Lesson 7 Strobe and Continuous Light

Assignment 6 Size Matters

Take two portraits of a person one with the 21" Beauty Dish and one with the Octabank and get the same results by using the placement of the subject, the light and the background. Look at results from class demonstration for ideas.

Lesson 6 Size Matters

Assignment 5 One Strobe and a Softbox

Photo 1

Using one strobe with a small softbox, light a person against a white background so that their face has a highlight and shadow side. The background should appear darker on the highlight side and the lighter on the shadow side.

Photo 2
Using one strobe with a small softbox, light a person against a white background so that their face is evenly lit and the background is black.

Lesson 5 One Strobe

http://www.atgetphotography.com/The-Photographers/BRASSAI.html

http://life.time.com/margaret-bourke-white/

http://edgerton-digital-collections.org/

http://life.time.com/culture/trick-photography-stroboscopic-photos-life-magazine/#1

http://collections.mcny.org/Explore/Highlights/Stanley%20Kubrick/

Assignment 4 Three Light Portrait

Using classic Rembrandt light (45 to side 45 up) create a portrait with key (650 Arri), fill (300 Arri) and backlight or background light (650 Arri) Use an EV between 1.5 and 3. Check the class blog under Lesson 4 to see how it should be laid out. Each student in a group should do this exercise because no two faces are alike.

Using three lights invent your own formula.
Post one separate finished photograph for this one.  Each student does there own version.

Lesson 4 Three Light Hollywood Portrait

Inspirational Portraits

Amazing site of Broadway Photographs

Hurrell's Fleetwood Mac Images from 1980

How to layout the 1st part of the assignment

How to use the Sekonic L-358 to calculate EV diffence between the Key and Fill lights:

1.  Read the Key light 

2.  Press the Memory Button

3.  Press the ΔEV Button

4.  Read the Fill light while keeping the Measuring Button Pressed