You know the problem. You shoot a living room with large windows and what do you get?
OK outside. A bit light but OK. But dark furniture. Like, silhouettes.
Ah no – you went to a photo course, so you know about “exposure compensation” – the “+/- button”. So you turn that up to, oh, plus two stop (to make it brighter) – and yes, now the furniture looks light. Nice.
But uh oh – the window is now all white. Nothing visible. Like a gateway to heaven in “heaven can wait”.
Fortunately, you have also done a “mastering flash” course. So you know to:
- Turn exposure compensation down to make the sky nice and blue
- Then turn on the flash (and turn it around so it lights up the wall behind you)
- Then take a test shot
- Then decide whether to use “flash exposure compensation” – the “plus minus with flash next to it”. This turns the flash power up or down. You decide you need some more light on the furniture so you turn this to plus one stop.
Now here’s your picture:
Nicer, no? Try this technique if you haven’t yet. And you can compete with the best interior photographers.