Easy Light metering

By Adrienne Lubbe

Your camera will automatically meter the light for the main subject of the photo.

In this instance there was strong light coming through the doorway of the tent.

In the above case, the photo was composed with the doorway as the

focal point. The camera set the meter automatically on that bright lighting situation,

which threw the rest of the photo into darkness.

By focusing inside the tent first and keeping the shutter button half way depressed,

then recomposing the photo, the camera set the meter to read the darker interior

setting thereby creating a better exposed shot.

NOTE: NEITHER OF THESE TWO PHOTOS WERE ALTERED DIGITALLY