https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 09 May 2026 20:01:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/shutterbugs-camera-settings-question#post-347752 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:05:21 +0000 Shutterbug 347752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurplePumps: I just hate how pictures (especially outdoors) look with flash, especially if you have other ways to let in more light. That's just my personal preference though, I think :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/shutterbugs-camera-settings-question#post-347743 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:01:26 +0000 PurplePumps 347743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shutterbug: hmm, the first thing that came to mind was flash, why wouldn't you want to use the flash? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/shutterbugs-camera-settings-question#post-347724 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:55:17 +0000 Shutterbug 347724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Agree with PP - use spot metering or force it to overexpose. If you're not comfortable shooting in manual, meter it on auto and look at what the shutter/f stop/iso are that the camera would use, then change it to manual and copy the settings. Then you can adjust just one of those (f stop, for example) a little to overexpose the picture. Don't use flash! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/shutterbugs-camera-settings-question#post-347600 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:13:48 +0000 stargal 347600@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>either use spot metering or adjust the metering to overexpose (this will blow out the sky) but will brighten your daughter. u could also use the flash. i would probably just overexpose. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/shutterbugs-camera-settings-question#post-347495 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:45:14 +0000 T.H.O.U. 347495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can adjust the metering if you are in soem of the manual modes. It will blow out the back ground obviously. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/shutterbugs-camera-settings-question#post-347341 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:02:33 +0000 ShootingStar 347341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not a photo expert, but if she's in shadow when it's daylight, I think you might want to try using a fill in flash. You could also try changing the auto white balance and see if that helps.</p> <p>I have a slightly higher end point and shoot with manual settings, and all I ever do is shoot in aperture priority (to get the blurred background) and change the auto white balance. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/shutterbugs-camera-settings-question#post-347309 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:54:52 +0000 alayaya 347309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What kind of camera are you using?</p> <p>DSLR CAMERA:</p> <p>If you have a camera that will do spot metering (instead of evaluative metering) for light, have it centered on the subject.</p> <p>Alternatively you can just up the exposure a few stops (open up the aperture). Your camera will say the photo is overexposed, and the sky will look washed out, but everything else will be lighter too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/shutterbugs-camera-settings-question#post-347279 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:45:11 +0000 mediagirl 347279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A couple of weeks ago the three of us were out back, laying on a blanket. It was a beautiful day, about 5pm, the sun was still out and there was a beautiful blue sky. My husband was playing airplane with M and I wanted to get a picture of her with the sky behind her. I could not get my settings right to get a good shot. She kept coming out dark no matter what I did.</p> <p>Any photographers out there have suggestions on how to set up this shot so the baby isn't a partial shadow? I don't care if the sky is overexposed, it's the baby I want the light on.</p> <p>ETA: I use a Canon T1i. </p>