Assignment #5 due Thursday

We will meet in J110.  Please have jpegs and diagrams.

Tuesday March 29th

The class will continue to work on Assignment #5.
Please bring a light colored and a dark colored shirt or blouse to wear.
Even if you have your assignment shot please come prepared to help the others. Roll will be taken and we will go over printing.

Note: Assignment # 5 Portrait Lighting Ratio deadline has been changed to March 31st  and please convert all images to b&w.

Thursday March

Please bring a light colored and a dark colored shirt or blouse to wear.

Note: Assignment #  5 Portrait Lighting Ratio

Assignment # 5 Portrait Lighting Ratio (new due date)

The role of the portrait photographer is to provide neutral territory –an area where the photographer can exercise technical control over the light and the setting and still show aspects of the subject’s personality. 

In this assignment you will make photographs of a person in the studio to show that you have an understanding of how to properly light and capture personality and/or emotion in a controlled setting. 

You will make two separate b&w portraits - one on a high key set and one on a low key set using any of the following types of light: Front/Glamour Light, Rembrandt lighting, or Side lighting. Make sure that you match the lighting ratios with the type of set that you are working on.  Example: 1:2 or 1:3 lighting ratio for high key; 1:4 to 1:6 for low key. With all images, make sure that the lighting ratio matches the emotion or personality that you are trying to illustrate. 

• All images must be made with DSLR using the Dynalite in the studio 

• Shoot two separate themes or sets (one high key/one low key) each having a minimum of 5 different compositions, expressions, etc. for each theme (5 for High Key/ 5 for Low Key) 

• Show an intentional relationship between the type of light/lighting ratio and the person/s being photographed

• In the studio only, use different lighting situations, background, etc, on the two different sets

You can use seamless or be creative and build a set but don’t let the set take over. Remember the person should be the focal point of the photograph.  All photographs must be done in the studio. Remember only one main light source!

Assignment due:    April 5, 2016  

What is Due:            10 jpegs (5 high key – 5 low key) 
                                   Note: b&w jpegs no color 

                                  One 11 X 17 print of the best high key image
                                  One 11 X 17 print of the best low key image

 (Printing technique will be apart of the valuation)
 lighting diagrams, technical info, as word or PDF file

Note: Assignments turned in late or not having idea book will be marked down 10 points.

Tuesday March 22nd

The Class will meet in the studio to go over the next assignment.  Each student will take turns being a model so everyone will need to bring a light colored and a dark colored shirt or blouse to wear.

An example of  each type of lighting will be due by the end of class:

Butterfly/Glamour lighting, 
Rembrandt lighting
Side lighting

(w/ little or no fill light)

Thursday March 10th

Due to the print lab being close most of the day on Wednesday no prints are due on Thursday.
Please come to J110 with jpegs, diagrams in hand for Mid-Term Critique.
If you have prints please bring them!

Tuesday March 7, 2016

I will be in the studio to look at "work in progress",  to help out in the studio and give any technical critique on your final prints before critique on Thursday.  Note: I will be critique your Mid-term assignment via final prints and remember that you are to turn in jpegs as well.

If you have any questions please come to class on Tuesday and I will do my best to answer them.