Remember >>>Photography is completely dependent on the availability of light.
In most cases we can make use of natural or available / ambient light…but we must be aware different kinds of natural light and learn how to exploit it thoughtfully and creatively…
intensity of the light
direction of the light
temperature of the light
Using reflectors (silver / gold)
Using diffusers
Front / side / back lighting
High Key / low key lighting
Shadows / silhouettes
Studio Lighting
Using artificial lighting can offer many creative possibilities…so we will explore
size and shape of light
distance from subject to create hard / soft light
angles and direction…high, low, side lighting
filtered light
reflectors and diffusers
key lighting, fill lighting, back lighting, 3 point lighting
softboxes, umbrella lights, spot lights and floodlights
chiarascuro and Rembrandt lighting
high key and low key lighting techniques
backdrops and infinity curves
Johannes Vermeer…chiarascuro
Chiarascuro set-up
Rembrandt Lighting
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An example of “bouncing” the flash to soften the effects and create a larger “fill” area…try this wherever there are white walls/ ceilings
Using Flash
Flash units offer a range of possibilities in both low and high lighting scenarios…we will explore
flash “bouncing”
fill-in flash
TTL / speedlight flash
remote / infra-red flash (studio lighting)
fast + slow synch flash
light painting c/w slow shutter speeds
Evidence of Your Learning
During Weeks 8 and 9 we would expect all students to complete 2-3 blog posts (per week) detailing how you are experimenting with various lighting techniques eg CHIARASCURO
Add information / links showing how Chiarascuro has been used since the Renaissance in painting…but also how it used now in photography and film
You must describe and explain your process with each technique…add your images to your blog as you progress, print off your successful images and evaluate your process using technical vocab and analysis skills. Think carefully about the presentation of your ideas and outcomes…compare your work to relevant portrait photographers as you go eg
A Leibovitz, I.Penn, Rankin, R Avedon, Y Karsh, D Bailey, M. Ellen-Mark, M. Testino, S. Mann, D McCullin, S. McCurry, Bill Brandt etc
Expected Final Outcomes
Responses to Rankin (Destroy and De-Construct) (H/W)
1 x Final Portrait using natural light + analysis and evaluation
1 x Final Portrait using artificial light + analysis and evaluation
1 x Final Portrait using flash + analysis and evaluation
ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS IN YOUR BLOG
Why do we use studio lighting?
What is the difference between 1-2-3 point lighting and what does each technique provide / solve
What is fill lighting?
What is spill lighting?
What is butterfly lighting?
What is loop lighting?
Good Luck!!!…and here is a useful website link for a range of influential portrait photographers to learn from…
This week all students will be encouraged and expected to tackle and complete the following tasks…
Tidy up your File Management (blog ready / print ready images)
Final edits of strongest Environmental Portraits and Street Photography (3-5 images per photoshoot)
Select 1 x A3 and 1 x A4 FINAL IMAGES
THESE MUST BE HIGH QUALITY, HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGES SAVED IN A PRINTING FOLDER IN M:DRIVE
An analysis of your current assessment material and introduction to the marking criteria and comparisons to exemplar material
Completion of Street Photography Homework ( photoshoot) so you can edit and present these too…
Analyse and evaluate what you have achieved so far…
Check that you have completed EACH INDIVIDIAUL BLOG POST
HALF TERM HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT // Halloween inspired photoshoot
COMPLETE A PERSONAL PHOTO-SHOOT (50-100 PHOTOS) BASED ON THE WORK OF RANKIN… or you can choose another studio photographer whose style you wish to emulate and develop
TAKE NOTE OF HIS USE OF LIGHTING AND USE OF PROPS, BODY LANGUAGE, CLOTHING AND CHOICE OF MODELS….
[LOOK CLOSELY AT HIS DESTROY / DE-CONSTRUCT PROJECTS before starting to inspire ways in which you can adapt and edit your images next term…Rankin makes a point of encouraging the celebrities he photographs to adapt their portraits in a way that reflects their character / profession]
Thom Yorke, Radiohead
Joe Strummer, The Clash
Goldie, Graffiti Artist, drum and bass musician and producer
Street photography is photography conducted for art or enquiry that features unmediated chance encounters and random incidents within public places. Street photography does not necessitate the presence of a street or even the urban environment. The concept of the “flaneur” or people watcher is often referred to…as is the candid portrait.
…was a French humanist photographer considered a master of candid photography, and an early user of 35 mm film. He pioneered the genre of street photography, and conceived of photography as capturing a decisive moment.
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Task / blog post 1 [ Introduction to Street Photography]
Design an introductory post to define and explain what street photography is / can be
Choose 2 x street photographers from the list below and write a short biography about them and their work
Select a key image from both photographers and analyse using a combination of the 3 types of analysis you have learned
Task / blog post 2 [How we use shutter speed and angles in street photography]
Explore the use of shutter speed to capture a range of street photographs / candid portraits (your images)
Explore the use of various angles and viewpoints (POV) to capture a range of your own street photographs in various locations
Include your contact sheet and describe and explain your process / analyse
Task / blog post 3 [Selection of successful images from Week 5]
Choose a small range of images (3-5) to edit and present
Analyse and discuss your choices…why, how, what , who etc
Compare and contrast your work to your 2 x Street Photographers
EXTENSION TASK…LOOK AT EXAMPLES OFjuxtaposition IN STREET PHOTOGRAPHY AND CREATE A POST DESCRIBING AND EXPLAINING HOW WE CAN EXPLOIT THIS TECHNIQUE
Homework Assignment STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
AIM TO TAKE 100-150 PHOTOGRAPHS
SHOW THE INFLUENCE OF AT LEAST 1 STREET PHOTOGRAPHER IN YOUR IMAGES
EXPLORE 3 DIFFERENT AREAS OF TOWN / VILLAGE / HOUSING AREA ETC
SHOW HOW YOU CAN USE SHUTTER SPEED TO CREATE different effects WITHIN STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
DEADLINE MONDAY 10TH OCTOBER 2016
INSPIRATIONAL STREET PHOTOGRAPHERS
Trent Parke, Bruce Gilden, Diane Arbus, Robert Frank, Raghubir Singh, William Klein, Elliott Erwitt, Garry Winogrand, William Egglestone, Lee Friedlander, Martin Parr, Joel Meyerowitz, Paul Strand, Bill Brandt…but there are many more to discover and explore
Robert Frank (USA) Trolley Car, New Orleans, 1955 (From “The Americans”…a photo essayRaghubir Singh, From a Way Into India, 1995Trent Parke
Tony Ray-Jones listed the following shooting advice to himself in his personal journal:
Be more aggressive
Get more involved (talk to people)
Stay with the subject matter (be patient)
Take simpler pictures
See if everything in background relates to subject matter
Vary compositions and angles more
Be more aware of composition
Don’t take boring pictures
Get in closer (use 50mm lens or smaller)
Watch camera shake (shoot 250 sec or above)
Don’t shoot too much
Not all eye level
No middle distance
Tony Ray-Jones
Some more tips to help with your Street Photography…
This week Mr Mckinlay will be encouraging all students to experiment with their development of camera skills and how to curate the blog posts effectively.
To include : ISO / WB / APERTURE / SHUTTER SPEED / HIGH / LOW ANGLE / CANTED ANGLE / HARD FOCUS / SOFT FOCUS / DEPTH OF FIELD /
Mr Cole will be teaching a range of Adobe Photoshop techniques so that all students can select the most successful images from their Environmental Portrait contact sheets, and then edit them effectively.
To include : FILE MANAGEMENT / ADJUSTMENT LAYERS / CROPPING / BLENDING TECHNIQUES
Each Lesson you should make a blog post to summarise the skills you learned and showcase a finalised image using Adobe Photoshop.
You will also be expected to compare and contrast your work with at least one ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAIT photographer and analyse your final choice of image (using formal analysis)
This week we will be tackling a range of skills and approaches to portrait photography…
Understanding and using various lighting techniques
Camera Handling Skills…ISO , White Balance, Aperture, Shutter Speed, depth of field and focusing the lens
Creating and publishing CONTACT SHEETS from your photoshoots
Completing 150-200 photographs for your Environmental Portrait photo-shoots…REMEMBER // YOUR DEADLINE FOR THIS is YOUR 4TH LESSON OF THE WEEK…GOOD LUCK!!!
There are useful resources in this drive for you to have a look at
M:\Departments\Photography\Students\Resources\Portraiture\TO DO
Watch these clips as an introduction to what we will be covering this week…
And please bring your own cameras to class this week…thanks!
