ABSTRACT
Light meters try to get a meter reading that will produce a correct exposure for the average scene. Predominantly light subject will give too short a suggested exposure, often underexposed by two stops. In very bright conditions, such as beaches or snow scenes, to get a natural look to white object amateur photographers need to increase their exposure by at least stop. In very dark scenes where the background is very dark and takes up a large part of the image, amateur photographers need to decrease their exposure by up to two stops. With the advent of digital raw files there is some latitude in the single exposure and manual bracketing is less often done with digital than with film, where the correct exposure is critical for a fine print.
