Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Class # 2, Jan. 31

Artificial vs. Natural Light

In class, we talked about the quality of light, color temperature, white balance and the difference between artificial and natural light. We did a demo to illustrate the importance of color temperature and how to choose the correct white balance setting or the film when shooting.












Studio Photography Assignment Due February 7, 2008

Do 2 portraits of the same person: One using artificial light and one using natural light (sun). Step back and take photos of each lighting set-up before you shoot (with the subject in the picture) showing what type of light, fill, position of window, position of artificial light etc. has been used.

In the end, you need to bring 4 photos to class. (2 portraits, 2 set-up shots)
*Note: If you wish to possibly use this photo for a website in the future, have your subject fill out a model release form.

Fill out the following questions as you shoot and bring this form to class next week:

Portrait using Natural Light


Type of fill used (card? Reflector? wall?):

Name all lights that were affecting the shoot. Was it just sun? Was there any other available light?

Where was the subject in relation to the light source?

What F-stop and shutter speed were you shooting at?

Portrait using Artificial Light


Type of fill used (card? Reflector? wall?):

Name all lights that were affecting the shoot. Was there any available light you could not control?

Where was the subject in relation to the light source?

What F-stop and shutter speed were you shooting at?

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To download a standard model release form, please click here.

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