If a negative is underxposed, has it received too much light or not enough light?

Answer 1

the negative is a kid and the positive is michael jackson and then theres not enough light the negative is not attractive enough and if its positive then oh **** its the amdoobaoblaganda!

Answer 2

For a photograph to be underexposed it simply means there is not enough light getting onto the sensor, in digital cameras, or film, in traditional camera cases.

In photography the term "exposed" simply means, in laymans terms, getting exposure to light. "Under" refers to not enough and "over" means too much.

I have some very good, easy to understand technical photography terms on my blog if you want to read them. I can also forward you an article I have written in an ezine about exposure. Go to www.nomorebadphotos.blogspot.com or my website www.digitalphotograpysuccess.com and email me there if you like.

Here is from an article I wrote, just toextend on the topic:

"Exposure: This means, basically, the total amount of light falling onto the sensor in your digital camera. The way this is "measured" is by calling the level a "value." Or in shorter terms for digital photography its called an "E/V". The more E/V registered on your digital camera the more light is getting in. Think of it as a higher E/V means a higher concentration of light going in the camera.

On my Sony brick...sorry I mean my old Sony Cyber shot, if I take a sunset shot and need to have more light in the picture then I'll increase the E/V to +2.0. If it is a sunny day, like a bright summers day and I want to stop the picture from being overexposed and reduce the amount of light coming in to the digital camera, I'll reduce the E/V to -0.3 for example.

These numbers simply pertain to my camera, so don't worry too much about them, but just understand the principle. The lesser the E/V number the less light. In effect you are making the pupil smaller so less light comes in and vice versa."

Cheers.
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Answer 3

An underexposed negative has received not enough light. It's a thin negative, usually very pale-looking, with little tonal separation and very few details, and it will make a dark print.

Answer 4

Not enough light. The negative will be clear, or nearly clear.

Answer 5

Not enough light through the aperature, set longer exposure or use exterior lighting source

Answer 6

My guess would be not enough light. Overexposure is too much.

Answer 7

You just said, 'underexposed', meaning not enough light.

Answer 8

Not enough, hence the term "under" exposed.

Answer 9

not enough.