Category: Lab Exercises (Page 4 of 7)

Go to flickr and find 3 images to edit. Pick one that is dark, one shot in diffused light( mostly middle tones not a lot of light and dark, which is low contrast) and one that has a lot of light and darks( contrasty like direct light)

Correct the images using the workflow as shown in lecture

Post before and after images in open lab with description of your corrections. A screen shot of the basic panel would be ok

Black and white can be a great choice for an image particularly if your image is high contrast.

Best practice is to shoot in color and then convert to black and white. This gives you more control over how each color is interpreted in grayscale than if you use the black and white setting on your camera or cameraphone.

There are three ways to convert your images to black and white in the Lightroom Photoshop App:
1. Profiles
2. Presets
3. B&W mix in the color settings

Select one of your photos with a good range of different colors. Create a version with each method. Try for very different results. Put them in a post with a description of each method and which one gave you the best results.

Working with direct light, shoot 1 arrangmentf multiple objects to make photos of shadows in which the shadow is a main component but not the only subject. There should be different light levels in each photo. Pick objects with interesting shapes and textures. No electronics, water bottles

For each of the above shoot one shot with the light coming from the side, one from the front and one behind subject. Note side and backlight will have the most shadow. If cant move the light, change your position or subject in relation to the light

• If you are shooting with a camera, use the monochrome setting. If you are shooting with the Lightroom Photoshop App, us the high contrast B&W setting.
• Use Exposure Compensation if necessary to make the shadows to be dark without making the whole image is too dark
• Make each composition dynamic by using at least one of the compositional principles discussed this semester.

Upload the images to flickr. CW5

Pick 1 best post to open lab. Discuss which compositional principle you used.

Also why you chose these two. Post to student post/ lab5 shadows