i still have little, by which i mean, no, idea, what i'm
doing when it comes to exposure and so on. there's a chart that i'm
trying to memorise but i'm hopeless when i'm in the moment.
Hello Maggie,
nice to see your e-mail.
I just don't understand why and what you have to memorise in order to make a good exposure.
In all simplicity if should be quite simple, if you know what and how to compose, know the principle of reciprocity (don't worry yet about its failure), know how to choose the aperture or a time based on your desire to have precise/selective focus and/or the speed of capture, and if your camera has some kind of a niddle/number based light meter. any basic book/internet will give you this logic.
Dark room use definitely is a very rewarding experience, but it is not a necessity for enjoying and creating good photographs IMHO.
again, as I said, this is IMHO and it is possible that I don't understand your difficulty or dilemma.
Achal
