Beginner’s Photography: Basic Camera Use and Theory
Exposure Compensation and Light Metering
A course by Giulia Candussi , Photojournalist and Documentary Filmmaker
About the video: Exposure Compensation and Light Metering
Overview
“As we said, the camera analyses a frame and decides what is the best exposure, but you might think otherwise. You can make your adjustments by using either the Manual Mode. Let's address this in detail in this lesson.”
In this video lesson Giulia Candussi addresses the topic: Exposure Compensation and Light Metering, which is part of the Domestika online course: Beginner’s Photography: Basic Camera Use and Theory. Learn how to use a digital camera and its settings to start taking high-quality photos.
Partial transcription of the video
“Exposure Compensation & Light Metering. In this lesson I'm going to talk about exposure compensation and light metering. Remember from the previous lessons I told you it's always best to use the manual mode because you can set all the parameters you want and achieve the exposure that you think is best. But that said, if you feel a bit overwhelmed at the moment and don't feel very confident to use the manual mode, I understand that. You can still use the semi-automatic and fully automatic modes. The camera will read the light in the scene and decide what the correct exposure is according to ...”
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Course summary for: Beginner’s Photography: Basic Camera Use and Theory
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Digital Photography, Photographic Composition, Photography

Giulia Candussi
A course by Giulia Candussi
Giulia Candussi is an Italian photojournalist based in Scotland with over a decade of experience in producing photo reportages about human rights, environmental issues, and cultural identity. It was during her studies in International Relations (Bologna University, Italy) where she discovered the field of photo-reportage and the impact it could have on the world. Passionate about expressing her vision, she went on to study a Master’s in Photojournalism in London.
Giulia has collaborated with local media and international news agencies such as Getty Images and her work was published on La Repubblica, L’Espresso, The Guardian, Huffington Post, US Weekly, and more. She has traveled extensively in Europe and the Americas, also working with non-governmental organizations. As a documentary filmmaker, she has produced “Upstream” and “Hogar”. Currently, she produces “Van Life”, a documentary series for BBC Scotland’s “The Social”. Her work has been exhibited in èStoria, international history festival (Gorizia, 2011) and Photomonth, international photography festival (London, 2010), Centro Culturale Candiani (Venice Mestre, 2015), at the art gallery Storie Contemporanee (Rome, Italy 2017), and more.
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