SHOULD You Expose for Highlight OR Shadows?? (WHICH IS BETTER?)

When shooting natural light photography, there's a bit of talk about if you should exposure for highlights or shadows, in fact, I get this question alllllll the time. Which is better when you don't want to blow out highlights and get an even, natural exposure for natural light portraits? Here's a little example of a family photo session where I did an exposure for highlights and another exposed for the shadows and then edited them in lightroom so you could see the difference.

WHICH IS BETTER? SHOULD You Expose for Highlight OR Shadows?? Here's a family photo session to spot the difference.

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If you'd like to see this whole shoot, check that out on Adorama here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Oo961Cy-fU

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