Tuesday, 5 March 2013

Presentation

In a group of me, Laura and Mollie. This Presentation consisted of;

Client Retirement
Creative intent
Artists
Studio Lights
Hight Key
Low Key


This is the link below:

http://prezi.com/gbeqnmgmvjsm/studio-photography/

Heath and Safty

*No food or drink should be taken into the studio.
* Make sure wires aren't in the way because someone may trip.
*When setting lights on stands or a camera on a tripod make sure that they're over a leg and not in between this is so that they wont collapse or fall.
*  Covers from light fixtures need to be taken off before switching on as they could melt.
*Lights can get hot very fast so be careful when taking them down as skin can get burnt, allow to cool.
*The room could be dark therefore this can cause a hazard as people could bump into each other or fall over.
*Never leave the studio unattended!

Wednesday, 13 February 2013

Harold Edgerton -Milk Drop

This colour image was taken in 1957, a recreation of image taken in 1937 in black and white that was published in Flash published in 1939. A beam of light and a photocell was used to trigger the flash after an adjustable electronic delay. A dropper produces a small drop following the main drop of liquid from the neck pinching off in two places. This small drop following the main drop is seen in the photograph of the splash made by the main drop. The drop of milk is splashing into the thin film of milk that has formed on the surface from the previous drop of milk. The shape of the coronet is very dependent on the thickness of the film of milk, the size of the drop, and the height through which the drop has fallen. Milk was selected as the liquid because it is white and translucent and attractive to photograph.





I tried re creating this image with milk with yellow dye in, a flash studio light and a dropper. This is how my images turned out.

Camera Settings:
ISO:100
F.16
Shutter speed:1/60


 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 

This on I tried with water with blue dye in it.

Stobe Photography

Camera Settings:
ISO: 100
F. 22
Shutter Speed: 30

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 






























Low Key Photography

Low Key



A low-key image is one that contains predominantly dark tones and colours. Like high-key images, they convey atmosphere and mood. But where a high-key image feels airy and light, a low-key is usually dramatic and full of mystery.

Lighting – Choice of light is all up to the photographer. You have only one key light so the only choices you have to make now are direction and strength. The only ‘rule’ you should impose on yourself when shooting low-key is to never allow light to reach your background.

Camera Settings:
ISO: 100
F. 11
Shutter Speed: 1/125


 
 
 
 
 
This is still low key just on this one I added a blue gel to a backing light and kept one light with a softbox on at the front.
 




Hight Key Photography

High Key 

High key images are normally associated with happiness, therefore a lot of high key photography can be found in family and children portraits as well as a lot of product photography. 
High key is a lighting technique where images are bright and not too contrasted. High key photos have bright tones and a lack (or absence) of shadows.


 
 

It works well when shooting portraits, still life and product photos. In order to get a high key image you will need a soft box (or two, both pointing at your subject) and another two lights (soft boxes) facing the background to overexpose the back and this should create a high key portrait.

I set my camera on:

ISO-100
F.8
Shutter speed - 1/125

Thursday, 3 January 2013

Studio Equipment

Soft Box
This defuses light and creates a soft indirect light. It also softens shadows.


 
 

Beauty Dish
The Beauty Dish eliminates hot spots and harsh shadows. It makes the skin look more flattering by softening tones and the light intensity.



 
 
Umbrella
Diffuses light by softening the lighting on the image. Adds a soft glow it can soften shadows or eliminate them all together. It can be used for lighting backgrounds and/or subjects.



Snoot
The snoot lets out a single light of beam of light and prevents light spill.



 
 
Honeycomb
This narrows the beam of light to a circle with soft edges. Also it softens the light and only weakly eliminates your subject.


 
 

Barn Doors
Photographer can control how much light can hit the subject, also you can control how long a shadow can be in the image or eliminate it completely.


 
 

Reflector
This creates a harsh light and harsh shadows. Reflectors are mainly used for lighting up backgrounds.