What is Exposure Compensation? What are the operating principles and application skills?

Mondo Finance Updated on 2024-02-11

1. What is **compensation?

Compensation is a technique that controls the amount of the camera, and by adjusting the parameters, the photographer can get the desired effect. The principle of compensation is to control the amount of light entering the camera by varying the aperture size and shutter speed to achieve the desired effect.

Second, the role of compensation.

*The function of compensation is mainly used to adjust the brightness and darkness of the picture. When the photographer finds that the brightness of the image does not match his expectations, he can correct it by adjusting the **compensation. For example, if the picture is dark, you can brighten the picture by adding ** compensation; If the picture is on the brighter side, you can reduce the compensation to darken the picture.

3. Principle of operation of compensation.

This is actually done by changing the triangle (aperture, shutter, ISO), e.g. in aperture mode, when you increase the compensation (+EV) it slows down the shutter speed, and decreasing (-EV) increases the shutter speed.

4. How to apply **compensation?

The method of applying **compensation depends mainly on the scene and the photographer's creative intent. Here are some common use cases:

1.Backlit shooting

When shooting against the backlight, there is a large contrast between the light and dark of the subject and the background, and the camera's auto-metering system may misjudge the subject**. At this point, the compensation can be increased appropriately to ensure that the subject gets the correct amount.

2.Snow ShootingWhen shooting snow scenes, the camera's auto-metering system may be lowered too much due to the high reflectivity of the snow**, resulting in a grayed out frame. At this time, the compensation should be appropriately increased to make the picture present a more natural effect.

3.Shoot high-key or low-key workWhen shooting high-key or low-key work, photographers can control the brightness and darkness of the frame by adjusting **compensation to achieve the desired visual effect. For example, when shooting high-profile works, you can add ** compensation to make the picture brighter; When shooting low-key films, the compensation is reduced** to make the picture darker.

4.Creative PhotographyIn creative photography, photographers can create special effects by adjusting the compensation. For example, creating a dim, mysterious effect by reducing **compensation; Adding ** compensation creates a bright, airy atmosphere.

Fifth, the operation skills of ** compensation on the mobile phone.

The operation of **compensation on the mobile phone is simpler,After the composition is completed, tap the main body in the screen with your finger,A square graphic will appear at the clicked position,This is the focus point,There will be a small sun icon next to it,This is**compensation。

Press and hold the little sun with your finger and slide up and down to adjust**Compensation,Swipe up is to increase,Swipe down is to decrease。

You can also use your finger to press and hold the position of the subject on the screen, so that you can lock the focus point and**, and also press and hold the small sun and slide up and down to adjust**compensation**. Locking the parameters helps to further adjust the composition without affecting focus and the effect. In particular, the camera movement of **shooting is often locked first and then adjusted**compensation.

In conclusion, compensation plays an important role in photography. Through the reasonable use of compensation, photographers can better control the degree of brightness and darkness and detail performance, and improve the shooting effect. In actual shooting, photographers need to flexibly use ** compensation according to different lighting conditions and shooting scenes to achieve the best shooting effect. At the same time, they also need to continue to practice and explore, accumulate experience, and improve their photography skills and artistic aesthetic ability.

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