Help with backlit subjects

[kencaleno]

Originally Posted by candleman

spot metering isnt generally a good idea for outdoors in the first place..

i find matrix metering works well outdoors if you want the sky and foreground exposed (thats why the auto-mode "landscape/scenery" uses matrix by default..

focus, then from there use evposure bias to underexpose and use flash to fill.

spot gives allot of extremes whereas matrix will tend to even things out more.

Spot metering is for when there is a great contrast outdoors, especially if subject is backlit,and also for when taking separate shots to combine as explained above-What books are you reading?-not Bryan Peterson, I hope!-If you want to learn about exposure, go to www.moosepeterson.com it's an eye-opener. Regards, ken