Exercise 13-Managing Colour

For this exercise I needed to alter the colour cast on two pictures.  It was recommended to use one that had a dominate grey area on it.  For both photographs I found a grey area that I could use, the first was a cycle path and the second a rock face.

For both photographs I used the grey dropper in lightroom with the JPEGs.
These are the results:

In this shot the first version is the 'as shot'.  I used the grey dropper and sampled the road for the second shot.  The effect is a warmer version that has more orange in it.  Although I quite like it I think that it may look a little artificial compared to the original.

The second shot had a more subtle result.  Once again I sampled the grey area and and the colour adjustment was to take out a little of the warmth of the first.

Exercise 12: Managing Tone

For this exercise I used a RAW shot and a JPEG and practised using my editing software (LIGHTROOM 5) to alter various aspects of the tone.

I primarily used the histogram and ensured that I need not clip the highlights or shadows.
I also changed the brightness and contrast to try and create the same effects.
Finally I used the tone curve.  I found the tone curve tool a little awkward although I could see that it probably had some great advantages if you were more familiar with it.
I found that the histogram was the easiest tool to create the desired effect that I sought, it seemed to produce a more balanced shot.

These are the two photpgraphs that I edited, first the RAW and then the JPEG:

Exercise 11

For this exercise I choose three photographs taken at my brother's wedding in Prague.  I choose three with different lighting conditions.  I took the pictures as both a JPEG and a NEF RAW file.  For the JPEG file I left it pretty much unaltered.  With all the pictures there is a considerable amount of differences particularly with the lighting and white balance.  

The first of the two shots is the jpeg version that has become lighter and the white balance is clearer.  The dynamic range is more centrally balanced on the JPEG.

With this shot the first picture, the JPEG has a softer and more colourful approach, the dynamic range is pretty steep in places but is much harsher in the second shot the RAW version.

For the final shot I used one that had been taken with a flash.  The dynamic range is loaded to the left and there are hidden areas in the JPEG version at the top, in the RAW version there is a better balance to the right and the underexposed areas in the JPEG are clearly visible.  The white balance in the JPEG gives a far more softer version of the picture.