Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Nikon DSLR Cameras
D7100
Tips for getting exposure and color balance right in-camera?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 681167" data-attributes="member: 13196"><p>I don't think there is any in-camera sharpening you can set for your NEF's. I use the Auto 1 WB on all my bodies then change the WB in post. Are you using the setting in either Lightroom or Camera RAW where you can toggle through the various white balance options? There is even an Auto setting in post if you wish to choose that one. Or are you painstakingly setting your white balance by hand when post processing? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /></p><p></p><p>As for in-camera exposure, evaluate each scene individually. There is a saying...<em><strong>When it's bright, go brighter. When it's dark, go darker</strong></em>. What that means is look at what you're photographing. If there is a great deal of sky and/or water (river, lake, ocean, snow), your scene will be overly bright. Your camera will compensate by darkening the exposure. So you need to over-expose in camera to counter-compensate what the camera is going to do. So when it's bright, go brighter. A body is designed to shoot at a medium grey. It's referred to as 18% grey although it reflects 50% of the light (so it's a medium grey). That's why you see a lot of snowy images with dingy, grey snow. The camera underexposed a bright scene, and the photographer didn't override the settings.</p><p></p><p>And likewise...when a scene is overly dark, the camera will compensate by trying to brighten up the image. The camera will take a dark scene and try to make it a medium grey. You need to override the settings and under-expose to counter compensate. When it's dark, go darker. </p><p></p><p>I usually try for +0.7 or -0.7 rather than just +0.3 or -0.3. If you are in Aperture Priority, there is a +/- button on the top of the body. Press the button and spin the rear wheel left to lower the exposure or right to raise/brighten the exposure. You <em><strong>will </strong></em>need to remember to set it back to 0 when you are finished.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hark, post: 681167, member: 13196"] I don't think there is any in-camera sharpening you can set for your NEF's. I use the Auto 1 WB on all my bodies then change the WB in post. Are you using the setting in either Lightroom or Camera RAW where you can toggle through the various white balance options? There is even an Auto setting in post if you wish to choose that one. Or are you painstakingly setting your white balance by hand when post processing? :confused: As for in-camera exposure, evaluate each scene individually. There is a saying...[I][B]When it's bright, go brighter. When it's dark, go darker[/B][/I]. What that means is look at what you're photographing. If there is a great deal of sky and/or water (river, lake, ocean, snow), your scene will be overly bright. Your camera will compensate by darkening the exposure. So you need to over-expose in camera to counter-compensate what the camera is going to do. So when it's bright, go brighter. A body is designed to shoot at a medium grey. It's referred to as 18% grey although it reflects 50% of the light (so it's a medium grey). That's why you see a lot of snowy images with dingy, grey snow. The camera underexposed a bright scene, and the photographer didn't override the settings. And likewise...when a scene is overly dark, the camera will compensate by trying to brighten up the image. The camera will take a dark scene and try to make it a medium grey. You need to override the settings and under-expose to counter compensate. When it's dark, go darker. I usually try for +0.7 or -0.7 rather than just +0.3 or -0.3. If you are in Aperture Priority, there is a +/- button on the top of the body. Press the button and spin the rear wheel left to lower the exposure or right to raise/brighten the exposure. You [I][B]will [/B][/I]need to remember to set it back to 0 when you are finished. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Nikon DSLR Cameras
D7100
Tips for getting exposure and color balance right in-camera?
Top