Course 237 · Lesson 05

After Dark: The Art of Night Photography

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Past the Meter’s Lie: The Exposure-Level Mark and Deliberate Underexposure

237.5 Lesson 05 of 08 3 quiz questions 1 assignment

The exposure level mark tells you what the camera thinks is best — and for a night scene, the camera is wrong. Its meter pushes the dark toward daylight. The fix is deliberate: use exposure bias or underexpose one to two stops so the night looks like night.

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