Last week I published a video breaking down one of the most misunderstood camera features: exposure compensation.

Most photographers know the exposure triangle — aperture, shutter speed, ISO —
but that little + / – button still feels fuzzy.

Here’s the simple reframe:

Exposure compensation isn’t a setting.
It’s a bias.

It’s how you tell the camera which direction you want its exposure math to lean — and it only works in certain modes.

In the video, I walk through:

  • what exposure compensation actually does

  • when it works

  • when it doesn’t

  • and how experienced photographers use it in real-world situations

👉 Watch the video here: [VIDEO]
👉 Read Blog post here: [BLOG]

Getting better one photo at a time,
Doug

Getting better One Photo at a Time,
Doug

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