Low Key

High Key

In this class, we explored the differences in high key lighting and low key lighting. High key lighting is when the subject has a lot of light hitting it and there’s not too many shadows. Low key lighting is when the subject is not getting much light which give the subject a lot of shadows which result in  a darker feel

In this class, we had to go around the building and take photos with different lighting. There weren’t many places that didn’t have good lighting but we were fortunate to catch some corners of the building with exceptional lighting. Like this one for example, all of the floors are pretty much the same and right before we went back down I thought I would catch this corner because it had just enough light to make a clear picture.

The photographer I chose was Francesco Gola who does landscape photography. This photo really drew in me in when I first saw it because of how prominent the crystals are in the composition and how clear they were. One of the principles that immediately came to mind was the rule of thirds. The three invisible sections are pretty clear here, with the crystals being the bottom third, the horizon of the sea as the middle, and the sky as the top.