Lighting

Butterfly (or Paramount) -- 

• 1. What effect does it create? butterfly shaped shadow under the chin
• 2. Why use it? Beauty lighting
• 3. How many lights or light sources? at least one.

Loop -- 

• 1. What effect does it create? 
• 2. Why use it?
• 3. How many lights or light sources? Two.

Rembrandt --

• 1. What effect does it create? Creates a triangle of light on the shadowed side of the face.
• 2. Why use it? Creates drama and mystery.
• 3. How many lights or light sources? One or second light if its dim.

Split --

• 1. What effect does it create? Two face, half shadow half lit side.
• 2. Why use it? To create a story or create mystery.
• 3. How many lights or light sources? one.

Broad and Short -

• 1. What effect does it create? Emphasizes one side of the face.
• 2. Why use it? Get someones good side.
• 3. How many lights or light sources? one

Fill light- used to lighten shadows and control contrast 

Key light (main light)- Key light determines the character of the lighting 

Hair light- light placed facing the top of the head

Background light- Reveals the character of the background and helps separate it from the subject

Shadowless-

Hard light- a small focusable source used with or without a lens that produces strong highlights and/or shadows

Soft light- Diffused, Bounced, indirect light

Grey card- A Matte 18% reflectance card used instead of a subject for a Reflected Light Meter reading. Tips: Exposure corrections for unusually light or dark subjects are the same as for an ILM - not an RLM. Angle the card for typical but glare-free light. See: 18% Assumption*

Reflector- reflects light from subject

Diffuser- A Translucent material placed in front of a Light to soften Highlights and Shadows, reduce Contrast and increase Beam Angle.

Intensity -he "strength" of the Incident Light independent of subject reflectivity, commonly measured in Foot Candles or Lux. High levels allow for increased Depth of Field (not always desirable) or faster shutter speeds (stills or high-speed filming). 

• Direction: Where is the light coming from—the front, the side, or behind?
• Intensity: How bright is each light source?
• Color: What color is the light—white, red, blue…?
• Contrast: Is the transition from the highlights to the shadows subtle or sudden?
• Hardness: What do the edges of the shadows look like?

Science Fair Proposal

1. Ricky
2. Shutter speed/ compare the picture quality for photos taken at different shutter speeds with the camera handheld vs. with the camera on a tripod.
3. If _____ _____, then _____]_____ will happen
4. poster board,
5. digital camera, tripod
6. http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Photo_p017.shtml

Flash facts

Every flash photograph is two exposures in one
- ambient light exposure
- flash exposure

Fill flash can be used when subject is backlit or side lit to eliminate silhouettes or shadows

Flash exposure is not affected by shutter speed

Flash illumination is dramatically affected by distance

Your camera measures ambient light and flash illumination separately

With automatic flash metering, the flash illumination is measured after the shutter button is pressed and the flash output is adjusted accordingly

Every SLR camera with a mechanical shutter box has a maximum flash sync shutter speed

Harsh lighting, washed out subjects and red eye can be eliminated by using diffusers and light bouncing

It is possible to change the order of when the flash fires using "Rear Curtain Sync"

Removing flash from the top of the camera helps eliminate red eye and unflattering shadows

Year in photos: 2014

1. Entertainment photography

2. Background. The background is blurred, main focus on the subject

3. The event had plenty of light, red carpet events should always have good lighting in order for photographers to get good photos of the celebrities.

4. The photographer must have had to be quick on getting the perfect shot of the celeb.

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1. Portrait 

2. Viewpoint/background

3. Artificial lights

4. Photographers should make sure the artificial lights are correctly set up

New Tutorials

1. Processing smoke
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3. To take the picture: camera, tripod, 

To edit the picture: Lightroom 5

4.

1. have the needed material for the shoot

2. choose a perfect place depending on what type of picture you want to take

3. set up the camera settings correctly

4. take many pictures

5. Tips: take enough pictures

6. Tips for ligthroom: watch a tutorial of the things you want to try first then step by step try it out on lightroom

Headshots and Self portrait

Headshots:

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 Self portrait:

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Macro photography

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