Photography

Tips For Portrait Photography

Photography exposure tips?

ive been into photography for a couple of months now. i have an slr camera. (pentax ME super)

Automatic exposure has uses, so it really isn’t wrong. It can ruin a shot that you would have exposed correctly using manual settings. Your camera is very easy to use in manual. You already have your hand in place to adjust aperture while focusing and shutter speed is almost automatic with the up/down buttons. With a little practice your friends/subjects won’t notice the difference.
As someone mentioned, shooting under good lighting conditions you can take an 18% gray reading off your skin to save time and make quick adjustments from there.
Once you are used to manual you will find, under good lighting conditions, aperture priority mode will save time and still give you most of the creative control you need.
Forget the tip of the nose tip! The best tip I can give you is read Ansel Adams ‘The Negative’ for exposure control. And, ‘The Camera’ and ‘The Print’ too.
I use manual most of the time with spot metering followed by aperture priority. I have a habit of setting my 35mm format cameras to program/auto focus when I put them away. If I need to grab a camera I can start shooting while I think about exposure. In some situations I may resort to leaving the camera in program mode and use focus and exposure lock to get the results I want.

PS, I like your work. You must have some art background?

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