Taking Pictures of People – Outdoors

Use the exposure compensation to make the subject brighter

When taking portraits of women, a brighter picture gives a fresh feel to the portrait. To get a brighter picture, adjust the exposure compensation towards the [+]. Although you can use a flash to illuminate the subject, the results sometimes seem unnatural and it is not easy to achieve the effects you want from the flash. Exposure compensation may get better results.

Compare the effects of different values of exposure compensation on the feel of the picture

	Exposure compensation at -2.0		Exposure compensation at -1.0
	No exposure compensation		Exposure compensation at +2.0

Useful things to remember

• When you take pictures of people or moving objects, you may miss the perfect moment if you adjust the exposure compensation every time you take a picture. In this type of situation, the auto bracketing function comes in handy.
• If you compensate to make the picture lighter, be sure not to overexpose areas such as the subject’s face. On some models you can check for overexposure on the playback display after taking a picture, and other models allow you to check the white balance using a histogram while taking pictures.