FINAL ASSIGNMENT

For this assignment I used two LED color lights (pink and light green) and one strobe on low with a blue gel. 

Were I to do this over, I would add a fourth strobe without a gel, to freeze the stillness of the hand.

LIGHT PAINTING

NUIT

~ LESSON 10  ~

SHINY AND CLEAR

~LESSON 10~

3 Point Flash 

One flash was positioned directly beside camera lens, pointed at the model. One was directly behind the models head, and a third was pointed at the background. 

~ LESSON 9 ~

Dedicated Flash

Flash on camera Aperture Priority (Av) setting at 1/200 sec shutter speed

Flash off camera Aperture Priority (Av) setting at 1/200 sec shutter speed

Fill Aperture Priority Auto shutter speed

Flash with honeycomb

~LESSON 9~

Outdoor Strobe

f13 @ 1/160 no strobe

f13 @ 1/160 strobe

f16 @1/160 strobe +2

f22 @ 1/160 strobe +4

~ LESSON 8 ~

Mixing Strobe and Continuous Light

~ LESSON 6 ~

For my own creative interpretation of the 3 point lighting system I made the fill light so that it was all but nonexistent. In this way I was able to play with the lack of light by darkening that side of Julie's face. In this leading hollywood role Julie is a spy.

~LESSON 5~

Simulated Window Lighting

LESSON 4

Size Matters

In the photo on the left the beauty dish was approx 10 feet from the subject. 

In the photo on the right the Octabank was approx 3 feet from the subject. 

As an attempt to make the light and shadows on Carla's face as similar as possible between the two photos, I moved the beauty dish far away from, and Octabank closer to, the subject. 

Why?

Because the more distance between the light and subject is relative to the size / diameter of the light source. Thus, in order to compensate for the greater diameter of the Octabank I shortened the distance to the subject, and did the reverse with the beauty dish. 

But . . . 

If I did this exercise again I would move Carla farther away from the background in the photo on the left, so that her shadow on the backdrop was more diffused like the photo on the right. I would also add in a reflector in the photo on the right, positioned to fill out the left side of her face.

 ~LESSON 2 ~

3 laws of light. 

1. Light travels in a straight line
As shown by the shadow created by the two cards.

2. The farther you are from the light source the dimmer the light (inverse square law)
As shown by the diminishing intensity of the light through the gap in the cards as it travels towards the mirror, and also the diminishing intensity of the light beam bouncing away from the mirror.

3. Angle of reflection = Angle of incidence
As shown by the right angle created by the light beam hitting the mirror and the beam bouncing off from the mirror. We included a small amount of reflection in the mirror so you could see how the angle created by the beam and its reflection are equal to the refracted beam and its reflection.

LESSON 3

For the photo of Yi-Chen that depicts her, I chose to focus on her thoughtful, intelligent and multidimensional character. To represent this I shone the light through wires to create a mysterious alluring effect. 

This shows that light travels in a straight line, as evidenced by shadows created by the wires. It also provides an example of refracted light as seen on her face.

This portrait reminded me of a video Yi Chen made of her hair showed in critique. 

For the photo that was the opposite of Yi-Chen's personality, I chose to create a straightforward, superficial, flat portrait. To achieve this effect, I held the light to her left, and had a mirror to her right. This portrait uses light travels in a straight line (shadows created by clothing), refracted light (on her face and glasses) and angle of incidence = angle of reflection (mirror bouncing light on her face).

~ Laws of Light ~ 

LESSON 1

Camera = 11ft 6in from wall

Light = 13ft 1in from wall

White: 1ft from wall

Gray: 5ft 9in from wall

Black: 8ft 10in from wall