Week 7 high key

In this image we used 1 key light on the right and had Nat stand directly in front of the light . The use of 1 key light created a vinegtte 

1/125 f/8.0 ISO100

In these 2 images we used 2 high key lights one on each side , the light bounced around the whites in the room so there are barely any shadows in the frame , besides the rimming . 

1/200 F/8.0 ISO100

1/200 F/8.0 ISO100

                                                                    1/125 f/8.0 ISO100

Week 7 low key lighting

Low-key lighting is a style of lightingfor photography, film or television. It is a necessary element in creating a chiaroscuro effect. Traditional photographic lighting, three-point lighting uses a key light, a fill light, and a back light for illumination. Low-key lighting often uses only one key light, optionally controlled with a fill light or a simple reflector.

1/125 f/8 ISO100 

This was shot in the studio , we used 1 key light on the right and when shot because only one light was used it created a large shadow on the left side of her face and body . Becaise the lighting was low key the background of the image darkened tho originally white 

 We changed tactics in this image getting Nat to sit under the lighting changing my vantage point and also her gaze , we also used the honey comb in this image ,  the shadow is softer than the first image and the light is subtle .  It has still created a beautiful shadow on her face and behind her . 

This image has a bit of the 2 first images in it , the dramatic harsh lighting and shadows of the first Image but the gaze and innocence of the second image , we had Nat directly facing the key light and composed her in the center of the frame ,

Texture and positive negative space research

Photograph five or more different textures.  Fill the frame with these textures. 

1/60 f/3.5 ISO2000

I used my cameras built in flash for this image because the room was quite dark. this is a close up of fire wood in my uncles house , you can see the texture of the branches its self aswell as the texture as a whole.

1/60 f/4.0 ISO100

in this image The texture is the bark as well as miscellaneous things in the ground 

1/60 f/9.0 ISO100

this image has texture in the wall as well as line and pattern 

1/60 f/3.5 ISO400

Texture of all the books 

 1/60 f/22.0 ISO125

The texture of the yellow circles which also displays line and pattern .

Take three wider shots with a clearly defined subject incorporating texture.

1/800 f/f.6 ISO100 

i took this image at mission bay of the paddle boarder and realised the water has texture in it, and the complementary blues in the image aswell and the textured water is also negative space.

1/640 F/16.0 ISO100

I took this image of my friend at black sand beach sitting in a little creek , the texture is the water running through, i also put her in the middle of rule of thirds and had the horizon in the middle. 

If it is not sunny do this exercise during self directed time

Using evaluative metering mode take a low angle portrait with the sun behind your subject. 

1/60 F/3.5 ISO2000

 this wide shot photo of the fire wood again 

Take some low angle photographs using the sky as negative space to frame your subject. 

Take a 3 different portraits of two or more people.  Think about where to place your subjects in the frame and pay attention to the negative space around these two (or more) figures.

Create a still life of 2-4 objects.  Think about their placement in relation to each other and also in relation the negative space around them.  Think about your vantage point when taking this photo.  Now add another object being aware of placement in relation to negative space.  Photograph this scene again.

Self directed work:

Take some images incorporating texture and experimenting with positive/negative space.  These can be the same as the exercises above, or you may choose to create your own ideas for images

week 5 Self directed Digital Tech

In the basic panel i used the exposure slider to brighten the image a bit i also upped the contrast and shadows to bring more light and colour into the image, i also used the clarity slider and the vibrance slider. Using targeted adjustment i brought the yellows to 100% which gave it a commercial feel. i also used spot healing to remove blu tack and the lock from the door because they got on my nerves.

I used the basic panel to up the exposure and contrast just a little i brought the highlight slider down aswell as the shadow slider , these are just minor adjustments i also took the clarity slider up just to define the framed picture. using the greyscale panel i used convert to greyscale and brought the red all the way down . i also cropped the picture and used the ruler tool to straighten. 

Camera use Final Print

This is my final print , i took this image in a second hand book store , i saw this little buddha behind some books and had to shoot it. i had to use a higher ISO because the lighting in the shop was quite dark. i focused on the buddhas face and used a shallow depth of field so the mid ground is in focus and the foreground and background is out of focus. i used a medium shutter of 1/60 and i used my cameras built i flash. i composed this so that the buddha is behind books and partially hidden. I like the colours, The colours in this image are complementary the yellows and the reds. This image displays pattern within the book stack and also texture of the buddha .

f/2.5 shutter speed1/60 ISO1000

Digital technology 1 Final

This image was taken using Low key lighting in the studio, we had nat stand directly in the light facing towards it and looking just beyond so she wasn't blinded. in camera raw i used the exposure slider to brighten a few shadows in the image but it exposed to much of the jumper so i used targeted adjustment and coloured in bits of the jumper  wanted darker again and used the exposure slider again to darken. i used the contrast slider to ad a bit of intensity to the image and brought down the shadow slider a bit. I used the spot healing brush to fix a few blemishes on her skin and remove some hair from in front of her face .

Week 6 Flash research

Rineke Dijkstra

Beach Series

In this image Dijkstra used a flash straight forward and a reflector to fill in light from the bottom, the source of light is coming from the front because the shadow of the subject is behind her. the image is also taken on a low angle with patterns in her swim suit and texture in the sand .

 In this image it looks like Dijkstra used a flash and a reflector to bounce the light and fill in the shadows on the right of the subject, you can tell because the shadows are on the left of the subject. there is also pattern in her pants and texture in the water and sand.

Juegen Teller

in This image i think teller used a flash straight on and the light is bouncing off the white walls to fill in the shadows and give a washed out look , which he probably wanted because the subject is quite goth looking. the subject is off the middle of the frame and her eyes are leading somewhere else.

I think he used the same technique in this shot to because it looks washed out the white walls act as a reflector he may also be using a reflector to strengthen the bounce of the flash , the image is not straght and the colours in this image are complementary.