In the previous post, I discussed how to achieve a 'technically' correct exposure. However in some cases the wrong exposure is the 'right' one...I'll explain! The exposure helps give the picture an atmosphere. Portraitures or landscapes combined with a slight overexposure gives a very bubbly and exciting picture. However to achieve a very poignant and gloomy atmosphere such as that in Bill Brandt's photograph, underexposure is the key. Here is some examples of what works and what doesn't when I went out to do a shoot using the bracketing feature of my camera...
SET 1
My favourite from this set is the -2 exposure because the fact that the bench is so worn down, combined with the under exposure gives a very sinister mood!
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| Exposure: -2 |
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| Exposure: -1 |
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| Exposure: 0 |
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| Exposure: +1 |
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| Exposure: +2 |
SET 2
My favourite from this set is the +1 exposure because with the underexposure you lose the colours of the leaves however with the +1 exposure the atmosphere is very different much more bright and uplifting!
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| Exposure: -2 |
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| Exposure: -1 |
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| Exposure: 0 |
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| Exposure: +1 |
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| Exposure: +2 |
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