Overexposure in photography is sometimes intentional and most times aren’t and so they disfigure the beauty of the images created. Most amazing images produced are always exposed to the right amount of light coming into the camera. First, let me describe what overexposure means.
Overexposure describes when an image is open to excess brightness of light or the amount of light the image is exposed to making it brighter than it supposed to. Before the advent of the DLSR it can be said that exposure is the amount of light that touches the film. When too much light touches the camera’s sensor, it results in an extremely bright image which is called overexposed. Overexposure limits detail in the photo and reduces any opportunity for shadowing or distinguishable highlights in the image. it makes the image noisy.
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR IMAGE IS OVEREXPOSED
- Prevent overexposure by adjusting aperture, shutter speed, and ISO settings
- Use bracketing as you’re taking your shots.
- Use exposure sliders when editing in Lightroom or other post-program software.
WAYS TO PREVENT OVEREXPOSURE
This is based on the condition of your environment or the room where you’re shooting. This is where your Shutter speed, Aperture and ISO need to come to play. If you’re shooting in a lighted environment and shooting on a wider aperture in creating a shallow depth of field, use a faster shutter speed so that too much light doesn’t overexpose your shot. Because ISO controls the brightness or light sensitivity, you’ll also want to keep this at a lower setting.
In case you find yourself in low light or poor light environment, and you want a really high depth of field for a sharp and clear image, all you need is a narrower aperture but what about the light condition, is it favorable? In this situation, a higher ISO setting and slower shutter speed would work best.
