For the First Picture, I did a close up. This is in normal light with the coffee cup. In the second picture \, i did a medium shot with normal lighting. The coffee cup is normal. In the third picture, I took a picture with the flash on, and the lights are on as well. The background of the coffee cup is much darker. The Coffee cup is easier to see because everything else around the cup is dark. In the picture with the pumpkins, I took a picture with the flash on, and it made everything brighter. In the last picture with the pumpkins, the flash was not on, so it made everything look dark because of the dim lighting. How you use light, effect the image that you are trying to get.