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Assignment 4, Part 1: Natural Light - Due

Jul 12, 2015 11:30 PM

ARTT 152 7380 Basics of Photography (2155)

Assignment 4, Part 1: Natural Light

 Due Jul 12, 2015 11:30 PM

The lighting of a photograph greatly affects the mood conveyed.  Turn in 10 photographs using only natural light. Be creative!  Use the same model/object but pose them in different locations to tell a story or shoot 10 photographs of 10 completely different subjects/objects.

Create another folder entiteld Assignment4_ALL and turn in all the other photos you did not select for your final 10 into this folder. ONLY USE NATURAL LIGHT SOURCES.   

Some things to keep in mind

· Use what you have learned about shutter and aperture so you are not always shooting in Auto or P mode.  Switch to Manual mode, Aperture Priority, or Shutter Priority mode if you have it.

· Use a low ISO setting when shooting in daylight such as ISO 100, ISO 200 or ISO 400.

· Daylight changes dramatically with time of day and weather. Here is your chance to focus on the light and discover how important it is to your photography.

· Do not use flash!  Points will be taken off if you use flash from now on.

· Use a tripod if you have one or set the camera on a stable surface to shoot each time. Pay close attention to the distance you are to the subject before taking each photograph.

· A low-light setting with a lot of shadows may make the image feel very moody and dark, whereas the same setting or person shot on a bright sunny day with no shadows may convey an uplifting feeling.

· Experiment with the following different kinds of daylight:

· direct sun with strong shadows (be ready in case there is only one sunny day)

· diffuse light in open shade on a sunny day, or during a cloudy day (no shadows)

· backlight with something silhouetted; bracket this shot and make sure flash is off

· reflected light: direct light that has bounced off a white surface into a shadow

· magic hour light early morning or late in the day; often pink or golden

· Use props and makeshift reflectors. A white poster board or foam board makes a great reflector to fill in light on both sides of the subject. They can also be used to block out light to create an unexpected angled shadow.