DSLR Tips
This is a Photography tutorial for amateur's those who own camera's wanting to get better photograph's
Every DSLR has an auto exposure mode and on the whole they do a great job – but sometimes your photos may come out brighter than you’d like them to. Maybe the camera’s been mistaken or perhaps you’d simply prefer it to come out darker than normal. Either way, it’s easy to fix ...
Checklist: How to make your photos darker
1: Switch your camera to Program mode by turning the mode dial to ‘P’.
2: Press the exposure compensation button. This is normally labelled with a plus and minus symbol – check your manual for details.
3: Set the compensation to a negative value to deliberately underexpose the shot – a setting of -1 will be twice as dark as normal and is a good starting point. Some DSLRs require that the compensation button be held as you make this adjustment.
4: If the result is not dark enough, choose a bigger number, like -1.5 or even -2. If the result is too dark, choose a smaller number like -0.5 or -0.3. It’s all about experimenting.
5: After taking your photo, set the compensation back to zero or all your photos will be darker than normal. Finally if desired, set the mode dial back to Auto.
For better explanation please see the video in the below link
http://blog.djustified.com/2011/03/dslr-tips-how-to-darken-your-exposures.html
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Thanks DJ, you are doing a good job coming up with these types of threads. Keep them coming!
@ marais, Your white balance setting is set wrong. Check your white balance setting in your 40D. try setting it to auto, It works most of the time. if it does not work, try varying it.. for example for pictures in daytime, use 'Daylight' white balance.. if your'e shooting indoors, try 'Shade' , 'Indoors', Tungsten or Flourescent, whichever works for you.I have not used a 400mm lens or anything similar, so I am not the one who can answer your second question. Sorry about it. May be Baldrick can, try asking him. You can also try asking the WARP members who are experts in this area..For your 3rd query,The inbuilt flash is useful at times but it has minimal controls on the output. You can try reducing the flash exposure by a stop or two, if your camera allows you to. but you will have to be in Manual mode. Auto modes ususally dont allow this. If you manage to adjust the flash exposure, you may be able to get better photos with your on-camera flash..if you want complete control over the flash, you must get an external flash. They offer you incredible options and open up a new world of creativity.
Thanks for the input Nomad. @abc : You could try adjusting the saturation with the steps given by Nomad.since you say that your'e seeing the images having good colors on your camera, and dark in your PC monitor, Im pretty much sure youre camera LCD is set too bright. try reducing it too.@ Nomad. appreciate your help on the steps to adjust the LCD brightness on the D90..Goodluck.
abc - go to Shooting Menu, then select Set Picture Control. From Select Picture Control you have choices like Standard/Neutral/Vivid etc...If you click on Standard for example you will see another set of menus like Sharpening/Saturation etc..Choose Saturation and crank it all the way up (+) to saturate your pics...hope this helps..goodluck.
Thanks DJ but I dont think LCD monitor is the problem. I have seen pictures taken by other people on the same monitor and they look very sharp and crisp. Howeevr, mine are a little dull. I think there is some other setting in my camera which I need to check.
Baldrick, how do you adjust saturation in d90?
nice i will try it
I have a Canon D40, and have a few issues that I cant seem to figure out :)1) When taking pictures indoors, my pics have a yellow feel to it. almost like using a yellow filter effect. How do I fix this?2) When using my 400mm lens, it gets very pixelated at the long end of the zoom. Why?3) When using my built in flash on portrait pictures, I get bright spots on the skin, and the skin becomes darker than it really is.I have tried different manual settings, but just cant seem to find the right setting to fix any of the above problemsThanks for the help
thanks! But I dont use a DSLR.
..heads up, djustified..keep them coming..hope to have enough once i have my own dslr...
thanks for the info.
tfs..was really thinking about this one..your post just came in time..
Thank you very much baldrick2dogsABC, nice question.One reason for that could be your camera LCD is set too bright. (I had the same issue once, and when I found out, I reduced the camera LCD brightness by one stop.) But never rely on the camera screen.The second reason could be you PC monitor's calibration. LCD monitors have this calibration problem. If your'e a photographer or Graphics designer for whom color accuracy is very important, you must always check if they're calibrated properly.If your problem is the second, you can try the below.if youre using Windows 7check this link : http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-7-calibrate-your-displayif not, try googling how to calibrate your monitor, you'll find the answer.monitor calibration is a big issue these days unlike the days we were using CRT monitors....Hope I've given you an answer..
ABC, are you shooting in jpg mode? You should be able to turn up the saturation.
Thanks for sharing DJ.
Can you also post a link to show how to make colours brighter? I have a D90 and I have been taking photos of green fields and gardens. However, although the colours seem bright when I see them on my camera screen but when I download the photos on my PC, the colours seems too dull. I will appreciate if you could post how to make colours more brighter.
Thanks
Step Away from the green box!Keep up the tips DJ