Light Notes

Dramatic Lighting

• Side Lighting
• Light Meter: Under expose by one fstop, then two fstops
• Get close to lighter side of subject and take light meter reading
• The closer to the subject, the darker the background
• The further away from the subject, the lighter the background

What Makes A Great Portrait?

A great portrait consists of a well established element. It can be anything from a person to an object. The portait should be sharp and focused, while the baackground can blur out. If the subject was a person I would be sure that an emoiton is portrayed through the photo.

National Geographic: The Photographers

5 Techniques Learned to Become a Better Photographer:

• Put yourself in each situation
• Be patient to get the right shot
• The subject is in control, you just capture the moment
• Motion adds an extra element
• Connect with your subject

My favorite photographer is Jim Stanfield. I like him the best because he does alot of portrait shots.

My favorite photograph was the one of the child in the Vietnamese refugee camp. I really like this photo because it is simple but shows alot of emotion at the same time.

The video did reinforce things we learned in class. Motion was used in many of the photographs. Another example is utilizing a simple shot, such as the photo of the baseball player.

Positive and Negative Critique:

I like my positive and negative project. I like the way that each picture matched up and connected. To make it better I would consider making the negative a little darker.

Framing Critique:

I like my framing photo. I like the way the light hits the face, and how the framing is symmetrical on the face. To make it better I would dodge the eyes and burn in the background.

Framing

These photos all demonstrate the use of framing.

This photo utilizes the walls of the bulding as a way to frame the woman walking throught the strreet.

I was attracted to this photo because of the framing and lighting. The door frame brings your eye to the woman, and the lighting makes the woman a mysterious object.

This is an interesting framing photo. The refraction from the water and the outline of the glass makes the photo.

In this framing photo the reflection in the sunglasses is framed by the sunglasses's frames.

This photo shows natural framing. The rocks outline the ocean and the skies.