Writing with Light

Bree, Taylor, Megan, and Whitney

ISO: 100
Aperture: 14.0
Shutter Speed:15.0 

ISO: 100
Aperture: 14.0
Shutter Speed: 29.0

ISO: 100
Aperture: 14.0
Shutter Speed: 29.0

ISO: 100
Aperture: 14.0
Shutter Speed: 29.0

ISO: 100
Aperture: 14.0
Shutter Speed: 29.0

ISO: 100
Aperture: 14.0
Shutter Speed: 29.0

Lighting Final

Existing

Existing

Natural

Natural

Artificial

Existing

*Why is this person important in your life?
My mom was my model for my Lighting Final. She is an important aspect in my life mainly because she is always there for me when I need her. She's always there to support me in anything i do and when I have a problem she is always there to help me and get me through it. Without my mom I definitely wouldn't be the person I am today. 

*Why does their personality dictate your artistic decisions?
Her personality dictated my decisions mainly because she likes to joke around and has a funny personality. I decided for my pictures that she would need to make funny faces in along with her natural face. She also has a bright personality, she's really outgoing, so her bright and warm colored shirt also brings out how outgoing and fun she is.

*How has this unit affected your photography?
This unit has affected my photography in a very good way. I feel like ever since we learned about how to incorporate lighting and measure it correctly inside the camera my pictures have gotten a lot more better in quality and overall they've become more interesting. They've become more interesting because of the need to express yourself in front of the camera, and not just make a blank and/or boring face. 

Lighting Final Contact Sheet

Working with Silhouettes

Pattern

Sold Color

Gradient

Shape

*Thoughts = My Thoughts on this non traditional way of taking Silhouettes is that I like it, but i like taking Silhouette pictures outside, then outside you have an option of the sunset being your background and not some Pattern or Gradient. I do like this way though because it allows you to work with a background and experiment with different colors.

*Photoshop = I enjoy what photoshop has to offer because of the different effects you can use to edit it a photo, like if you're persons eyes have a great color to them you can enhance them and make them even more detailed. I personally like photoshop because of the different backgrounds and things you can use, like patterns and shapes and colors.

*Thoughts of Outcome = I like the outcomes of my silhouettes, i think they turned out pretty well and i liked editing the pictures and making different backgrounds. I think my cropping could have been better but i personally like how they look, i think it makes them interesting.

Lighting

       Artificial Light (Multiple Sources)

Reflector

Hard

Soft

Artificial Light (Single Source)

Direct Light

Shade

Artificial Light (Single Source)

Butterfly

Split

Silhouette

Rembrant

Loop

Natural Light 

Shade 

Direct 

Existing Light

Front

45 Degree

Side

Back

*Reflection = Working with different types of lighting has taught me to work with my aperature and shutter speed and how the light meter doesn't exactly work, so you gotta stick it in their face to adjust it properly. Working with light has also taught me a way of taking pictures to resemble the model, by expressing yourself and not just standing still and acting bored or staring out into space.

*Success and Recommendation = My success with this project was doing the outside shots of the existing light. The studio lighting isn't exactly my strong suit because getting the correct lighting to hit the models face correctly can be challenging at times. I would recommend to just keep trying, if you don't get the pictures the right way, don't be afraid to go back and redo them, usually when you redo them they get better the second time around.