Author Archives: Lydia Lai

LL7 Direct Reflection

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Lydia Lai

To control the reflection of the metal grater, we put the light behind the camera. We had a second light for the background. To fix the reflection from the metal grater, we use white foam board to make the sides … Continue reading →

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LL8 Hands

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Lydia Lai

In this photograph, we used direct lighting with background lit. We used a soft box to light the hands. And we had a strobe light for the background. We made sure there was no shadow to create a cheerful mood. … Continue reading →

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LL5

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Lydia Lai

  For the first picture, We used stroke lighting. Only one specific area was lit. Everything in the background is  much more dark compared the the only lit area. This lighting makes the picture feel more mysterious and scary. You … Continue reading →

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DIY studio

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Lydia Lai

Instead of making my own DIY studio, I bought one instead. I bought Polaroid’s photo studio kit. This kit is light weighted and looks like a brief case. It is easy to carry around anywhere. The photo studio has a … Continue reading →

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LL4 Art Gallery

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Lydia Lai

Irving Penn, “On Assignment” In Penn’s exhibition there were mostly portraits of people. The beginning was mainly black and white portraits or group portraits. The end was more colorful but it was zoomed in on people’s facial features. Irving’s subject … Continue reading →

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LL3

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Lydia Lai

I enjoyed going to Grand Central taking pictures because it is a very different environment then the previous places we went to. Grand Central is very busy so there is many things to take pictures of. Because there are so … Continue reading →

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LL2

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Lydia Lai

It was great shooting portraits in Brooklyn Bridge Park because there was lots of sunlight that day. There was open area to take pictures where the background would not look too busy. We had our subjects’ back facing the sun … Continue reading →

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LL1

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Lydia Lai

Most of these terms, I am familiar with. One that was actually my first time hearing was leading lines. Leading lines are like maybe a road that will lead your eyes somewhere. It moves your eyes from one point to … Continue reading →

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Homework 1

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Lydia Lai

Honda FCX Clarity is an electric car. Electric cars has started not too long ago, so many people are still new to the idea. Because nowadays people are trying to become more eco-friendly, the target audience is people between 18-30. … Continue reading →

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