg, raw or even film

@AK-hk2pd Год назад

It all comes down to your own artistic intent, great 👍 lesson, luv it.

@leirumf5476 Год назад

I'm a beginner photographer (hobbyist, no formal education other than this gentleman's videos). I've found myself feeling comfortable shooting in apperture priority but adjusting the the exposure to my desired level, the camera I have allows for that to be done super quickly and handy. I find this very comfortable because it can be a bit of a pickle for me to fastly adjust both apperture and shutterspeed when the light changes abruptly. So, my camera kinda dictates what my shutterspeed should be, but I also tell it what I wish it to be. Not as much control as with manual, but enough for me 😅

@MVCvevasI Год назад

Always good advice, the best advice.

@martinagiusstreetphotography Год назад

Great stuff as usual

@user-yg1eb6kw5l 10 месяцев назад

Hi Alex, I would be interested in a video, that analyzes some photographs - I for example feel uncertain about estimating indoor exposure. Such a detailed analysis of famous photographs might not only discuss the technical aspects (light situation, exposure, aperture, lens choice etc) but also aesthetic choices like composition, meaning, feelings, mood and context. What do you think about this?

@TTXV Год назад

Some good points who is in the driving seat your self or your kit

@jefflively8867 Год назад

Exposure compensation is my friend! I enjoy using the "P" setting whilst on vacation and since I am quite familiar with what my cameras are seeing the +/- is used to my taste. Less of a fuss and far quicker for my personal shooting style...

@StenhousePhotography Год назад

Massively inspired by your vlogs and have recently signed up to your online course. Am loving it all. Was wondering if you could recommend some books I could read along with your course?

@RobertFGardner Год назад

This was mind and eye opening! I absolutely LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!

@ThePhotographicEye Год назад

Thank you for watching.

@denisroy81 Год назад

Have always used "P" as a starter ( suggestion ) then "A" and "S" changed if needed with a bit of +/- thrown in to get what I want. Recipe is never the same because ingredients are always different.

@ddsdss256 Год назад

I used to worry about the Zone System but my light meter has seen little use in recent years. My current strategy is to simply avoid blown-out highlights (in most but not all cases) by using zebras. I can easily recover any lost shadow detail in post and noise is no problem thanks to DxO and Topaz (ISO's also not a concern, and I primarily shoot MFT). Most often, I shoot aperture priority (using exposure compensation liberally) and RAW+JPG, using the latter as "full-screen thumbnails" while processing the former. In rare cases where I may want more DR, I can usually bracket, but if there's enough light to see my hand in front of my face, I can get generally get a usable shot.

@oneeyedphotographer Год назад

For most of his career, AA used sheet film, and it was essential he got the best exposure for each sheet of film so that when he developed it, he got a negative that was ()relatively) 4asy to print. When he shot medium format (I suppose he used rollfilm), he llost some freedom becase every exposed fram on a strip of film had to undergo the same development process. Today, I don't need to use a light meter, indeed I almost never use the one in the camera. I want an exposure with no highlights clipped, and the histogram and zebra stripes and blinkies are much better than the light meter at telling me that. I do need to look into the zebra stripes, they are often more conservative than the histogram. If, in not clipping the highlights I find the darker areas underexposed, then I can take another shot for processing later, perhaps I need to combine two or even more to get what I want. For me there is a correct exposure, it's what gives me the most flexibility for post processing. Even when I want a dark-looking final result, the correct exposure will be fairly bright. I can reduce the apparent exposure in post production with no fear of adding noise, even though getting the desired look in camera may have been noisy. I don't see any drawback to any photographer (who is not required to shoot JPEG in camera) to my approach. In contrast, the camera's light meter has no idea of what I want

@pauljenkin297 Год назад

So long as the exposure is what was intended (high key, low key, no clipping of highlight and shadow detail) that's the 'correct' exposure. This can usually be achieved in-camera and/or via post-processing. That said, when leaning the 'exposure triangle' I'd argue it's essential to aim to get an exposure which ensures, as far as possible, no clipping (at either end), as it's a useful tool to have in your bag. Then experiment to your heart's content to achieve the look you want.

@nickmallouf4751 Год назад

Alex - thanks so much for the reference to the BBC4 The Genius of Photography in an earlier episode. I found it on the web myself and have been watching it. It's an amazing series on the history of photography!

@Black_Jesus3005 Год назад

Thanks again Alex.

@Rob.1340 Год назад

Thank you. All the best. 👍📷😎

@romulocuy4061 Год назад

Great advice!

@ThePurpleHarpoon Год назад

I think, with a little experience, you begin to recognise what kind of scene might produce a less than adequate exposure. Night shots, for instance, tend to be a problem for a camera's meter. However, if you use manual exposure and spot metering, and meter from a part of the scene that has a mid-tone, you can pretty much guarantee a good exposure.

@dusty4918 Год назад

Thanks Alex!

@davidpearson3304 Год назад

That’s why I love mirrorless, what I see is what I get and I can adjust the settings to get what I want before I hit the shutter button.

@AndrewHardacre Год назад

I suspect people read a lot about the 'perfect' histogram and become a slave to a rough bell curve. A classic case of where theory and practice can and frequently do deviate

@tanyadeleeuw Год назад

what's the correct exposure? "it depends" ... that's the answer to so many photography questions!

@MarceloFernandez1967 Год назад

Sean Tucker is a good example.

@brkscat92 Год назад

🔥🔥

@silvestersze9968 Год назад

Well said. 👍🏻🎃

@maesc2001 Год назад

Sooo true ✌️

@alkazamir Год назад

I am little strugling with this "... I want them to be as best as it can possibly be." is there something that evaluate how good photos are? I think you meant that from your perspective because there is no real thing like best way how to shoot something .. or is there ? :)

@JohnDrummondPhoto Год назад

The exposure is correct if it allows the photographer the desired end effect.

@warrend8362 Год назад

Snuck that one in on me lol 😂

@tomdewittefoto6701 Год назад

just mind the 'blinkies'

@TimberGeek Год назад

I never quite figured out "P".

@CptKurlan Год назад

Pardon my french, but, aside your great videos, full a good insights et thoughts, I can’t manage to understand the salutation you use as an opening of the video. Help :)

@ThePhotographicEye Год назад

Howzit, howzit! It’s a slang way of saying hello in South Africa (where I grew up)

@CptKurlan Год назад

I’ve learnt one more thing :)

@CptKurlan Год назад

@@ThePhotographicEye thanks a lot for the explanation !

@carlosenriquez2092 Год назад

please understand I am not a profesional. I don't publish my photos, I don't believe there are more than a handful of people who might like them. I have no fame nor fortune that is dependant on the quality of my Photos. The only correct exposure is the exposure that produces an image that pulls at your heart. Correct exposure moves your soul. Correct exposure can make you sad or make you spray scotch from your nostrils in laughter. Correct exposure can make taer a photo in half from rage or hold a photo to your heart while weeping. Correct exposure can make you regret it can make you desire and long for. Correct exposure can make you recoil in disgust or bring to life long forgotten memories. Having said all that if, there is a photographer out there professional or otherwise who tells you there is a " correct exposure " then please start by walking away and follow up by peering into yourself and ask yourself what your photography is about.

@anta40 Год назад

True there's no such thing as "correct exposure". Or if you are a histogram fan: no need to always follow the "bell-shaped" (normal distribution) form. This is personal taste. Very subjective. The next question is: "how am I going to achieve that exposure"? Light metering 101 :D

@kelvinp.coleman563 Год назад

It's dismaying to me that so many digital photography tutorials seem to lean on the histogram as the one true authority when it comes to "correct" exposure. I can't think of a single one of my pictures that follows this idealised bell-curve, and yet they're all pretty much how I want them to look. 🤷‍♂

@johnclay7644 Год назад

informative 6mins.

@tanyadeleeuw Год назад

"mcguftie thing" ... technical term ... 😂

@TheNitebinder Год назад

A perfect exposure in the greatest myth ever! No matter how well you can use a light meter, have the right lenses, lighting or whatever. Some part of photo will be over or under exposed. Even in the ancient film days, you had to burn and dodge areas in the photo for it to be perfect! Usually, it costed you ten to twenty sheets of photographic paper to get done!