When I take a photo for example of a river,the grass and pebbles at the forefront of the picture look too bright.I use a Minolta Dimage Z1 digital camera on auto as I have no idea how to use the manual bit.Is there any way I can overcome this over exposure problem.Many thanks for any help.
2007-09-02 07:25:30 · 7 answers · asked by Julie 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
You really really need to study your Owner's Manual and learn to use the EV settings. Compose and meter as you normally do and then try a shot at -1 EV and one at -2 EV. This will give you 1 (-1 EV) or 2 (-2 EV) stops less exposure which should eliminate the "washed out" look of the foreground. However... you may lose most of the background detail. So you'll have to decide which is more important - the foreground or the background.
You can experiment with - 1/2 EV or - 1 1/2 EV and see which setting gives you results you find acceptable.
2007-09-02 15:11:27 · answer #1 · answered by EDWIN 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My advice is to learn how to use the manual feature. You need to meter for the foreground and the background will be over exposed but that is okay. If you use the auto feature it will automatically expose to the background because it is lighter. The camera will meter on what is brigheter. Manually, you choose what you want to expose properly. Manually may seem difficult but it is crucial. You will have more freedom in what you want to do in photography.
Hope my answer was some help.
2007-09-02 19:19:26 · answer #2 · answered by liza_longoria 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Point the camera at the foreground and press the shutter release GENTLY so it fixes the exposure. DO NOT ease off the button then move the camera up to the area you want to photograph. THEN press the button down the rest of the way to take the picture.
RoyS
2007-09-02 22:40:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the problem might be caused by the camera taking it's light reading from a darker background area, hence the foreground appears too bright, try pointing the camera at a brighter area so it's reading if the light levels is more uniform.
2007-09-02 07:34:01 · answer #4 · answered by skullian 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Are you using the flash in these pictures? The objects closer to the camera will get a lot more light from the flash than more distant objects. If you turn off the flash, (or set it to fill-flash mode, if your camera has such a setting), you will get better results.
2007-09-02 11:06:28 · answer #5 · answered by monkey_tester 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you shoot multisegment metering mode, it should give a better over all exposure.
Also, if you change your shot angle, ie., getting lower, a little higher, or just changing the direction a bit yor camera is pointing in, might reduce glare a bit all by itself.
2007-09-02 07:58:08 · answer #6 · answered by photoguy_ryan 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
don,t turn on the flash light!!!!
2007-09-03 14:00:36 · answer #7 · answered by kang l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋