27 October 2022

PROJECT #7: LIGHT, Part 2 (Direct Side Light Portraits)


DIRECT SIDE LIGHT

*NOTE: The shadow(s) for these portraits should be dark

1. The light should illuminate your subject from an obvious side/direction.

A. IN CLASS, make FIVE+ photographs of your partner with this lighting.

B. AT HOME, make EIGHT+ photographs with this lighting of someone you live with. 

*. If you are using the same person for all eight images, move the light (or the subject) so that in each photo your human is illuminated a bit differently. The shadows might change shape and direction, and highlights will be in other places.

The differences might be slight, or dramatically obvious. Either way, you'll have a 'different' photo, and it is likely that one will be preferable over another (that's the point of doing multiples).

GENERAL NOTES:
*An obvious and distinctly dark shadow should be visible (dark side of the face)
**An obvious direction from where the light is emanating (coming in from one side only)
***Make sure the light you are using is NOT in the picture.

SUGGESTIONS:
*Use a small light to begin with, at night/in dark, and build from there.
**Possible light sources: small table lamp with/without the shade, cell phone flashlight, computer/laptop screen...



     

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23 October 2022

PROJECT #6: LIGHT, Part 1 (Silhouettes)
































DIRECTIONS. 
Make SEVEN+ different silhouette (back light) photographs. Each photograph should have a uniquely shaped subject matter. 

HOW TO.
To create the silhouette effect, you must meter the exposure for the background (the brightest part of the image) and completely underexpose the foreground subject. To meter something means to tell the camera to measure  the light in the composition you are photographing.

When first learning silhouette photography sunrise and sunset are good times to practice because the sun can be positioned directly behind the subject you wish to underexpose. 

BE MINDFUL OF.
*Place your subject IN FRONT of the light source.
*Photograph from a dark place (or nighttime)...into the light
*ONE light source will give you greater success. 
*Use a person or pet as your subject matter. 
*Manipulate the position of the light (or yourself & subject) to achieve different cast shadows and highlights.




PHONE CAMERA
The metering happens when you tap the screen to lighten or darken your image. Tap the bright background light to make your subject in the middle becomes a silhouette. Then, take the picture.

SLR/MIRRORLESS CAMERA
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