Author Archives: Greg Mitchell

Best Portrait

I chose this one because I like the shadow and how dark it is. Since the photo is black and white I think it works with the contrast to make it kind of mysterious.  

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LL 8-Final Evaluation

Three concepts I learned in this class are: Light painting, I never knew how to do this and I’d like to use it in the future for some photographs. Portrait lighting, I didn’t know the basics of how to light … Continue reading

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Light Painting

This is my favorite photograph because I really like the way the green light turned out. The green light was done by holding a flashlight behind a bottle of Mountain Dew. The green light also looks like it was done … Continue reading

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Portrait Basics

In class we were shooting portraits using three point lighting. Three point lighting is when you use a Key light, which a light pointing on the model at a 45 degree angle, a Background light which is a light that’s … Continue reading

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L L 4- lighting Direction

The lighting in this photo is coming from the right side. The lighting adds to the photograph because it kind of looks like light from a rising sun. The lighting also creates a strong contrast and creates an ambient mood.

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Gallery Trip

Gregory Mitchell The first gallery had photographs by Irving Penn. Most of the photographs were black and white. They had kind of a gloomy feeling, they were mostly black and white portraits of people. There were also covers of Vogue … Continue reading

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Brooklyn historical society- Gregory Mitchell

The daguerrotype is different from my photograph because my photography is in color where as the daguerrotype is only in black and white. Another difference is that my photograph was taken instantly as soon as i pressed the button on … Continue reading

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