Technique
Natural Light: Master All Conditions Whatever genre you enjoy, it’s almost certain you’ll need at least some natural light – and that means being adaptable. Follow our advice to guarantee fine results anytime, anywhere
Hard Sun Cameras don’t love a bright, sunny day quite as much as we do. But what better time to wander the streets, explore nature, create memories or admire a little architecture? Thankfully, it really doesn’t take much to make it all work.
2. Expose for Highlights
1. Use Bracketing Still not certain you’re going to nail exposure? No problem, just take loads at once! We don’t mean adjusting your settings each time, but using your camera’s AE Bracket function to make multiple versions for you. Press the Drive button, navigate down to BKT then across to AE BKT, and press Q. Using the FRAMES/STEP SETTING item, you can select the number of frames, how they are exposed in relation to your standard shooting setting and the stops difference between each. Now, each single press of the shutter button will make two to nine images.
In direct sun, there’s too much contrast to expose it all correctly. Unless a scene only has a few bright spots, prioritise highlights and let shadows fall into dramatic darkness. It’s easy: in any exposure mode except Manual, turn your exposure compensation dial to a negative value. An underexposure of two stops should leave even a dazzling day beautifully recorded and saturated.
FUJIFILM Focus Magazine 19
August/September 2024
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