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You know what exposure is. Now you know how to tell if you got it. Here’s the short version.
The Short Version
The meter
The meter tells you before you press the shutter. Check it first.What Does the Meter Tell You? →
Too dark? Any side of the triangle can fix it. One click at a time: better… or worse?How Do You Fix a Photo That's Too Dark? →
Zero is a guide, not a rule.Is the Meter Always Right? →
The meter wants 0. But you’re the photographer.What If You Want It Darker Than the Meter? →
The histogram
A histogram is just your photo’s pixels, sorted from dark to light and stacked up.What Does a Histogram Show? →
Piled up on the left: underexposed. Climbing up the right: overexposed.How Do You Read a Histogram? →
There’s no one right shape. Just watch the walls.What Happens When the Histogram Hits the Wall? →
The blinkies
Flashing black and white means pure white. No detail left there.What Are the Blinkies? →
The histogram tells you how much is gone. The blinkies show you where.Where Do the Blinkies Come From? →
Blinkies are a warning, not a rule.How Do You Get Rid of the Blinkies? →
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