My Word!

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2. My Word! You will need to write down a key photography technique/ term on a post it note. You need to take it turns to stand up and point to someone in the class who must then describe what the technique/ term is. That person then chooses the next person to pose a word.

3. Experimental & Creative Lighting AS Photography

4. AS photography • Launch assignment - lighting task • Assignment line scheme hand out. Write targets. • Question and answers on assignment • Discuss various photographers • Sample to AS books • Research task using library • Homework Pinterest board

5. Scenario • Your primary goal is to experiment with lighting to create stylish images, demonstrating technical competence in a range of lighting techniques.

6. TASK 1: Initial research • One historical photographer & one contemporary photographer • Identify type of lighting set-up used • Identify style you wish to work in and product • Compare and contrast style and technique • Analyse images in usual way • At least two images per photographer and remember that all numbers given are a minimum

7. TASK 2: Using modifiers to shape the light

8. Understanding basic lighting set ups Mario Testino

9. Rankin

10. Paolo Roversi

11. Experimental Lighting Painting with light Michael Bosanko Chris Knight Unknown

12. Slow Sync Flash Russell Trushu Unknown - all off Flickr

13. Terry Richardson

14. Irving Penn

15. Hiro

16. Miko Lim

17. Bruce Webber

18. Phillipe Halsman

19. Helmut Newton

20. Homework • Visit our very own Pinterest wall via wordpress • http://stratfordphotography.wordpress.com/photographers/ • Add to the fashion or commercial category – pin an image and write a very brief summary.

21. Task • Using some of the photographers listed here plus others you have found online and in the library, try to figure out what ‘key’ lighting they have used. • Print out a few images and test each other in small groups seeing if you can identify where you think the lights may be. • Draw directly onto the print outs to practice lighting diagrams. • Start research for task 1.