Think of it this way -- the camera's meter will give you the exposure to
render what it sees as a neutral grey. If what is sees (averaged together)
is grey, that's fine. But if it's looking at a polar bear in a white tile
bathroom -- or a white sand beach -- it will try to "darken" the exposure to
make it appear neutral grey. Just the opposite happens when your subject is
wearing a black suit in a dark paneled room -- the meter will give you the
exposure to "lighten" everything until it looks grey. In the first case,
you'll want to change the exposure the meter says to use to make the sand
look white instead of grey by increasing the exposure. In the latter case,
you will need to reduce the exposure to make the dark background look dark
instead of grey. The "art" is deciding just how much to lighten or darken!
Albert wrote:
> I recalled my friend said I had to compensate when taking pictures at
> the beach... I assume for the reflection of the sand, but don't recall..
>
> So do I want to stop down 1 stop? Or I want to open 1 stop?
>
> Albert
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