Lesson 14

Lesson 13 -

Lesson 12 - Night Photography

Lesson 11 - Still Life

Lesson 10 - 600EX + Transmitter

Lesson 9 - Dedicated Flash

 on camera - 1/200

 on camera - 1/60 (auto AV)

 off camera 

w/ modifier 

Lesson 8 - Outdoor Strobe

Lesson 7 - Strobe + Continuous

Lesson 6 - Three Light Approach

Lesson 5 - Window Light

OUTTAKES:

Lesson 4 - Size Matters

Top image - 21" beauty dish from  > 7 feet away positioned close to the camera. 

Bottom image - 72" octabank < 3 feet away positioned at an angle close to the subject.  

Subject was at a minimal distance to the background in both photos. 

Lesson 3 - Using One Light

For the first portrait, I wanted to capture Wanki's calmness, insightfulness, and genuinely kind personality. I had him look directly into the light source which was being diffused by the white cloth board. The inverse square law is demonstrated through the observed intensity of light on the darker side of his face vs. directly in front of the light source. The shadow from his glasses also demonstrates that light travels in a straight line, so you can approximately estimate where the light source was placed in relation to his face.

For the second portrait, I merely used the light source at an angle to produce harsher shadows on his face. I also took that photo from a lower angle to portray a sense of power and dominance, like seen in many portraits of commanders and powerful leaders. Light travels in a straight line, as seen by the shadows on the left side of his face. 

Lesson 2 - Three Laws of Light

Group - Lucea, Paul, Mark, Wanki

Lesson 1 - Inverse Square Law

The white card was 1" from the back wall
The gray card was 5' 9" from the back wall
The black card was 8' 10" from the back wall

The camera was 11' 6" from the back wall

The light was 13' 1" from the back wall

Group: Paul, Julianne, Lucea, Li.