Portrait Exercise, Week 2

Multiple Lights, Ratios.

Group Work

1. Set up main light, for Rembrandt, using a small soft box
2. Set up an umbrella fill
3. Set up two kickers, with grid spots, or barn doors to minimize flare
4. Set up background light

Shoot reference shots sequentially, so there is a record of how the setup is built, recording each addition of a new light. Make sure the exposures and respective intensities of the lights are balanced appropriately. 

Once the setup is optimized, shoot the following ratios:

Main/Fill

1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:16, no fill. 

Individual Work:

"Artsy" version. The background must be more than just a convenience—be creative

Human Form

Ruth Bernhard

Create a coherent group of images that use the human figure in some way. The images should be ambitious and sophisticated, using appropriate lighting design. Strobes should be used in one fashion or another, either as primary lighting in the studio, or support lighting when on location.

The work will be evaluated on:

• Proposal—who are your inspirations for lighting, concepts and approaches? Discuss at least three.
• Originality of Idea/Ambitiousness of Imagery
• Arrangement and Design
• Lighting Design
• Photographic Craft and Technique
• Development of Project
• Prints

Prelim Critique: 11/5 (Monday) 

Final Critique: 11/14 (Wednesday) revised

white line / black line glass

From demo...no retouching just yet. You might be able to see all the dirt, if you look closely. Also some odd/weird reflections in the first one. Not sure what created  them. The horizon line on the low-key image is still too pronounced. But these are going in the right direction. Let's see where you all can take it from here...