Jayscott Crosley - Assignment 7

Assignment #7 Lighting

High Key

"High Key Horn" - 1/60 f10 ISO 125 08-November-2020_5 Lovett_Beverly MA_photo by Jayscott Crosley

Low Key

"Low Key Goddess" - 1/40 f4.0 ISO 125 08-November-2020_5 Lovett_Beverly MA_photo by Jayscott Crosley

Front Light

"Front light horn" - 1/8 f8 ISO 125 08-November-2020_5 Lovett_Beverly MA_photo by Jayscott Crosley

Side Light

"Side light cone" - 3.2 f9 ISO 125 08-November-2020_5 Lovett_Beverly MA_photo by Jayscott Crosley

Back Light

"Back lighting cone" - .3sec f8 ISO 125 08-November-2020_5 Lovett_Beverly MA_photo by Jayscott Crosley

Top Light

"Top light Goddess" - 1/30 f5 ISO 125 08-November-2020_5 Lovett_Beverly MA_photo by Jayscott Crosley

Texture

"Texture cone" - 3.2sec f14 ISO 125 08-November-2020_5 Lovett_Beverly MA_photo by Jayscott Crosley

Concentrated Light

"Concentrated light horn" - .3sec f8 ISO 125 08-November-2020_5 Lovett_Beverly MA_photo by Jayscott Crosley

Diffused Light

"Diffused light horn" - 1sec f7.1 ISO 125 08-November-2020_5 Lovett_Beverly MA_photo by Jayscott Crosley

Light Painting

"Light painting cone" - 2sec f10 ISO 160 07-November-2020_5 Lovett_Beverly MA_photo by Jayscott Crosley

Assignment #7 Reflection

Lighting

REFLECTION: Lighting is so important to photography, not just for practical reasons of being able to see your subject but the perspective you want to produce will be emphasized with the correct lighting. I do have a background inclusive of theatrical lighting so many of the concepts were familiar to me for this assignment. Putting them into practice, well that was tricky.
I think a major hurdle in this assignment was the setup. I chose a sunny spot in my house and was all set to go when I had to fight shadows and the window grids. I finally discovered the section of the class video where Leonie said you can just tape the diffusion to the window that I realized that would take care of those lines and shadows. I did enjoy the problem-solving scavenger hunt to find everyday items to make into the lighting kit.
My favorite photograph is the last one which was the light painting. It's almost like opening a present when adjusting the white balance in Lightroom to see what the blue image becomes. It was very fun to be in the dark and play with the light! I like the way the light highlights the ends of the cone "leaves" in most of the picture and then dulls out towards the right.
I tried using the light meter app and had some luck with that, but mostly relied on spot metering for my images. I understood the concept of over or underexposing for the corresponding key, and tried a few shots with 2, 1.5, or 1 stop exposure adjustment.
This assignment was definitely a brain work out. It does show, however, the way lighting can change a whole scene and mood. Something to keep in mind for all shoots.