Question 1
Written Assignment
- Name three lighting sources and their functions.
1. Constant light: Is a fluorescent light that provides a cold (blue) light with the color temperature of 5000°K. This light can be used to imitate natural light.
2. Tungsten light: also known as Photofloods or Hot lights produces a warm color cast with the color temperature of 2900°K.
3. Natural light: Simply the sun. - Name two light modifiers and explain the difference between them.
Soft boxes: Soft boxes are used to soften hard light. It can make the light more even on the subject by creating less shadow.
Reflectors:
Used to reflect light by having a reflector on the shady side of the subject. The light will reflect on the reflector and create light on the shadow side too. This can be used with all light sources that can reflect. Works really well with flash. - Draw a diagram of and describe the three-point lighting setup.
Key light: Main source of light on the subject, often placed on a 45 degree angle of the subject.
Fill light: The fill light fills in the shadows from the main light to make less shadows on the subject. The fill light is often placed on a 45 degree angle on the other side of the subject. It can be placed near or farther away from the subject to change the effect on the shadow and create different looks for the photography.
Back Light: The backlight are place behind the subject to enhance the hair and shoulder of the subject.
Question 2
Research Assignment
Draw three studio setups for the following subject matters and list all the equipment that you would use to light your subjects:
Portrait:
Fashion:
Beauty:
- In a magazine or on the Internet, find one fashion shot, a beauty shot and a portrait shot and explain how you think the lighting was set up in each shot.
Fahion shot:
Beauty shot:
Portrait shot:
Question 3
Practical Assignments
Take some portrait shots and pay specific attention to the lighting you use. Do one shot with soft lighting and one with more dramatic, harder lighting. It would be beneficial to hire studio lighting, but if you can’t, you may use natural light, reflectors and your camera’s flash.
Question 4
Practical Assignments
Choose a portrait photograph from the ones you took in Question 3. Create a unique movie poster for a fictional fantasy movie of your choice. Make use of different backgrounds and editing techniques you have learned.
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