Is It Better to Underexpose or Overexpose?
There have been some theories bouncing around a few of the photography forums on the web that claim that you should underexpose by a stop for digital photography. First off, let me say this: your goal (my goal, our common goal) is to get the proper exposure. That’s our goal. Always. But, if that’s not possible, if given a choice between overexposing (a photo that’s a bit too light) and underexposing (a photo that’s a bit too dark), go with overexposing—you’ll have less noise. That’s because noise is most prevalent in the shadows, and if you have to lighten an underexposed photo in Photoshop or Lightroom, ...
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