EXPOSURE: THE RELATIONSHIP OF LIGHTING AND YOUR MANUAL SETTINGS
Exposure is the amount of light reaching the image sensor in the back of the camera that records the image being taken.
Underexposed photos do not have enough light and will look dark. Slightly underexposed photos may be saved through brightening on the computer, but it can lead to grainy photos or loss of detail in the photo.
Overexposed photos will look overbright, or they may have overbright (white) areas. Overexposed areas in a photo will not be retained in the image, so it cannot be fixed. Some cameras will flash in these areas in playback mode.
Properly exposing a photo is what we are looking for when working with the camera. To get a properly exposed photo, you have to adjust your ISO, Aperture (F-stop), and Shutter speed to balance one another.
Think of every photo situation like these controls below:
If you change one dial, the others have to adjust to compensate from more or less light entering the camera.
Underexposed photos do not have enough light and will look dark. Slightly underexposed photos may be saved through brightening on the computer, but it can lead to grainy photos or loss of detail in the photo.
Overexposed photos will look overbright, or they may have overbright (white) areas. Overexposed areas in a photo will not be retained in the image, so it cannot be fixed. Some cameras will flash in these areas in playback mode.
Properly exposing a photo is what we are looking for when working with the camera. To get a properly exposed photo, you have to adjust your ISO, Aperture (F-stop), and Shutter speed to balance one another.
Think of every photo situation like these controls below:
If you change one dial, the others have to adjust to compensate from more or less light entering the camera.