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Exploring Photography: Exposure and Dynamic Range

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Overview

Explore exposure and dynamic range to understand how digital cameras capture images—and how to deal with tricky lighting scenarios.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
1. Exposure Concept Overview
  • Understanding the essential exposure controls
  • What is good exposure?
2. Exposure Compensation Concepts
  • Solving exposure challenges with exposure compensation
  • Shooting manual to get more overexposure and underexposure latitude
3. Histograms and Exposure
  • Understanding how editing informs shooting
  • Reviewing histogram information
  • Exposing to the right
  • Understanding the raw format and in-camera histograms
  • Exposing to the right in the real world
  • JPEG exposure strategy
4. ISO Concepts
  • Understanding auto ISO and when to use it
  • Configuring auto ISO for best exposure
  • Moving subjects and auto ISO in low light
5. Metering Concepts
  • Understanding metering modes
  • Metering options field demonstration
  • Correcting the default spot meter exposure
6. Dynamic Range
  • Defining dynamic range
  • Metering and dynamic range
  • Exploring the aesthetics of dynamic range
7. Understanding Contrast
  • Exposing for maximum contrast
  • Post-processing for maximizing contrast
  • Fixing exposure through a range of in-camera adjustments
  • Shooting a small still life in front of a bright window
  • Post work on the small still life image
Conclusion
  • Final thoughts

Taught by

Ben Long

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