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David Busch's Sony Alpha a7R IV Guide to Digital Photography
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David Busch's Sony Alpha a7R IV Guide to Digital Photography

by David D. Busch
December 2019
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
440 pages
16h 32m
English
Rocky Nook
Content preview from David Busch's Sony Alpha a7R IV Guide to Digital Photography

Nailing the Optimum Exposure

7

Left to its own devices, your a7R IV can do an excellent job of providing the proper exposure for most scenes. But even a camera as smart as the a7R IV frequently can benefit from intelligent input. For example, when you shoot with the main light source behind the subject, you end up with backlighting, which can result in an overexposed background and/or an underexposed subject. The Sony a7R IV recognizes backlit situations nicely, and, in most cases, can properly base exposure on the main subject using the default Multi metering mode, producing a decent photo.

But, as a creative photographer, there will be many instances where you would rather not have automatic correction for backlighting. What if you ...

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ISBN: 9781681985725