in this photo, we were to take a picture of a detail of a vehicle and omit the rest of the vehicle and any other distracting details. i naturally used my 50mm lens for this shot. i should note that the water droplets were staged. originally, it was raining out but i didn't like how the droplets formed on the car. i wiped it dry and used a spray bottle to "replace" the droplets.
this photo was to demonstrate how to adjust the exposure for a scene that was lighter than average. normally a shot like this will be darker as the camera will try to average out the scene to 18% grey. since both the subject and the background are white, the camera would use a faster exposure to "darken" the scene. by manually adjusting the exposure (and using a grey card) i got the proper exposure.
and this photo is a dark on light photo. the key here is to make sure the background doesn't overpower the dark subject and vice versa. by using the same exposure as above, i was able to get a shot of the wine bottle along with the details.
ok, that's it - i'm hoping that a 24mm lens will be in my future as the 50 mil is a bit too long for close range shooting.
