Absolute Beginner's Guide to Digital Photography

336 ABSOLUTE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TODIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

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The Absolute Minimum

Portraiture is a great way to move from amateur to advanced or even professional

photographer. If you can capture your subject’s personality or make them look flat-

tering, your services will be in demand. Keep these tips in mind when experimenting

with portraits:

■ Professional photographers use handheld light meters to take light readings.

In-camera meters can only measure light reflected off the subject. Studio pho-

tographers use flash meters.

■ In-camera light meters can only meter light off the subject. This leads to the

underexposing or overexposing of images based on the reflectivity of the sub-

ject.

■ When taking a light reading with the camera’s meter, remember WUBO—

White Underexposes and Black Overexposes.

■ Bracket your images to ensure you expose a subject properly. Expose at the

suggested meter reading and then take two more pictures: one at a stop over

the meter’s suggested setting (more light) and one under the meter reading

(less light).