Category Part 4 – Light
TUTOR FEEDBACK ON ASSIGNMENT 4 – LIGHT
I received my feedback form my tutor earlier this month. The results were encouraging and after all the hard work and many, many attempts to get the lighting as I wanted seemed to have been all worth while. For the mention on Shape my tutor enjoyed the first image, but not so much on the […]
Assignment 4 – Light
Introduction: The criteria for Assignment 4 – Light, in the OCA The Art of Photography course is to draw together various lighting techniques learned from previous exercises. Only one object should be chosen for this actual assignment and one which can be moved freely with a submission of 8 total images. The lighting should be shaped and […]
Thinking about Assignment 4 – Light
This has been a long journey since my last assignment submission. Once again work has managed to interrupt my learning severely this time around. I had started off with the intention of getting this assignment finished early, but Christmas, mainly work commitments and trying to find the right locations for subject matter where all adding […]
Pro Photographer – Joe Cornish
On my last tutor report for Colour, it was mentioned I should take a look at Joe Cornish for assignment 4 ‘Light’. Although I don’t own any of his books or publications at the moment I did a good look at his work on the internet and his website Joe Cornish Gallery. Joe is a […]
Book review – Light, Science and Magic
I ordered this book, Light, Science and Magic by Fil Hunter, Paul Fuqua and Steven Biver by Focal Press, from Amazon.co.uk before starting my OCA Assignment Four on Light. As soon as it arrived I started to delve into the workings of lighting techniques, and how I can at least try and master some of the complexities of […]
Exercise 41 – Shiny surfaces
Introduction: This last exercise before the main assignment in Light includes the following brief in the OCA notes. “Objects with surfaces that reflect brightly, such as anything chrome or silver, are a special lighting problem. There are ways of dealing with them that make such a remarkable difference to a photograph. Find an object that […]
Exercise 39 – Contrast & Shadow Fill
Introduction: This exercise helps us understand the importance of shadow, fill light and how to create it fill light using reflectors. We are asked to use a large piece of card and some tinfoil to create a white and silver reflector, but I happen to have a Phottix 5 in 1 reflector. I did use […]
Exercise 38 – The Lighting Angle
Introduction: The purpose of this exercise is all about the lighting angle, and how we can change this angle to create different affects to tone, shadow and form. We have been asked to produce 11 images using a light source with a diffuser fitted, and at angles ranging from front of camera either side, at 45 […]
Exercise 37 – Softening the light
Introduction: For this exercise we have been asked to produce 2 images using a still life set-up. The first image should be taken with a lamp but no diffuser attached. The second should have some form of diffusion in front of the light source, either hand held or an attachment. We are to describe the […]
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