Category: Lab Exercises (Page 2 of 6)

Select one of the photos that you will include in your final project that needs some local as well as globl corrections.

First make the global corrections.

Then identify what is the most important thing in your photo. Consider how to best direct our attention there.

Then using the adjustment brush and or the graduated filter, make the needed local corrections.

Put a before and after version of your file with local corrections into a gallery block in a post on OpenLab. Include a list of the global and then local corrections that you made to the file.

Category: Lab: Week 14 – Local Corrections

Pick any photo that you will be including in your final project presentation.

Please consult the topic page on Global corrections for more detail.

Make global corrections:

1. Crop and adjust the geometry
2. Adjust the white balance if necessary under the color tab
3. Adjust the exposure using the histogram under the light tab. make sure to use the full tonal range. Most photos improve with more open shadows.
4. Under effects, adjust the clarity.
5. Under color, adjust vibrance.

Put the before and after versions of your photo in a gallery block into a post on OpenLab. Include a list of the adjustments you made to the photo.

Category-lab: Week 14 – Global Corrections

Photograph the same classmate in each of the four lighting set ups. create the widest range of mood possible.

Post at least 20 photos to an album on Flickr and send your four best, one of each lighting style, to the class group.

Set up:

• The subject should be at least 4 or 5 feet in front of the backdrop to avoid casting a shadow.
• Use 65mm focal length when you are using a camera with a cropped frame sensor
• Focus on the subject’s eyes.

The key or main light is the light that casts the shadows.

Working with just the key light:

Front view:

Photograph your subject with:

• Rembrandt light – the light is at a 45 degree angle to the subject. Look for the key triangle -a triangle of light on the darker side of the face to position the light.
  
  Do not place the light too high because this will cause shadows around the subject’s eye sockets.
  
• Split light – the light is at a 90 degree angle to the subject. One side of the face is dark but light does fall on the other side.
  
• Front light (butterfly) – Light falls on the subject from the camera position.
  
   

Three-quarter view:

• The model’s face is turned to a 45 degree angle from the camera.

Photograph your subject with:

• broad lighting by placing the light on the side of the visible ear. There will be a broad highlight on the subject’s hair. This works for subjects wearing glasses.

• short lighting by placing the light on the side of the invisible ear. 

Profile:

The model turns their face at a 90 degree angle to the camera. Place light like a side light. The subject faces the light BEING VERY CAREFUL NOT TO LOOK DIRECTLY INTO THE LIGHT. 

Put your 20 best photos into an album on Flickr. Make sure to represent each one of these lighting styles. Send your 2 best to the class group.