Category: Lab Exercises (Page 1 of 2)

Use the on-camera flash in three ways to take portraits:

1. In diffused light, use it at a low power directly at the subject.
2. In diffused light, use it straight up with the catch light flap up to create a catch light.
3. In diffused light, bounce it off a reflector to add soft but directional light to the face.

Remember to:

1. Consider the background!
2. Use shallow depth of field to separate the subject from the background
3. Select a flattering focal length – about 65 mm for our class cameras, 85 mm for full-frame cameras
4. Focus on the eyes

Put your best 20 in an album on Flickr and send the best two to the class group.

What are the stylistic differences between the way that people are photographed for each of these three magazines?

Create a cover image for each publication that fits with the existing style standards of that magazine.

Put at least 30 of the photos on Flickr. Select the best for each magazine and send it to the class group. Make sure to clearly label the image with the magazine.

Each of the fours stations uses a main light, a fill light even if that is a reflector, and a background light.

Each station uses the background light in a different way.

1. Clamshell lighting-the background lights make the background white
2. Three point lighting with the background light pointing at the background to create a glow around the shoulders
3. Three point lighting with the background light used as a hair light or a kicker
4. short light with the background light pointed at the subject from behind to create a rim light.

Photograph your classmates at each of the stations in the class. Post your 20 best to an album on Flickr including your best example of each and send your two best portraits to the class group.

Make sure you have at least one good example of:

Make global adjustments on each of the four examples on the class topic page.

Post your corrected versions of all four to Flickr.

Select your favorite of your partner’s photos that could look better with some adjustment. Tone it in Lightroom. Your partner will also adjust the same photo. Compare your results. Open one in Flickr. Select add tab in Safari. Open the second one. Toggle back and forth to see the differences in approach. Which one do you like better and why?

Now, reverse it. Your partner picks their favorite of your photos. And you both adjust it. Post the results and compare.