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Photography question: how do you get the best exposure in difficult lighting situations?

How does one get good exposure when the subjects in the frame are mostly dark (like a dark scene or a very cloudy day)? Or really bright (like a sunny Summer day on the beach at noon)? What if the frame contains parts that are really bright and really dark (like taking a picture of a tree in the shade, with the background sunny)? Thanks!!!

1. Zoom in on a part of the picture that’s darkish-gray

2. Press and hold the exposure-lock button (AE Lock)

3. Re-compose and snap your pic

NOTES:

- By zooming in, you’re defeating the Amazing Multi-segmented Meter, which is what’s screwing up your exposures. This works no matter how wild the lighting.

- If you don’t know what darkish-grey looks like, buy a grey card. After a while you won’t need it any more — you’ll know the tone when you see it.

- You can use the same technique by picking out the brightest part of a pic and increasing the exposure by 3 or so stops. I abandoned this after burning my eyeballs on the sun.

Hope this helps.

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