Task 1 involved shooting an object with a strong back light, an object with a very dark background and a light toned subject.
TASK 1:
IMAGE 1: A subject with a very light background
Image 1 was taken with the sun in the background of the object and the sky was very bright. Consequently, the side of the pig without sun was very dark (left image). I lightened the image by a third of a stop (+1/3) as seen on the right so as to lighten the shadows but try not to overexpose the sky.
IMAGE 2: An subject with a very dark background
Image 2 was taken with dark bushes in the background, making the subject appear much lighter than it's surroundings (left image). I lightened the image by two thirds of a stop (+2/3) to make the background less oppressive.
IMAGE 3: A light toned subject
This image was shot in good light, however I lightened the image by two thirds of a stop (+2/3) to brighten it up.
TASK 2:
Task 2 involved experimentation with bracketing. Below are 7 images taken on a tripod of a pavilion which had both shadows (inside the pavilion) and light (on the ground in front and on the roof).
As can be seen in the above images, I varied the photo by several stops of light. Image 1 is far too dark and shadowed, while image 7 is far to overexposed and bright. The ground is so bright it disappears. I think the perfect exposure is at +0.7 (image 5). There is enough light to brighten the shadows in the gazebo but not so much that is makes the ground and roof look blown out.
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