For this weeks work, I went around the house thinking about the lighting and color. I thought about the different effects on light that Kevin included in the assignment attachment and that is how I got several different shots of the same object(s). I took many different shots before I came down to the final few. I thought about; the flash of the camera, windows, overhead lighting, lamps, and more. I used many different combinations, I tried opening the window and closing it which may have a small effect but nothing huge. The first picture is with the flash on, the rest are not. I took one with the shade down and lamp on. I took one with side lighting, one from overhead lighting, and one from a dim lamp across the room. And I took a couple unaltered. I really like the different silhouettes and shadows they created from different lighting scenarios.
For the color theme of the week, I also stayed in the house and found that we actually have a great deal of color schemes around the house. The first one of the couch is monochrome because the couch, pillows, and walls are all a tan color. For the second photo, I saw something pretty cool with our red Hope sign and right below it is our water cooler which has a green bottle. I think it was a really cool complementary color scheme with the red and green opposites on the color wheel. I noticed we have a lot of complementary color schemes around the house as well.
I like that your lighting photos turn my focus to different points in your pictures with each lighting scenario. In the first picture my focus is the white jars. In the second picture my focus is on the candle, as the jars are hidden by the darkness. In the sixth and seventh pictures the green wall stands out over the candle and the jars. It's very interesting what changing the lighting will do!
ReplyDeleteExcellent work on the different lighting assignment. I like that you went beyond the minimum to show a whole bunch of different scenarios. As Jami points out, the viewers focus changes depending on which light is used.
ReplyDeleteThe other two photos meet the requirement of the assignment, but I think you could've been much more creative with these. While you are doing these assignments, look for opportunities for unique compositions and unique lighting situations… As you have with the lighting assignment. Perhaps you are pressed for time, and in the end it's all good. I would just like you to think about the things that make good photography and try to incorporate these into all of your work.
I like how you manipulated the light situations with the milk jugs to get some many different effects. I think the first picture turned out the best.
ReplyDeleteGreat job with the lighting assignment. I like how the composition is identical, yet there is so much variation and shift in mood/focus.
ReplyDelete-Michael