Final Project Evaluation

This project was something quite new for me but I thoroughly enjoyed trying new styles and learning new techniques I can continue to use in the future. It started quite tricky getting all the elements to work as one, the first photoshoot created some interesting results while trying different lighting techniques. As I progressed in the project I started to be able to manipulate and change how I was asking the model to pose or knowing how the lighting needed to be adjusted. My favourite technique out of the three I used was by far Rembrandt, while it was tricky to achieve the triangle at times, it created unique results that were flattering on the models, I also felt it best fitted my style of photography, such as the models tended to be rather solemn and the Rembrandt lighting highlighted their facial features well creating interesting shots. When it came to editing the best shots of each lighting technique I used Lightroom, experimenting using different tools like the adjustment brush to further enhance my photos, particularly the dark parts of the Chiaroscuro lighting shots. I would love to try more complex and interesting portrait shoots in the future, possibly using more lights or even more post production editing.

Gallery Evaluation

Below is my virtual gallery for this project, I picked some of my favourite shots from each lighting style and presented them in a virtual gallery. I chose an industrial style gallery as I think it contrasts the photos well, as ether the background is black contrasting the white walls or the model is wearing a contrasting colour like black or pink. This helps the photos really stand out in the gallery. I also didn’t choose to group the photos by technique instead using the walls and change of direction in the gallery to get people to look around the gallery. I feel if I had grouped the photos by technique the viewer would have gotten bored an stopped noticing the smaller details the technique highlights in the shot.