Assignment 7 - Mixing Strobe and Continuous (LED) Light

Assignment 6 - Three Light Portrait

This studio exercise allowed us to be inspired by iconic photos of past. Pictured here is my friend Sarah, who I composed similarly to the Afghan Girl, photographed by Steve McCurry. While the Afghan Girl was not photographed in the studio, my rendition is of a Western Girl in a wholly different reality where the state of mind and emotion differ from a girl facing oppression and wartime. In both portraits the light in the eyes speaks for their current state. The light source in the studio was reversed to maintain an air of difference.

Main Light at 45' and 45' height

Fill Light at 2 stops down

Background Light

Composite of 3 Lights

Light placement for first portrait

Second portrait with more dramatic lighting and different demeanor

Light placement for second portrait

Assignment 5 - Window Light

Assignment 4 - Size Matters

21" beauty dish

Octabank












The first picture was taken with the 21" beauty dish, the second with the Octabank. We modeled the Octabank picture off of the first achieved beauty dish picture.

The distance from the light to the subject was approximately the same. The main variants were the angle at which the light was placed in relation to the subject, and the distance of the subject from the background.

The beauty dish was placed almost directly in front of the subject, but slightly to the side. To achieve the same shadow and light effect with the Octabank, it had to be placed directly to Paul's side. When we used the Octabank the subject had to get very close to the background because the light was larger and we needed the silhouette to line up directly next to his head to maintain the shadow.

One can detect that different lighting techniques are being used because the light cast upon Paul's face is first straight on, and then angled.