Last week I went out on a photo walk with my friend who recently purchased a new SLR camera. I was giving her a few pointers and one that gave her an "ah ha" moment was when I told her how she could easily adjust the brightness of her photos by making a simple adjustment on her camera using her exposure compensation button.
If you don't know where that button is on your camera (typically it is a button that has a +/-), pull out your manual and take a quick peek. This is a feature you will want to try out, I promise. You can use this feature in any of the non-automatic modes and it is also found on most point and shoot cameras.
Here is a very high-level overview of how the exposure compensation button works...
Let's say you take a picture and find that it is too dark, what you need to do is press the +/- button (on my Canon 7D, I press the Q button to bring up the menu) and then you will see a line graph with numbers from -3 to +3 (see the photo below). You will then want to move the tick mark in the positive direction to let in more light. Conversely, if your photo was overexposed (too bright) you would move the tick mark in the negative direction.
Here is an example how tweaking these numbers can impact your photos..... The middle photo is where the camera chose the exposure or 0.
Here is an example where I adjusted the metering by a full stop in either direction........
Hi Kristina...get tutorial! Isn't amazing how one click of a dial can get such different results? I see that your fav lens is the Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8...I just bought one and LOVE it too!
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