Most modern cameras work great in the Auto mode most of the time. However, there are times when our photos are too dark or too bright. Sometimes, this can be blamed on the camera but most of the time, such issues arise because we are taking photos in a situation where some parts are too bright and some parts are too dark. Too dark does not mean literally too dark. It is relative. On a bright day outside, the sky is normally blue and bright but trees or things in shadows are considered relatively too dark. Any camera can capture the brightest area and the darkest area only if they are reasonably apart in brightness level.
Take an example of the landscape here. The plants, shrub at the bottom of the frame is relatively too dark compared to the sky. So when you take a photo in Auto mode, any camera would get confused. It would not what is important for you. The details in the dark area or in the bright area.
How can you use Trial and Error photography in such situations? Simple. Take a photo. If it is darker, tap (or touch for 1-2 seconds) the screen in the darker areas of your phone or a touch screen camera and it will take photos to take details in that part. To make an Auto mode photo darker, I would tap/touch the brighter area of the frame, and to make a photo brighter, I would tap on the darker part of the frame on the screen.
Note: For some phones, you just need to **tap** the dark/bright area for the camera to meter off of it, and for some other cameras, like my Android Samsung Note 4, you may have to touch for 1-2 seconds.
Take an example of the landscape here. The plants, shrub at the bottom of the frame is relatively too dark compared to the sky. So when you take a photo in Auto mode, any camera would get confused. It would not what is important for you. The details in the dark area or in the bright area.
How can you use Trial and Error photography in such situations? Simple. Take a photo. If it is darker, tap (or touch for 1-2 seconds) the screen in the darker areas of your phone or a touch screen camera and it will take photos to take details in that part. To make an Auto mode photo darker, I would tap/touch the brighter area of the frame, and to make a photo brighter, I would tap on the darker part of the frame on the screen.
Note: For some phones, you just need to **tap** the dark/bright area for the camera to meter off of it, and for some other cameras, like my Android Samsung Note 4, you may have to touch for 1-2 seconds.
If you are using a camera, you can use the EV compensation or focus on something that is in the dark/bright part of the frame to make the photo brighter or darker. As most smartphone cameras and compact cameras keep most of the things in focus, this simple trick will work well most of the time. However, if you are worried about focusing too, find the EV compensation button on your camera. Move it to negative to make a photo darker. Move it to positive to make a photo brighter.
This is how the EV button looks like on most cameras.
Press that button. Then click on the left or right scrolling button to change the value to negative or positive. The more you move the value away from zero (center), the photo gets darker or brighter.
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