Comments on: Underexpose on Purpose http://www.onelouderphoto.com/2009/02/16/underexpose-on-purpose/ New York music photographer specializing in live music photography, band portraits, promotional shoots & events. Sun, 11 Dec 2011 07:27:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: wilson333 http://www.onelouderphoto.com/2009/02/16/underexpose-on-purpose/comment-page-1/#comment-602 wilson333 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:11:02 +0000 http://onelouderphoto.com/?p=889#comment-602 Funny. Just read the opposite on Todd's site. But that was in regards to noise rather than exposure. He said to err on the side of 1/3 over and bring back in post. The old example of trading one for another I guess. Funny. Just read the opposite on Todd's site. But that was in regards to noise rather than exposure. He said to err on the side of 1/3 over and bring back in post. The old example of trading one for another I guess.

]]> By: chrisowyoung http://www.onelouderphoto.com/2009/02/16/underexpose-on-purpose/comment-page-1/#comment-601 chrisowyoung Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:49:05 +0000 http://onelouderphoto.com/?p=889#comment-601 Hi Wilson. The title of this post is actually sort of misleading in hindsight. I'm not actually recommending that people serious underexpose their shots only to pull them back up in post, this as Todd suggest will create lots of nasty shadow noise. <br><br>What I do recommend in tricky lighting situations is erring on the side of underexposure to ensure that you don't totally blow out the subject. I assuming I'm shooting at a reasonable ISO for my camera (1600-2000 on my D3) I don't mind giving myself a buffer of underexposure when the lighting is firing in strong bursts. Basically, I'm betting that when the lighting flares and I start shooting, the underexposure I've dialed in will help me get a properly exposed shot. <br><br>If the lighting is fairly consistent, you should do as Todd suggests and "expose to the right" in order to minimize noise. Do keep in mind that any highlights that are blown by more than about 3/4 of a stop are gone for good. Hi Wilson. The title of this post is actually sort of misleading in hindsight. I'm not actually recommending that people serious underexpose their shots only to pull them back up in post, this as Todd suggest will create lots of nasty shadow noise.

What I do recommend in tricky lighting situations is erring on the side of underexposure to ensure that you don't totally blow out the subject. I assuming I'm shooting at a reasonable ISO for my camera (1600-2000 on my D3) I don't mind giving myself a buffer of underexposure when the lighting is firing in strong bursts. Basically, I’m betting that when the lighting flares and I start shooting, the underexposure I’ve dialed in will help me get a properly exposed shot.

If the lighting is fairly consistent, you should do as Todd suggests and “expose to the right” in order to minimize noise. Do keep in mind that any highlights that are blown by more than about 3/4 of a stop are gone for good.

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