Photography Assignment Sheets

CONTRASTING LIGHT
This sheet will teach you how to handle bright subjects against dark
backgrounds and vice versa. The more you practice seeing tonalities in
a scene, the easier it will become to quickly select camera settings.
© SLR Photography Guide
PHOTO ASSIGNMENT
When using the camera's default metering mode (Matrix Metering or Evaluative
Metering mode), the camera divides the entire frame into multiple segments, takes a
meter reading from each segment and averages it out, giving more emphasis to the
center of the frame.
Therefore as a photographer, you need to take the average tonality of the entire
frame and over expose the image if the average is on the brighter side, or under
expose if the average tonality is on the darker side.
Example #1 - Tiger
There are more darker tones in this image than lighter ones.
Therefore you'll need to under-expose the shot by -1 or -2 when
using Matrix / Evaluative metering mode.
Example #2 - Bird
Same as above, there are more darker tones in this image than
lighter ones. Therefore you'll need to under-expose the shot by
-1 or -2 when using Matrix / Evaluative metering mode.
Example #3 - Zebra
The overall tonality of this scene is even throughout. Therefore
there is no reason to under or over expose the shot. The
camera should do a great job on exposing the image
automatically when using Matrix or Evaluative metering.
Example #4 - Eagle
The overall tonality of this scene is brighter in tones. Therefore to
bring out the details in the Eagle's darker feathers, you'll need to
over-expose the shot by +1 or +2 when using Matrix / Evaluative
metering mode.
ASSIGNMENT CARD: CONTRASTING LIGHT