[kencaleno]

Originally Posted by idcrewdawg

I would say get and read this book

http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-..._tit_4_rsrssi0

It helped me understand proper exposure, and how to use my cameras exposure meter.

Here's how to use your camera's exposure meter, (Excerpt from an upcoming e-book by myself and Jeff Banke):

Calibrate Your camera

Choose a fine sunny day, and a scene with all 5 stops of dynamic range.

Camera on tripod, matrix/evaluative metering, A/Av shooting mode.

Using Exposure compensation, make 7 exposures From +1 to -1

Enlarge to 100% (actual pixels) in photoshop -select the one that gives most detail in both shadows and highlights, without highlight being blown out.

This one is what you set your camera to.

Now your camera is calibrated for optimum performance

Set auto bracketing to 2/3 ev increments

One of your 3 shots will always be within 1/3 of an ev stop.

regards, Ken