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: