Bright white interior shoot

[Asha]

I've been asked to photograph the inside of someones empty home that has just been decorated out completely in white.
It is south facing as is very bright with the sunlight through the large windows.
My question concerns the exposure for the scene.
I'm thinking that the cameras metering will work in a similar way to snow scenes and will thus render the white finish as a very pale grey so do I purposely overexpose or is there a specific method for interiors? ( I wish to capture the scene as natural as possible so don't wish to use flash unless really forced to!)

 

[StewartR]

I'm thinking that the cameras metering will work in a similar way to snow scenes and will thus render the white finish as a very pale grey...

You're thinking correctly.

...so do I purposely overexpose or is there a specific method for interiors?

It's just like a snow scene. Over-expose a bit.

I'd suggest over-exposing as much as you can without getting any blown highlights (use your histogram to check this) and then reducing the exposure a bit if necessary when post-processing the pictures. That generally gives better detail in the bright areas than if you have to increase the exposure in post-processing.

Or you could use a grey card to meter off so that your exposure is right.

 

[Asha]

You're thinking correctly.
It's just like a snow scene. Over-expose a bit.

I'd suggest over-exposing as much as you can without getting any blown highlights (use your histogram to check this) and then reducing the exposure a bit if necessary when post-processing the pictures. That generally gives better detail in the bright areas than if you have to increase the exposure in post-processing.

Or you could use a grey card to meter off so that your exposure is right.

Thanks very much for your reply......Very helpfull.