Below are all the images I decided to edit on Lightroom, as they came out the best and were the closest to the image I had wanted to create. They are all strong images which I will select from to be my final images.

image one

For this image, I increased the exposure, as the illuminated areas of the face was a touch dark and didn’t create the effect I had intended to. I then increased the blacks to create a stronger contrast between the lights and darks, to create a chiaroscuro effect. To increase the overall aesthetics of the image I cropped it down, so you could only see the top half of the individuals’ body.

image two

For this image I increased the highlight, to make them brighter so that the illuminated side of the face was more contrasted too. I also increased the whites to make the highlights more profound. I also cropped the image to allow there to be some negative space, that is very effective in this instance.

image three

For this image, I increased the exposure to fully illuminate the half of the face that had the constant light on it, as the original photograph was very flat. This simple adjustment let the photograph become more contrasted and let the tonal ranges become separated. I then increased the blacks to allow the background to blend into the individual’s hair and body. I also cropped the image as in the original there was too much negative space, which distracted the eye away from the individual.

image four

For this image, I increased the whites, to create a high key image, that is very bright. This accentuates all the features and makes them illuminated. I then just increased the contrast to make the features bolder and for the tonal range to increase.

image five

For this image, I increased the whites to allow the features on the individuals face to be more prominent, as it allowed for the highlights to increase. I also increased the contrast to make sure that the tonal range was large.

image six

For this image, I increased the whites to make the backdrop whiter, to allow for a more aesthetically pleasing photograph. Increasing the whites also allowed for the image to be a lot brighter and for the features to be accentuated.

image seven

For this image, I cropped all the images down to allow for there to be a closer and more defined photograph. I increased the contrast, in all the images, to allow the features to become more defined. I then just put them in Photoshop, and arranged them in a way that made it look like the hair connected in a way, kind of. I then filled in the background in a lilac colour, as it is very subtle, and doesn’t distract from the images.

Define and present examples of Tableau Vivants – Translated as ‘Living Picture’, Tableau Vibants is a fixed scene containing one or more models, usually using props or costumes in order to emphasis the reality of the scene but also the modernization of the original scene – representing change in society and ideas.

Dictionary Definition – Tableau Vivants – A silent and motionless group of people arranged to represent a scene or incident.

Dictionary Definition – mise en scène – The arrangement of the scenery, props, etc. on the stage of a theatrical production or on the set of a film.

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chiaroscuro paintings Inspiration –

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To achieve a similar effect to that of the original painting, I first used the quick select tool in order to select the background, I then used the leveling and brightness tool to make it completely black. To try and make the yellow fabric covering her hair more ‘matte’ I used the spot healing brush tool to smooth out any bumps or creases. To achieve the cartoon effect, I used the filter gallery option – ‘poster edges’ – which allowed the bright areas to be dramatically bright and the dark areas to be dramatically dark. This also allowed for the subjects darker side to be faded out (with the help of the spot healing brush tool) due to one side being very bright as I used a one-point lighting technique to get an effect similar to chiaroscuro.

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Research

Contact Sheet

Final Outcomes

Studios are used in Portrait photography to capture effects and take pictures of people that photographers wouldn’t be able to capture in an uncontrolled environment, single point lighting and the Chiaroscuro effect for instance wouldn’t necessarily be an option for photographers outside the studio. Studio portraits are often quite powerful and often use shadows, props, colours and lights in ways that make the images stand out or have meaning. There are many different types/effects used in Studio Portraits that can make the subject appear differently as well as there being many different ways to shoot studio photography, with techniques such as single point/multiple point lighting, full body shot, upper body, lower body and headshots, warm or cold lighting, using props, sets or outfits, lighting effects such as Chiaroscuro, lighting patterns or light colour gels.

ONE POINT LIGHTING (FORMAL)

Here is a contact sheet for my Chiaroscuro effect, where I positioned the soft box to one side, emitting light at an angle to the subject of the photograph to create intense shadows that bring out a sharp and distinct contrast.

Chiaroscuro is Italian for “lightdark” which refers to it meaning of bold contrast between light and dark, here they usually effect the whole composition within the image. Chiaroscuro first started out in 15th century paintings in Italy and Holland; however what people perceive as “true Chiaroscuro” started in the 16th century in Mannerism and in Baroque art.

TWO POINT LIGHTING (FORMAL)

Here are my two point lighting contact sheets, where flash-heads were used by positioning them 180 degrees from each other on opposing sides of the subject in order to fulfill a completely shadow-less image .

ENVIRONMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY (FORMAL)

Environmental photography refers to photographs of the natural environment for artistic, research, or monitoring purposes. So in order to achieve this, I captured photos of subjects in a working environment best suited to their interests in order to complete a realistic set of images.

EDITS

These are a few of my final edited photos of two-point lighting. The photo is staged and formal, two lights were and a white background was used as it was simple and light would reflect off of the white meaning that there would have been a lot of light and exposure in the photograph.

For the first edit I lowered brightness and slightly increased contrast so there would be less exposure in the image which will help bring out the skin tones. I additionally made the subjects face in the hemlmet’s visor grey so it further contrasted with the rest of the image bringing out the lighter tones of his skin and t shirt to stand out more. For the second edit I decided to use the same editing process on Photoshop and made the image darker by decreasing exposure and decreased the brightness. I then increased contrast so the jumper could stand out better as well as changing the colour of it to grey from its original colour of beige which I didn’t think looked as good and blended in too much with the subjects natural skin tone which allowed contrast with the tones and colour of the face and allows it to stand out.