Quote Originally Posted by Steveo View Post
Some new pictures with a cheap point-and-shoot I picked up:

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I have found that a white background causes problems sometimes. Because of all that light being reflected directly at the camera, it tends to automatically shorten the exposure, making your subject too dark. Similar to the effect you get when you try to take a picture indoors of someone standing in front of a window. It's like having your light source behind the subject instead of behind the camera or above as it should be.