Assignment 14 Execute Photograph

Assignment 13 Light Painting

Assignment 12 Night Photography

Assignment 12 Still Life

Assignment 10 Canon Transmitter ST-E3=RT and 600EX-RT Flash

main fill and background light 1/200 at f8.0

Assignment 9 Outdoor Flash

Assignment 8 Dedicated Flash

Use direct flash on camera Aperature Priority (Av) setting at 1/200 sec shutter speed f 4

 Use direct flash off camera Aperature Priority (Av) setting at 1/200 sec shutter speed f 4

Use flash fill Aperture Priority Auto shutter speed 0.3 sec at f 2.8

Use flash with modifier (bank and ceiling) Aperature Priority (Av) setting at 1/200 sec shutter speed f 2.8

Assignment 7 Strobe and Continuous LED Light

Assignment 6 Size Matters

Take two portraits of a person one with the 21" Beauty Dish and one with the Octabank and get the same results by using the placement of the subject, the light and the background. Look at results from class demonstration for ideas.

Assignment 5 3 Light Approach

Using classic Rembrandt light (45 to side 45 up) create a portrait with key , fill 2 stops under exposed and backlight. Check the class blog under Lesson 4 to see how it should be laid out.

Using three lights invent your own formula.
Post one separate finished photograph for this one

Assignment 4 Simulated Window Light

Assignment 3 One Light

Using the 250 watt halogen bulb in the equipment closet, make a portrait by selecting a quality and direction of light to communicate an emotion that you feel about a person. Make an additional portrait that reflects the opposite feeling you have about the person. Explain in writing the laws of light that were at work in each portrait.

Ranqingxia seems like quiet and elegant, and sometimes a little shy, so I use the light source on the left side and make her face bright. I shoot the photo while she's smiling.

This is my opposite impression of Ranqingxia. I use the light source right below her in order to create a sharp shadow on the body, and it seems she is curious about something.

Xiaoyi is pretty and friendly, and she is also straightforward, showing her emotions directly. So I shoot the photo while she is smiling delightedly, and it aim to show her good qualities.

This is quite opposite to that one. I use the light source behind her. She seems a little sad and depressive while staying in the dark.

Assignment 2 Demonstrate the 3 Laws of Light in One Photograph

In one photograph using one light source clearly demonstrate the 3 laws of light at work. Include the light source in the photograph. The subject is the light. Think of it as more of a physics project than a photograph. Use a dodging tool  to prevent the light from flaring the lens.  Try to crop out any rigging you might use and make the image about the light.

Assignment 1 Inverse Square Law

1. Using 3 identical 4x5 grey cards set 1 foot apart, overlapping slightly and placed at a 45 degree angle from the camera angle. Make 4 photographs of the cards with the light 2 feet, 4 feet, 8 feet, and 16 feet from the middle card. Use an incident meter on the middle card to give the correct exposure. The middle card should have the same value on each photograph.  Use Lightroom to weak the middle card until they all read the same value.

Demonstration Chart 

2 feet

4 feet

8 feet

16 feet

2. Use 3 4x5 cards a black card in front, a grey card in the middle and a white card in the back. Using the same single point source make all 3 cards appear to be the same value. You can move the cards and the light source until it works.

Black card at the front, grey card at the middle, white card at the rear.