‘Expose to the Right’ is a Bunch of Bull

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‘Expose to the Right’ is a Bunch of Bull

By Ctein Got your attention, didn’t I? Unless you don’t know what I’m talking about. Lucky you. For those who haven’t been force-fed this bit of dubious dogma, “Expose to the right” is a rule that asserts that to get…

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For those who haven’t been force-fed this bit of dubious dogma, “Expose to the right” is a rule that asserts that to get the best quality in your digital photographs, you should push your exposure as far to the high side (the right side of the histogram) as you can without clipping the highlights.