The following post is from Amanda of Everyday Elements:
Source: Everyday Elements
Digital cameras were an awesome invention, allowing many to pick up the hobby of photography and learn it much faster because you can instantly see the image, and not have to wait for film to be developed. Along with digital cameras, came the invention of similarly awesome photo processing software, such as Photoshop and Photoshop Elements, which allow you to manipulate and enhance your digital pictures.
Photo processing programs are wonderful and amazing, but too often people use them as a safety net. They don’t bother learning how to get it right in camera and instead depend on the editing software to correct problems that could (and should) have been avoided.
One of the most common mistakes made in-camera and most often corrected in post processing is exposure, so let’s talk about what it is and why it is important to get it right in-camera.
