Freshmen Lighting Assignment
Lighting 101
The Task
The students will set up and shoot 20 pictures that will include one of each: back, back corrected, front, side, top, bottom, Fluorescent, 2 existing light, Outdoor lighting (same scene and object: Flat, Diffused, and Reflective) Indoor (Same Scene and object: Flat, Diffused, Reflective), Contrast, Refractive, lens flare, Silhouette and Cameo.
Resources needed: Camera, three lights, some sort of reflector (foam core, mirror, cardboard mounted with aluminum foil, etc..), some sort of diffusion (Silk, Wax Paper, Thin Bed Sheet, etc......
Resources needed: Camera, three lights, some sort of reflector (foam core, mirror, cardboard mounted with aluminum foil, etc..), some sort of diffusion (Silk, Wax Paper, Thin Bed Sheet, etc......
Examples
Lens Flare
the sunlight rays create a lens flare
Cameo
the girls are lit while background is black
Silhouette
the sun going down back lights the trees making them indiscriminant
Refractive
Light is refractive creating a rainbow
Side Lighting
Sun going down in the west in the evening shines on one side of my pups
Diffused
Daylight is diffused through fog
The Presentation Tool: Powerpoint or Google Slides
After taking these pictures you will then choose your favorite 15 (you must include the 3 indoor and 3 outdoor ones and the uni color one). You will put each of these pictures into PowerPoint with a title of the shot and a description of where the light is coming from. I will be looking for properly lit objects/talent along with creatively composed shots.
Make sure to prep before you shoot. Did you prepare all your gear? SD Card, batteries, filter, bounce board, etc....?
Uni Color
The last shot will be of 3 objects the same color (uni color) with the same color background with two light sources highlighted the objects.
Indoor flat
Using an L.E.D light overhead to cast flat lighting
indoor diffused
Using a cookie sheet very subtly diffuses the light
indoor reflective
See how using a little aluminum foil bounces light on to the front of the JOY
Project Due: Jan. 24, 2017
Must be completed in either PowerPoint or Google Slides and must be sent to my email at brent.morton@risd.org by 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday Jan. 24th