Jul 22 2008
Dark Subject, Light Background
The biggest learning curve with using a DSLR is getting just the right setting for the situation. It just takes practice and patience to get the shot you desire.
Shooting with a lighter background could mean a dark subject if you’re not careful.
My setting was OK for the background, but my subjects are silhouettes. I had the camera set to the Tv setting instead of using the Av setting that lets in more light. The camera was automatically setting the Av setting according to the background. To remedy this, I zoomed in to one of the faces, then pressed the lock on the camera. This will set the light reading and not change it. Then I zoomed back out to snap the photo again.
The second photo is much better. You can always use a photo editor to help with washed out photos. The background is looking a little overexposed. But there’s not much can be done with underexposed pictures.
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