I recently shot a photo where the subject was hidden in the shadow of another structure.
Normally, I use the multi metering system but since the subject was very dark, I set it to spot meter so it could properly read the amount of light of the subject before taking the shot.
My question is:
Would it have made a difference if I had just left it on multi metering but instead change the exposure compensation? Meaning, I would bring up the exp. comp. to +1 or so.
If there is no difference between using the metering function and changing the exposure comp., then in future, I would just leave the settings on multi metering and if ever I need to get properly lighting for a specific area in the shot, I could just change the exposure settings? Correct?
Appreciate any advice on this.
Cheers!
Normally, I use the multi metering system but since the subject was very dark, I set it to spot meter so it could properly read the amount of light of the subject before taking the shot.
My question is:
Would it have made a difference if I had just left it on multi metering but instead change the exposure compensation? Meaning, I would bring up the exp. comp. to +1 or so.
If there is no difference between using the metering function and changing the exposure comp., then in future, I would just leave the settings on multi metering and if ever I need to get properly lighting for a specific area in the shot, I could just change the exposure settings? Correct?
Appreciate any advice on this.
Cheers!