KC wrote:
> I usually try to set my exposure so that there will be a whitest white
> and blackest black, using the full range of illumination. I use manual
> mode a lot, and set ISO, aperature and shutter speed accordingly. I
> have a Canon S3.
>
> Occasionally, in below average lighting conditions, I can't adjust the
> S3 to get a black black and white white. I get shots which can have a
> white white and blacks stop at gray, or a black black with whites that
> stop at gray.
>
> Is this normal and just the nature of certain exposures or is there
> always a way to get a full range of lighting?
One word to study: Histogram.
Well, and also expose for the highlights if you are going to do post
processing. If no editing, it's possible to change the contrast in the
menu but seldom practical in the field. More often my complaint is too
much contrast because you can always increase contrast later with
editing. Anyways, study the histogram & most of the rest will become
obvious.
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Paul Furman
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