Studio Lighting

For this example of studio lighting I used a 0:1 ratio of light and only put light on the right. I also told Abby to look a little towards the light so that part of the left side of her face was in the light too. Also, because I think photography should be fun and show the persons personality I told her to do whatever she wanted and she ended up making this amazingly funny face. I love how there is shadow on the left side of her face but it is not completely dark, this is because a used the gold side of the reflective tool to make the contrast of that side of her face a little less dark. I used an aperture of 4 and a shutter speed of 1/20.

For this example of studio lighting I used a 1:2 ratio of light and put one light on the left and two lights on the right. I told Rachel to look a little away from the light so that you could only see part of the left side of her face and all of the right side. I wanted to be able to get a photo that showed he personality so I didn't tell her when i was taking the photo and out of the 8 shots I took, this was my favorite. I love how there is almost no shadow on the left side of her face but you can still see it a little bit because of the way her head is turned, however, the shadow is not completely visible because of the light shining on the left side of her face. I used an aperture of 4 and a shutter speed of 1/20.

For this example of studio lighting I used a 0:1 ratio of light and only put light on the right again. I also told Abby to look a little towards the light so that part of the left side of her face was in the light too. Also, just like the one of Rachel I did not tell her when I would take the picture because I wanted to get her true personality again. I still love how the shadow on the left side of her face is not completely dark because of the gold side of the reflective tool to make the contrast of that side of her face a little less dark. I used an aperture of 4 and a shutter speed of 1/20.

Mixed Lighting

This is a photo that I took for mixed lighting. I used the light coming in from the window and had Abby sit right beside it, and I used the dull florescent lights already on in the school. i wanted to use light coming in through the window because I like how it creates a warm glow compared to the light from the florescent lights. I was able to get Abby's face in the perfect light so that no shadows were too evident anywhere on her face and I wasn't reflected in the glass behind her. I also tried to make sure to take the photo at a random time while talking to her so that the photo would come out more genuine instead of having her do a fake uncomfortable smile. Also, I made sure to take the photo so that she was a little angled away from the camera so that it would create a relaxed feel instead of a posed studio shot. All in all, I think it creates a beautiful picture. Thanks Abs!