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Why is my camera so forgiving for overblown exposure?
I've found that my camera (Sony A99) is very forgiving in terms of overexposure when shooting in RAW. By that I mean, I can overexposure by a stop or so and when I get home for the post processing I ...
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How do objects in the dark come up when post processing?
I took one shot of oil lamps. Partial metering mode was used and I focused on the bright yellow light, as expected the image was captured with only the light and its immediate surroundings visible.
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Photographing microfiche readers: Bright light forces camera to darken image
I am a researcher and often have to take photographs of material from microfiche cards.
The problem that I have been encountering is that on non-digital readers, there is a bright lamp behind the ...
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How to edit the exposure/contrast of two different areas of a photo with a smooth transition between the two parts?
I'm a complete newbee in photography and in photography editing, but I made a a photo I really like with my phone, and I would like to improve it numerically.
Here is the photo.
I know how to use ...
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Should I set exposure on my camera or later with software?
With most cameras (Point-n-Shoots and DSLRs) I have always seen exposure settings for exposure. My question is this, should I mess with exposure in the camera while taking the shot or use software ...
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How to correct photos which were overexposed at the edges only?
I'm dealing with a set of photos where a model was photographed against a white backdrop. The problem is that due to the setup, way too much light reflected off the backdrop. So the model's face (for ...
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What is the best way to handle overexposed sky in post-processing?
I'm new at photography and I have taken some pictures where the subjects in the foreground are exposed correctly but the sky is very overexposed. What is the best way to handle it in post production?
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How do I get this “Washed out” effect for street photography?
I was browsing an unrelated question here and noticed this photo:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sparth/5730541580/lightbox/
I've seen countless street-photography shots with this kind of color effect ...
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Can you fix incorrect exposure during post processing?
If a photo is over or under exposed but not to the point of clipping (histogram does not reach the left or right side) is there any reason you couldn't just fix the exposure in Photoshop or Lightroom? ...
