How can I keep indoor office photos consistently exposed near bright windows with a Canon 100D?
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I’m photographing office interiors and furniture indoors with a Canon 100D, using no flash and a tripod. When I change camera position relative to large windows, the camera’s auto exposure makes some images much brighter or darker than others.
What’s the best workflow to keep the interior brightness consistent across the set? Also, is it possible to balance the bright window view with the darker office interior, or is that limited by the camera’s dynamic range?
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I mean that simply camera auto settings change luminosity a lot depending on where you point the camera. In particular, I'm shooting the office furniture
Right, so... don't do that. Get a meter reading that looks right, and then put your camera on manual mode with those same settings so nothing changes. If needed, adjust shutter speed up and down by hand to balance things out. You're using a tripod and your subject is stationary (unless it's exceptionally exciting office furniture!) so you can adjust shutter speed basically freely.
If these are for serious purpose of any kind, you probably will want to take better control of the light — adding off-camera wireless flash will make a world of difference. But simply owning the exposure will be a good start.
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For consistent results, don’t rely on auto exposure. Take a meter reading that gives the interior brightness you want, then switch to Manual mode and keep those settings fixed so the camera doesn’t change exposure from shot to shot. Because you’re on a tripod and the subject is stationary, you can adjust shutter speed manually as needed.
If your goal is to make the office interior look similar across all images, you can also fine-tune brighter and darker shots in post-processing. This works best if you shot RAW rather than JPEG.
If your goal is to balance the bright view outside the windows with the darker interior in a single shot, that may not be fully possible because the contrast can exceed the dynamic range of the camera. For more polished results, better control of the lighting—such as adding off-camera flash—can make a big difference.
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