Monday, October 27, 2014

activity 4

  • Find two examples of photographs, which make use of maximum depth of field, and two examples, which have very shallow depth of field.
  • Describe how the photographer’s selective use of aperture affects the subject in each of the photographs you have chosen.

In the above picture there is only a select subject in focus. this is done by changing the aperture to a shallow depth of field setting such as a large f stop. this lets only whats the photographer want to be in focus.

for these next photos it has all of the image in focus. again this is done by changing the aperture to a better setting. to get the whole image in focus you can use a smaller f stop and that will bring everything into focus.

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Activity 3

Find two images that have been shot into the light or included the light source. Explain how the photographer may have gone about taking a light meter reading for these photographs.
niel van neikerk
kirk tuck

The two images are a different type of photography. they include the light source and the natural environment of the studio. this is a different type of photography and it really gives the images a raw feel. i bet that the photographer did this to show that even without perfection in the environment a subject can still be beautiful and pure. this is a technique that i would love to try out for my next assignment.

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Lighting source

  • Find an example of a photograph where the subject has been lit by a single light source and an example where more than one light has been used.
  • Describe in each the quality and position of the brightest or main light and the effect this has on the subject. In the second example describe the quality and effect the additional light has.








In this picture there is heavy, dark shadows. This is a very powerful and strong image with a single light source on the face. this gives the image a dark mysterious feel all the while it is still a beautiful picture of this old man. there was one light source and it was probably used in a studio with all the lights out but single source.
Caroline Winn
This photo shows a girl sitting down. at first one might think that is is just lit by a single source but notice no shadows? this probably means they are using soft lighting and that could mean an umbrella. the picture looks like it is trying to be perfect but still look natural so they used a home setting and studio lighting.

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Soft and hard light

Look through assorted photographic websites and find some examples of subjects lit by hard light and examples of subjects lit by soft light. Describe the effect the light has on the subject’ texture, form and detail, and the overall mood of the picture.
Erin Eye
Erin Manning
These two pictures are great examples of soft lighting. notice how there are not very many harsh shadows this is because the photographer had good light when taking the pictures. this gives the images a very strong sense of happiness and joy. If the photographer had more harsh shadows on the subjects it would have given the image is a very different feel. Overall the lighting on these two subjects is a very soft and bright feel.
Mathew Hannen
Mike Doley
On the other side you have these two images that are very good representations of hard light. the shadows in these photos are very defined and bring a very dark and meaningful feel to the images. they feel like they have a rugged and strong texture. Again the subjects would be completely different if the photographer had used soft light. All in all these photos are very different from the soft lighting.