Workshop: Persona (final)

 

Fall 2013

Workshop: Lighting

Nikon D5200 DSLR

18-70mm lens

Workshop: Persona (Mini Critique)

Reading through the evaluations that I received from my peers, these were some of the key points that people wrote about:

1. I should focus on one idea because it seems like I have to many ideas for the project
2. I should pick do my photos in either black & white or color so that the project seems more cohesive.

I agree with both of these suggestions. I think I have way too many ideas for this project because it was supposed to be experimental. I had never really gone deep into Photoshop, so I wanted to see what I could do with it. I also am not used to conceptual projects or self-portraits as I am usually the type of person who takes candid photos, being the person behind the camera.

I think I'm going to stick with color for this project, and I'm saving some of the pictures for the next project instead of discarding some of the ideas I had. I will probably do a few more re-shoots to add to the collection I have now, but it will definitely be a more narrow selection.

Workshop: Portraiture

Three-Point Lighting:

Diagram: The Standard 3-Point Lighting Technique

Loop Light
This is the setup we used, except we didn't use the hair light.

Diagram: The 5 Basic Portrait-Lighting Setup

 
 Butterfly (with bounce)

Diagram: Butterfly Light Setup 2

Silhouette

                  Setup:

Diagram: Newborn Photo Props

Workshop: Persona (sketches)

For this persona project, I decided to do self-portraits. This is really out of my comfort zone, but I wanted to do it for that exact reason. I'm used to being behind the camera instead of in front of it, but here are a few that I've started editing so far.

Fall 2013

Workshop: Lighting

Nikon D5200 DSLR

18-70mm

Workshop: Tabletop Abstraction (final)

Fall '13

Workshop: Lighting

Nikon D5200 DSLR

Workshop: Butterfly Lighting

What it is:

• a lighting technique that is characterized by the symmetrical butterfly shadow it creates under a subject's nose
• works best on women to accentuate cheek bones and soft skin

Butterfly Light - People I've Met by James Kendall

Alternative names:

• Glamour Lighting
• Paramount Lighting
• Beauty Lighting

How to create it:

• Materials
• Main light: softbox, rifa light, or flood light
• optional: reflector for fill light
• Place your main light high above and in front of your subject. Make sure you are shooting with the camera between the subject and the main light.
• If you are using a reflector, place that anywhere under the subject's face so it is not seen in the frame.

Setup without reflector:

Text and Diagram Source: Lighting Patterns for Portrait Photographers

Workshop: Tabletop Abstraction (sketches)

Fall '13

Photo Workshop

Nikon D5200 DSLR

18-55mm