CHG_CANON wrote:
For digital - advice to underexpose "for saturation" is the worst DSLR advice I've heard and occasionally still read. You only get noisy underexposed images, nothing quality. Rather, expose for the highlights, up to the edge of over-exposure, whether JPEG or RAW. Address saturation and vibrance in Post using an image captured at the best possible digital exposure.
HI CHG. Its a matter of how much to underexpose. In my business I photograph youth sports clubs where I bring umbrellas/lights etc... I purposely "slightly" underexpose looking at the histogram, why? Because young people have very little facial color, and the lights make the face look blown out. In LR I add the correct amount of exposure/highlights, while adjusting for the blacks.. I do agree that in other types of photography the shadows might show noise... As to "saturation", my canon, tends to boost the reds normally.. So again LR to the rescue. Portraiture, shoots are much different than outdoor shoots.. Positioning the lights is important, and not like adjusting to the sun position.... For me keeping an eye on my histogram is the key to getting consistency..