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Introduction2Photography
Lighting/Studio Photo
Lecture
We were given a lecture about the different types of lighting in studio photography.
Main Light
Illuminates a major portion of the image. All the other lights are constructed around this light. Essentially, it's the first light that we position in the studio.
Fill Light
The light that fills the shadow areas that's produced from the main light. It reduces the contrast of the picture giving more detail in those shadow area and makes the picture feel less tense. Usually produced using a reflector that bounces the light from the main light.
Rim Light
Often mentioned as the highlight which is the light that creates a silhoutte around the subject to give off a shape. Also makes the object have more form and structure.
Hair Light
You would've probably guessed that this light has something to do with illuminating the hair areas. If you did, congrats. You are correct. This light is used to relieve the shadows of the around the hair to avoid it looking like one black mass (especially Asians).
Studio
Situation
To our dismay, the studio was in shambles. One of the backgrounds fell of the roller that holds it and was on the floor. The chairs were out of its normal arrangement and the place was full of trash. We had to clean the place and even had to bring the background back to its roller which is high up near the ceiling.
Exercise
We had to imitate lighting that's present during the 40's and 50's since those times had very nice lighting compared to some modern photos. Each of us had to choose a picture from that particular timeline and imitate the features such as pose, clothing, makeup, and hair that the picture has. Then another person would take the picture to imitate the lighting from the picture and it will be in their portfolio.
Portfolio Photograph
For my portfolio, I was tasked to take Jason's picture.
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| Original Picture |
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| Jason's Picture |
Feedback
The picture could've improved if I increased the exposure by 1 focal stop or even more. There should've been more fill light present to lighten the area around Jason's right shoulder (his right) and also the right side of his face. Different tonality of papers and more soft light can help the photo to have a colder temperature feel to it.
Reflections
Studio photography is definitely fun to do. I enjoyed it a lot maybe because I was able to manipulate the image to my liking. However, this type of photography is definitely difficult even with a crew. Having a crew is substantially important as I was able to have other people's opinion and discuss them on the fly to get the picture that I want. I also got a chance to become a crew member myself and my opinion and help mattered a lot in shooting the pictures. For my photo, I'm a bit disappointed that my picture doesn't have the same tonality as the original picture even though it looks good. Maybe in the near future I might get a chance to do this again. I hope so.
My Photo
This is for those who were wondering how I looked like with my photoshoot. I choose an Arab photographer for my picture and the results are.
Reflections
The beard is a little bit too fake. Ok... It looks tremendously fake alright. However, no one can argue that this photo looks good. Damn...... Son!
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