An appropriate self portrait for me right now would be ....

[rlemert]

me standing behind myself, giving myself a good, swift kick in the kiester.

Last weekend they had an antique tractor show at the state fair grounds as part of a promotion supporting local farmers. Being an old farm boy myself - and having driven a couple of the models on display, I was really interested in trying to get some good shots. I get home and download them to my computer, and ...

every shot was over-exposed!

I figured out what probably happened today, and confirmed it when I got home from work. The last time I used the camera I'd left the exposure compensation set at +1, and I didn't think to check it. Hence the recommended self-portrait pose.

 

[Trever1t]

Bummer!

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

The thing is, if you never do that again, this lesson was worth it.

I used to leave my ISO too high, and learned that lesson as well.

 

[Kbarredo]

me standing behind myself, giving myself a good, swift kick in the kiester.

Last weekend they had an antique tractor show at the state fair grounds as part of a promotion supporting local farmers. Being an old farm boy myself - and having driven a couple of the models on display, I was really interested in trying to get some good shots. I get home and download them to my computer, and ...

every shot was over-exposed!

I figured out what probably happened today, and confirmed it when I got home from work. The last time I used the camera I'd left the exposure compensation set at +1, and I didn't think to check it. Hence the recommended self-portrait pose.

Lol it happens to all of us. I did the same thing in a baby shoot. 100 under exposed photos.

 

[honoryourlife]

No one looks at their photos after taking them?

 

[Kbarredo]

well its hard to tell. I thought my meter was busted and i didnt know anything about histograms then. But its hard to tell on a tiny screen if the picture is only slightly over or under exposed

 

[honoryourlife]

well its hard to tell. I thought my meter was busted and i didnt know anything about histograms then. But its hard to tell on a tiny screen if the picture is only slightly over or under exposed

True enough.

 

[rlemert]

No one looks at their photos after taking them?

First, the sun was bright enough that I was having trouble seeing the screen.

Second, it's probably just a matter of getting used to it, but to me the images on-camera always look worse than they do once I've downloaded them.

Third, my wife was along going "okay, you're done with that one, now let's move on so I don't get bored." :meh:

 

[flameshots]

If they're over exposed can't you fix them in post? Especially if they were only +1. I know it would take some doing but if you have some shots you really like I think you could save them. They may not be as good as a properly exposed shot but still. Just saying.

 

[vtf]

If shot in RAW you should be able to correct the images. This process I think is called "expose to the right" and you just make the adjustment to the exposure in your RAW image.

 

[Trever1t]

1/3 stop or so maybe but a full stop has some blown out highs...lost.

 

[vtf]

1/3 stop or so maybe but a full stop has some blown out highs...lost.

Yeah you're probably right.

 

[KmH]

me standing behind myself, giving myself a good, swift kick in the kiester.

Last weekend they had an antique tractor show at the state fair grounds as part of a promotion supporting local farmers. Being an old farm boy myself - and having driven a couple of the models on display, I was really interested in trying to get some good shots. I get home and download them to my computer, and ...

every shot was over-exposed!

I figured out what probably happened today, and confirmed it when I got home from work. The last time I used the camera I'd left the exposure compensation set at +1, and I didn't think to check it. Hence the recommended self-portrait pose.

And I bet the exposure compensation is displayed right in the viewfinder, so it was right there every time you framed a shot.