Lightroom: Do you tend to under or over expose your photos?

[Sonny]

I found this quick read very interesting. I tend to shoot slightly underexposed because of the way I like to post process my images.


Do you tend to under or over expose your photos? | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips

[dmcantrell]

I tend to overexpose by +1/3 or so ever since I read this :

Expose Right

The reasons are the same as the ones in the white paper referenced in your link.

[ngoduyviet]

Really depends on tastes. For me, depending on the situation, if I want more ambient colors I under it to pull more out, if I need to get more black back, I over it to pull back some.

[DoublyDan]

That White paper is very informative.

[tomdrink]

Neither - I nail it right. First time, every time.

TomD

[hue-e]

hmm, now I'm certainly no expert in this stuff, but instinctively, I've been shooting just shy of overexposure for a while... or at least have been using the tip of the flashing hot spots on my preview screen, then bringing down exposure till it stops flashing (or pretty darn close).

I haven't been shooting in RAW that long, but once I did start, I haven't looked back. It's like you get a second chance on your photos. Helps to alleviate the stress of hoping you get it right in the shoot. Which I'm getting better at, but I still make plenty of mistakes, I'm able to recover from in RAW.

[Steelsun]

I saw that article.

My problem is that I like darker looks, so many of my "pleasure" pictures (one's I take for me, not clients) I tend to underexpose (or darken in PP)