I felt that this homework assignment, was pretty difficult. I used different kind of lightings, but it was hard to get them in a certain mood from the expressions on their face. I found it easier to use a darker lighting set and using side lighting to make it the emotion sad and lonely. When I did the ten photographs of the happy stuffed animal, I made sure to use a lot of lighting and emphasize on his body figure and face.

Example: Neglected Childhood

Homework #3: A Rose is a Rose is a Rose. 

The light helped me communicate with the mood because when it is brighter and has less shadows, it releases a positive emotion. While the dark images gives off a melancholy and lonely feeling. I put the light farther away from the rose, because I didnt want the rose to have a harsh and intense light. To show romance and sadness I made sure to diffuse the light by using tracing paper and a pink umbrella. The umbrella made the rose appear pink. It also gave it a more softer and smoother look.

The quality of the light you use determines how the subject appears. This subject was a shoe. As I changed around the lighting, the shoe would stand out even more or fade away, taking away the importance of it. I mostly used front and side lighting, and I was on and off using a white foam core. When I put the light closer to the shoe, it gave it the shoe a more pleasant tone. As I moved the light to one side, more shadows were casted on the opposite side. When I used the foam core, the photographs came out cleaner.

The experience I had building my DIY Studio was fun but a little stressful. The most tense time I had was when I went to Home Depot. I decided to create light stands by using 1X2X6 premium pine. Then I found the clamp lights I would use, but I had a difficult time trying to find what bulbs were appropriate. I bought several bulbs and decided to buy a sensor, because it might help me “set the mood” when taking photographs. When I finished buying some supplies. I walked out of Home Depot, my mom was in the driveway and we almost drove away, when I suddenly realized that I had forgetten the premium pine! A worker already knew I had left it and was there by the cash register, but it made me really tense because I had been walking all over Home Depot looking for supplies and then the thought of me going back to find my future light stands made me a little hectic. I later went to Best Buy and Staple. In Best Buy, I bought my very first tripod and I found it really cool because I could also use it as a monopod. I felt like trying to find the supplies made me crazier than building my DIY Studio.

When I got home, I decided to place my DIY Studio in the laundry room. There was more space and I dont have to take it apart. I set up my lights with my light stand, I used a metal zig zag to keep the light stand table and put something heavy on top. I used tracing paper and my dad helped me make a frame. I found my experience fun, my parents got to help me and it was a great bonding experience!