Exposure compensation. Most camera's have an option that allows you to either over expose or under expose a photo. In other words, it will automatically adjust either your aperature or your shutter speed to control the amount of light.
I had figured this option out just before shooting the rehearsal dinner, well kinda. I knew that I would have to use a flash, but I didn't want people's faces to be all blown out (super bright) and have the background super dark. At the time, I thought I was fiddling with the strength of the flash (that's another button), but in actuality, I was playing with the exposure. It might have been a fluke, but it worked.
I didn't execute the assignment properly. We were supposed to play with the exposure compensation to get a good photo. I took these during the day with natural light and my camera is pretty solid in determining what it needs, so I didn't have to play with the exposure.
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| Cherry blossoms! I could have played with the expposure here...but I like the way the sun highlights the flowers, almost blowing out the details. |
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| I shouldn't have blurred out the background so much. My instructor asked me what the white stuff was... it's a bowl of creamer. |
Both taken with my "new" used lens Nikkor 24-85mm f/2.8-4.0. It's currently being repaired, hopefully I get it back soon.
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