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The Power of Underexposing
Properly mastering underexposure helps to obtain pleasant results in challenging light conditions.
I took this picture of a soprano by lowering the camera exposure by two stops, thus preserving skin tones burning, and “fading” the background to black.
A proper in-camera under-exposure has the advantage of requiring lesser work in post to toggle clarity, temperature and black point.
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