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<blockquote data-quote="Scott Murray" data-source="post: 79199" data-attributes="member: 9753"><p>Just found this and thought you might be interested.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><em>Today Yanik Chauvin from </em><em><a href="http://www.image-y.com/blog" target="_blank">Image-Y</a></em><em> shares how he uses EV Compensation.</em></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">I’ve been using the EV (Exposure Value) button on my camera more than any of the other buttons so I thought I would share with you why and when I use it. Remember that I shoot with a Nikon so shutter speed and aperture are controlled with the front and back wheels not buttons <img src="http://digital-photography-school.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> . But before I get into that, let me briefly explain to you WHAT the EV button is and what it does.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">To put it simply, the EV button allows your to quickly underexpose (darken) or overexpose (brighten) your image. How it works is pretty simple. When you’re taking a photo, the camera’s job is to adjust itself by changing the shutter speed and/or apperture to properly expose your shot so that it’s not too bright or too dark. Some cameras do this better than others but that’s another story. <img src="http://digital-photography-school.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> When you play with the EV button, what you’re doing is telling the camera to either brighten or darken the photo from the optimal exposure it perceives.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><p style="text-align: center"></p><p></span><p style="text-align: center"></p><p></span><p style="text-align: center"></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">You can use the EV button in <strong>P</strong> (programed auto), <strong>S</strong> or <strong>Tv</strong> (shutter priority) or <strong>A</strong> (aperture priority) modes.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">In <strong>P</strong> mode, the camera will adjust the EV by changing the shutter speed and/or the apperture. In <strong>S/Tv</strong> mode, since you set the shutter speed manually, it will adjust the aperture to compensate. In <strong>A</strong> mode, the camera will change the shutter speed since you manually control the apperture.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><em>NB: You cannot use the EV button to under or overexpose your photo in </em><strong>M</strong><em> (manual) mode since you control both the shutter speed and aperture manually.</em></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Read more: <a href="http://digital-photography-school.com/ev-compensation-explained#ixzz27HVH6xqm" target="_blank">EV Compensation Explained</a></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scott Murray, post: 79199, member: 9753"] Just found this and thought you might be interested. [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial][I]Today Yanik Chauvin from [/I][I][URL="http://www.image-y.com/blog"]Image-Y[/URL][/I][I] shares how he uses EV Compensation.[/I][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]I’ve been using the EV (Exposure Value) button on my camera more than any of the other buttons so I thought I would share with you why and when I use it. Remember that I shoot with a Nikon so shutter speed and aperture are controlled with the front and back wheels not buttons [IMG]http://digital-photography-school.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif[/IMG] . But before I get into that, let me briefly explain to you WHAT the EV button is and what it does.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]To put it simply, the EV button allows your to quickly underexpose (darken) or overexpose (brighten) your image. How it works is pretty simple. When you’re taking a photo, the camera’s job is to adjust itself by changing the shutter speed and/or apperture to properly expose your shot so that it’s not too bright or too dark. Some cameras do this better than others but that’s another story. [IMG]http://digital-photography-school.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif[/IMG] When you play with the EV button, what you’re doing is telling the camera to either brighten or darken the photo from the optimal exposure it perceives.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial][FONT=inherit][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial][CENTER][/CENTER][/FONT][CENTER][/center][/COLOR][CENTER][/CENTER] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]You can use the EV button in [B]P[/B] (programed auto), [B]S[/B] or [B]Tv[/B] (shutter priority) or [B]A[/B] (aperture priority) modes.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]In [B]P[/B] mode, the camera will adjust the EV by changing the shutter speed and/or the apperture. In [B]S/Tv[/B] mode, since you set the shutter speed manually, it will adjust the aperture to compensate. In [B]A[/B] mode, the camera will change the shutter speed since you manually control the apperture.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial][I]NB: You cannot use the EV button to under or overexpose your photo in [/I][B]M[/B][I] (manual) mode since you control both the shutter speed and aperture manually.[/I][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial] Read more: [url=http://digital-photography-school.com/ev-compensation-explained#ixzz27HVH6xqm]EV Compensation Explained[/url][/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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