Assignment #5 Sportrait
In-Class Sportrait
Assignment #4 Fashion
Assignment #3 Portable Studio Portrait
In-Class Fashion
In-Class Portable Studio Portrait
Thought Piece #5
The section Beach Light talks about rim light, which is something I have very little to no experience in. I work for University Communications, and my boss, Adam Sparkes, has us use lights to illuminate the background for portraits, so that is the closest experience I have with rim light. McNally talks about how rim light illuminates the sides of the subject, and it gives a cool effect, especially with body builders. Another thing he talks about that I do have more experience in is with snoots. After being in Kris Sanford’s ART 541 class, I have experimented a lot with snoots and directing light in small areas to have intense lighting. As McNally says, it heavily increases the drama in an image. Next time I do studio work, I would like to try to use a snoot behind the subject more and provide some rim light for a different feel.
Assignment #2 – Location Lighting Assignment
Thought Piece #4
I was glad that McNally had a section on double exposures. It is something I used to experiment with in Photoshop a lot when I first started photography. I did not know, until recently, that you could achieve that in camera. I really like the end product of his double exposure; it is not what I think of when I think of double exposures. I usually think of a subject with a landscape image overtop, not duplicating the subject, but I really like the outcome and want to try that at some point. For my ART 541 class, I am photographing dancers and showing the dichotomy of their art. So, I will be photographing their positives and negatives of their career/passion. I think using a double exposure like McNally did could achieve a side-by-side effect of the negatives and positives.
In-Class Car Lighting
Thought Piece #3
A section that stood out to me the most was “Quick Rigs for 30-Second Portraiture.” A big thing I deal with as a photographer is lack of time. McNally said, “Time is rarely our ally.” I totally agree with this. There have been several times where I am promised an hour or so, and a subject arrives late or things come up and I end up with 5 minutes tops. According to McNally’s writing, it seems as though the best practice for going quick is being prepared beforehand and practice. A thing I am learning the most from this book is to practice as much as possible and I will be able to learn as I go.
Assignment #1 – Bounce Flash and Extreme Bounce Flash
Thought Piece #2
Joe McNally discusses arena lighting and the importance of a Speedlight in this section. I have photographed several sporting events in arenas, and the lighting is usually not that great. I have never thought about bringing a light into a basketball game or something in fear of drawing too much attention to myself and/or distracting the players. It is also good to know the direction of where to point the light. I did not even think about the fact that if the light is pointed too close to the group, it will just give blown out highlights on the shiny wooden floor. I think I get too nervous to attempt flash at sporting events, because I know I need to experiment with the direction of the light a lot so I do not want to cause too much of a scene. So, I know I definitely need to get better at experimenting and trying new things.
Thought Piece #1
A section that stood out to me was in the chapter “A Little Bit of Dis and a Little Bit of Dat.” I know how important color and quality are in determining good light for a photograph, but I never really got into the importance of direction. This is something I would like to explore a lot with this lighting class. I have taken Kris Sanford’s lighting classes and stick to the lighting directions I have been taught. But, I am looking forward to seeing how moving the light changes the feel of the photograph.
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