PERFECTLY EXPOSED
OVER-EXPOSED
UNDER-EXPOSED
The camera has not received enough light so the photo comes out too dark and colours are lost.
The camera has received too much light so the photo looks really bright and colours are washed out.
The camera has received exactly the right amount of light so the photo is pleasing to the eye!
ADD MORE LIGHT!
Add enough light in to
fill the glass to the top!
If a photo is under-exposed, we can add more light into the camera to ensure it becomes well exposed. We can do this using the aperture, shutter speed or ISO - the three elements of the exposure triangle.
REMOVE LIGHT!
Cut out the extra light
so the glass is full
but not over flowing!
Let's discover how aperture
can add or remove light
from the camera!