Lights

Lights

Second Class Assignment: Studio Lighting for Portraiture

Shot list:
Using three clamp lamps and a fill card please create the 5 following lighting scenarios:
Please shoot, upload and number your shots in this order.

As we will discuss in class, I want you to truly create a portrait of an individual using these lighting scenarios.
In this type of set up there are a few key elements that you have to describe a person and their identity...I want you to be very intentional about each one:
clothing
location / background
props (optional)
pose and expression of the sitter

Shot # 1.
Background- 2 lights on either side
Front- 1 from the side of the subject

Shot # 2.
Background- 2 lights on either side
Front- 1 light from the side of the subject
Use a fill card on the opposite side of the front light to fill in shadows.

Shot #3.
Background- 2 lights on either side
front - from the front of the subject

Shot #4.
Background- 1 light from side
front- 1 light in front of subject
Hair light- 1 light from side, above and behind head

Shot#5.
Background- no lights
front- 1 light in front of subject
Hair light- 1 light from side, above and behind head

Second Class July, 21,2009: Portraiture

We will be discussing the following photographers in class to give some historical context to the tradition of photographic portraiture:

AUGUST SANDER German, 1876-1964
http://photography-now.net/august_sander/portfolio1.html

with titles:
http://www.metmuseum.org/special/August_Sander/Germany_images.htm


Diane Arbus (14 March 1923 – 26 July 1971)
http://diane-arbus-photography.com/index.html

CINDY SHERMAN: (b. 1954- still living)

Portfolio:
http://www.metropicturesgallery.com/index.php?mode=artists&object_id=4

looking at her 2008 show at metro pictures
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iEwQ5Npn-8

Ben's Light Painting

Playing with some unlit candles.













Initial attempt at emoticons w/ a rice screen... not too successful.

Ben's Long Exposure

Taken in the parking lot of the Crucible's Fire Arts Festival.

Long exposure near the RSF while walking home from last week's class.

Assignment #1

National Geographic is enlightening!

The 3-headed ghost in my house

Ghostly internal conflict

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