Early AM (around 7:30AM)
Noon
Late Afternoon (around 7:00PM){The above pictures where taken facing south. A flag was used to protect my lens from the sun.} Look at how the mountains change shape as the sun rotates.
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-Using the sun as your light source this assignment will help you understand the different qualities of light during the course of the day. Overcast and cloudy days offer even more options of light quality.
-While shooting remember that “natural light” is the star of this assignment. Find a location that has a background, middle ground and foreground. Remember that defining shape and form with light is what we are looking for. Choose spheres, cylinders, and squares for your subjects. And don’t be so far away from the foreground that you can’t tell what it is (make sure your entire picture isn't "background").
(No pictures of dorms!!!!!)
-Aim your camera North if possible so the sun rotates overhead and behind you. That way you don’t have to worry about the sun in your lens. If you decide to shoot towards the South make sure your lens is protected from the sun with a lens shade or a flag of some kind.
-Choose a subject that you can shoot at least four (minimum) different times of day- early morning, noon, late afternoon, dusk or evening. Set up your camera in the same spot each time. (Place your tripod and mark your location or find a stationary object that you can use as a stand.) The final images should look like the camera has not been moved, so the cropping is the same. You don't have to shoot all the times in one day. You can shoot on different days, but make sure your image composition and angles match. If you have a zoom lens be aware of what the setting is and keep it there for the entire set of shots.
-As you shoot keep a log of each shot. Record the time of day, shutter speed, and f-stop of each exposure. Your exposure will change as the light changes. So use a grey card and read your meter accurately. Make sure to bracket your exposures by ½ stop in each direction from what your meter reads.
-Choose the best exposures from your bracketed images and place them in a file labeled "#1 Looking at Light" with your name and class day. Label each image 1 thru 4 or how ever many times of the day you shot so that they are in order from earliest to latest. Label each image with shutter speed, f-stop and time of day. Send me the edited images for grading. I will be looking at good exposure, lighting and quality of location for interesting variation in light. Make sure you find a location that has a clear foreground, middle ground and background.
-Write one typed paragraph about the light and why you chose your subject for this assignment- to be handed in with assignment or added to "We Transfer" comments. Don't forget to add your name and which day, Tuesday or Thursday you are attending.
-Shoot JPEG in camera not RAW. DO NOT MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE IMAGES BEFORE HANDING IN. Here is some information on shooting raw vs jpeg:
http://digital-photography-school.com/raw-vs-jpeg
Samples of student work:
10:33AM 1/99 F16 iso100
12:33PM 1/99 F16 iso100
6:11PM 1/99 F16 iso 800 Abdulaziz Salamah
f-11 1/30th sec 7:09AM
f11 1/250th sec 7:52AM
f-18 1-250th sec 11:50AM cloudy midday
f14 1/250th sec 4:33PM
f-10 1/160th sec 5:57PM Matt Alegrete
9:30am f16 1-200
2:30pm f-16 1-200
5:30pm f-8 1-80
5:40pm Dusk f8 1-25 William (Hyun Jun) Park
7:50AM 1/99 F16 iso 640
Videos to watch:
Understanding Color:
https://vimeo.com/85463399https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX0DHd5QNS8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj1FK8n7WgY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP0OyqECAS4
Primary and Secondary colors:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hbxy1W9O_Wk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8n9BzzWy4zY
(turn off the music on this last one)
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