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help with black background/doll in black pics

Oct 24, 2005

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    1. well it's halloweentime, lol, so i'm trying to get pics against a black background...

      i'm doing pretty well with my camera using blue reveal lights, adjusting the lighting choices ON the camera, and opening or closing the aperture a bit as I need. Tonight, it's dark out; but look how washed out these are, is there something I should be doing instead? I thought maybe it was because the camera was reading too much dark.

      "HMM" help Nikita! :D

      I cropped this one, but that's all I did to it.
       
      #1 sher, Oct 24, 2005
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    2. Have you tried underexposing you pics Sher? EV (exposure Value) to -2.
      ^_^
       
      #2 evildolly, Oct 24, 2005
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    3. Try focusing your exposure on the doll's skin, or something equally as bright. You'll loose the details in the background, but your doll will have better detail.
       
      #3 Leigh, Oct 25, 2005
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    4. How do I DO that? I don't understand how I choose where to focus the exposure.

      I think I'll try again when the ambient lighting in general is better - that might help - it was literally 10pm on a dark and stormy night (spooooky) when I took these...
       
      #4 sher, Oct 25, 2005
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    5. http://www.steves-digicams.com/2004_reviews/a95/a95_rec_function_menu_anim.gif

      You see that plus over minus 0 at the top? That is the exposure compensation. Get to that part in the menu and decrease to -2.
       
      #5 nikita, Oct 25, 2005
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