Photographing White

I just learned that in order to photograph white on a sunny day, you meter off the sky, not off the subject. Who knew?! (I love this class!)

Karen of morningjoy February 28, 2009 / 8:52 am

I’ve heard that, but if you’re photographing something white, you probably need some exposure compensation. The histogram tells the story.
I’m glad you’re enjoying your class.

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- kanniduba February 28, 2009 / 12:45 pm
  
  Thanks Karen!
  I have never used the histogram, and instead have relied on “eyeballing” the exposure…I’m getting better at doing that the more I learn, though not perfect yet! I think it could be handy at times, but I think it might just make the process all the more complicated! lol Although, I’m happy to report that I looked at the histogram of the above photo, and was so excited that it was right on!!! WhooHoo!! 🙂
  I found an article on how to read the histogram that I thought was very easy to understand. (Some just confused me more!!)
  For any of you who are interested, here’s the link:
  http://www.jclarksonphotography.com/articles/histogram.php
  
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