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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 386743" data-attributes="member: 13090">You could try a few things but know going in there are no &quot;best settings&quot; for this; you have to understand what tools you have and how to apply them to get the results you want. Two big questions: 1. Are you shooting RAW or JPG and, 2. Do you do any post processing and if so, what software are you using to do it?As for getting correct exposure, it could be as simple as using &quot;Spot&quot; metering on your camera and metering off the guitar in the photo. Another thing to try would be the Exposure Compensation button which will increase or decrease exposure using discrete fractions of a stop, probably 1/3 of stop per &quot;click&quot;. The Exposure Compensation button lies adjacent to the shutter-release and has a &quot;+/-&quot; on it. Press and hold that button while turning the command wheel and you can increase and decrease exposure of your shots in small increments until you get the exposure you want. It might be you need to use both Spot metering AND Exposure compensation... Or something else entirely. Still, this is a good place to start. I have a feeling, though, that shooting in RAW and learning to post process will be your best bet.If you're shooting in RAW and using good post-processing software, the solution is to correct these issues there as the RAW format will give you a lot more flexibility.....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 386743, member: 13090"] You could try a few things but know going in there are no "best settings" for this; you have to understand what tools you have and how to apply them to get the results you want. Two big questions: 1. Are you shooting RAW or JPG and, 2. Do you do any post processing and if so, what software are you using to do it? As for getting correct exposure, it could be as simple as using "Spot" metering on your camera and metering off the guitar in the photo. Another thing to try would be the Exposure Compensation button which will increase or decrease exposure using discrete fractions of a stop, probably 1/3 of stop per "click". The Exposure Compensation button lies adjacent to the shutter-release and has a "+/-" on it. Press and hold that button while turning the command wheel and you can increase and decrease exposure of your shots in small increments until you get the exposure you want. It might be you need to use both Spot metering AND Exposure compensation... Or something else entirely. Still, this is a good place to start. I have a feeling, though, that shooting in RAW and learning to post process will be your best bet. If you're shooting in RAW and using good post-processing software, the solution is to correct these issues there as the RAW format will give you a lot more flexibility. [COLOR=#ffffff]....[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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