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Photography 3

Photography 3. how to BETTER manipulate light. Lighting. Light can: create mood emphasize the subject being photographed Lighting is about Quantity Quality Direction Color. Lighting to emphasize the subject. Lighting to create mood. Quantity

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Photography 3

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  1. Photography 3 how to BETTER manipulate light

  2. Lighting • Light can: • create mood • emphasize the subject being photographed • Lighting is about • Quantity • Quality • Direction • Color

  3. Lighting to emphasize the subject

  4. Lighting to create mood

  5. Quantity • Is there enough light for the photo you want? Not enough light

  6. Too much light

  7. Good lighting

  8. Quality • Harsh Light • from one source • from one direction • Diffused Light • low contrast • soft shadows • no shadows. • Directional-diffused light • from one direction but soft illumination • early morning or late evening is the best natural light

  9. Harsh Lighting

  10. Diffused Light

  11. Directional-Diffused Light

  12. Lighting Directions • Front-light • behind the photographer • shining on the front of the subject • gives maximum detail • Side-light • comes from side • gives rich contrast/texture • creates dramatic lighting effects • Overhead/Sun-light • Can cause harsh shadows over the eyes and under the nose • Can give sun-kissed look to subjects • Back-light • behind the subject • great for silhouettes

  13. Bad lighting choice. Good lighting choice. Overhead / Sun-light

  14. Good choice. Bad choice. Back-light

  15. Front-light Good choice. Bad choice.

  16. Side-light

  17. Final Thoughts! • Remember to: SHOOT AND SHOOT MORE OFTEN! • Even professional photographers do not take perfect photos all the time. • If you get ONE or TWO good photos out of every 24 or 36 you shoot you have done an EXCELLENT JOB! • Think OUTSIDE the box & be creative.

  18. Your assignment • Take photographs showing how EACH of the 4 lighting directions can be applied. Show at least 3 successful and at least 7 unsuccessful for each. Place each good photo on a slide by itself, but you may place 2 bad photos per slide, if you wish. All must be clearly labeled by concept and successful or unsuccessful. Blurry does not count as unsuccessful. • Write one paragraph for EACH of the directions in which you define the concept, explain how you investigated it, and conclude with your discoveries about it. Paragraphs should have an opening sentence, 3 sentences describing your three points, and a closing sentence stating your final conclusion. • 100 points

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