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Originally Posted by orchideya
Thank you silken!
I am still learning and for some reason I find it hard to make pictures in natural light without flash. They come out either overexposed or not very sharp.
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I actually prefer to use the natural light as I find the flash kind of glares on the blooms, even if I bounce it. I think you have a new Nikon, right? I'm waiting to get a new one.
I really like aperture priority so that you can pick the aperture (depth of field which controls how much is in sharp focus) and the shutter speed is selected by the camera. But if you have lots of dark background, the meter in the camera will think the view is too dark and bump up the exposure. You can select different metering such as spot metering or centre weighted metering etc. Pick a smaller area type and focus on your bloom and it should expose more for the bloom, not the black background. Also using exposure compensation is really useful. If they keep being over-exposed, set your exposure compensation to a negative number (-1 or -1.3) and that will force the exposure 1 f stop or whatever you chose below what the camera thinks is a proper one. That will lower the exposure a bit. Same applies the other way for under-exposure.
If your pics are blurry, maybe you are using a large aperture and have a shallow (short) depth of field? Try something like F11 or a bit more and more of the subject will be sharp and in focus. Something like F4 will have only a bit in focus and the background blurred and soft.
Hope these little tips might help your dilemma!
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