David Busch's Nikon D3500 Guide to Digital SLR Photography

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Nailing the Right Exposure

When you bought your Nikon D3500, you probably thought your days of worrying about getting the correct exposure were over. To paraphrase an old tagline dating back to the 19th Century—the goal is, “you press the button, and the camera does the rest.” For the most part, that’s a realistic objective. The D3500 is one of the smartest cameras available when it comes to calculating the right exposure for most situations. You can generally choose Auto, one of the Scene modes, or spin the mode dial to switch to Program (P), Aperture-priority (A), or Shutter-priority (S) and shoot away.

For example, when you shoot with the main light source behind the subject, you end up with backlighting, which can result in an overexposed ...