Today we worked on headshots. There was nothing really extra to do in terms of composition. All I did was just adjust the settings a bit and took the shot.

Today we worked with motion. I lowered the shutterspeed while bumping up the iso to compensate for the low light. In photoshop i used masking and the opacity to create the effect

Today we went out and worked with ambient light. These pictures were mostly taken with experimentation of the exposure and the intensity of the speed light.

For the first shot I had found a sort of spot pyramid shaped light doorway and thought it would be cool if the subject stood in the middle. The professor used the light stick to create the fire-effect in the background. The second shot was taken near a movie ad that was well lit. We had a blue light behind him to highlight.

This class we made a PSA announcement and  I chose to do gang violence. Using the blue and red gels for the opposing sides it created a split effect. Overall I think it came out great.

I enjoyed editing this photo and capturing the scene. I didn’t know what to expect when asking the subject to jump but surprisingly it came out well.

Butterfly

Edge Lighting

3 Point Background Lighting

3 Point Hair Lighting

Short

Split

Broad

Rembrandt

Loop

Learning Log 1:

Side by side comparison of the original photo and the edit. With the original photo we had gone into the theatre and found some interesting light near a staircase. The lighting had a sort of ominous dark feature to it. The light was directly above him which gave it a spotlighted effect. In the edited one, I was playing around a bit and found that it looked a lot better in black and white. After my editing this was the result and I was very satisfied with it. I had to sharpen the photo a bit and bring up the blacks and whites. Overall it was a good shoot.

Titled Xabi Alonso – adidas parley, this photograph really stood out to me from Adam Pretty’s collection. I was drawn to this photo because of its intensity. The subject, Xabi Alonso, is centered in the photograph surrounded by the water. Because of this composition, our eyes are drawn to him. His red shirt also acts a contrast to the blue water. In addition, Xabi has a compelling look on his face. Even while the water is surrounding him, he keeps a calm and collected demeanor. On the right, there is a small smirk which could be interpreted as confidence or arrogance. This photograph reminds of the Greek god Poseidon. Just as Poseidon controls the waves, the subject here shows complete confidence in his mastery of the water behind him.