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If you're shooting with a dslr or and camera with full manual, just lower the exposure so you dont blow the lights out.
Raise the shutter speed or lower the aperture to do this.
If you're using a simple P&S, just lower the exposure compensation, this will lower the exposure too.
Put the camera into manual (exposure) mode. If you have a tripod to hold the camera, that would be idea.
Adjust the shutter speed and aperture until the exposure scale is at zero ---0---. Take a shot, see if you like it. If not, then adjust the exposure a little bit (either shutter speed, aperture or ISO) and shoot again.
It should not take long to figure out what exposure will get you closest to what you want.
See page 45 of the manual.
Check out pages 7 (item #13) and 9 (item #6) as well.
The camera's manual, you mean?
......... Should I increase or decrease the shutter? And what about the aperture?
Here is what it looked like in last shoot:
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Yeah, definitely try bracketing (HDR). And/ or have more lighting in the room! The example you posted definitely isn't lit by JUST those fluorescent lights! It looks like a gallery of some kind, so most likely a nice mixture of natural and indoor lighting!
Yes, the area is next to a large window and there is fluorescent lights in the ceiling.
Sorry, but what is HDR? Increasing contrast in RAW images in photoshop?
I've taken pictures of lights like these before, but always against coloured backgrounds, like wood or wallpaper. The white wall is what makes it so hard...
Really, the biggest problem is that the upper half of the image is too dark. I might cheat, and take a separate picture of the upper wall (with the fluorescent lamp off, and add the two images together)... This is a hard one...
Thanks for all the help, but please, keep them coming!
How about hiring a local pro to take the shots for you? Seems like you're spending a lot of time on this with not much in the way of results.