SEMESTER TWO 2010 - Workshop #1

Workshop #1 - PORTRAIT SCENARIOS

#1 - You need to create a backlit portrait - almost a silhouette utilising rim lighting. You can only use one tungsten flood light, but the background must not be plain.

#2 - You are photographing a Wall Street CEO whose large investment company has just failed. He still got his $1.5bn bonus though. This is for the front cover of Bulletin Magazine. Remember to allow for the title and cover text.

#3 - You must produce a campaign photograph of a newly arrived Prime Minister who wants to win the upcoming election. The PM wants to project an image of strength and compassion, and the ability to move forward.

Glass - 1st Attempt at Dark Field

I went for a very minimalist approach here with just having the glass lit on the rim & highlights bouncing of the inside surface demonstrating control with my lighting. I shot with one flash flagging majority of the glass off just having the flash highlight the essential detail areas to show form & some texture. Im really happy with the result as boring as it may seem to some! It is exactly what I was aiming for from the beginning & I knocked it over quite quickly which surprised me a little too! One of the very few captures that turned out exactly how I envisioned.

I may reshoot just to experiment with a whole subject but these images are two I've been happiest with out of all my folios! Simple & straight to the point... Well in my eyes anyway! - Some may think otherwise...

2nd Chrome Attempt

Im a lot happier with this second chrome attempt than my first although, I will be reshooting to attempt to bring out more detail through the shadows & perfect the overall approach.

1st Chrome Attempt

Bit plain & boring... With all its little holes etc. Id have to have a lil more time on my hands to experiment with an outcome for this subject. That I will do at a later stage, in my own time, away from folios. I think I might concentrate on the bonnet ornament

Glass - 1st Attempt at Light Field

Im not sure Im 100% happy with these results although, I thought I would have done a lot worse. After getting the lighting right & taking a plain "stock photo" type shot, I began to experiment with lighting techniques to make the image a little more interesting. I was going for a mood approach, patterns you may see when in a cocktail lounge, disco light effects... So this is what I came up with after finding a bread create... I think I may reshoot & see if I can dial a really neat shot & again experiment with different lighting? - We'll see...

Workshop - Deep Etching

Techniques

• Even illumination
• Background being lit without effecting light bleed onto subject

*excuse my dodgey photoshop diagram*

Chrome Ideas

I have a chrome bonnet ornament off a 1953 Holden FJ which I aim to photograph, again keeping a simple approach - really wanting to bring its shape & form out. I also have a rear tail light surround that I want to experiment with too. Both have just been re-chromed so they should be perfect for the excerise.

I also have 3 matching chrome tea light holders I want to experiment with. I plan on exploring pattern & reflections, referencing from the image above (very similar shape to the tea light holders) & the images below (pattern & composition ideas)

Candle Holders

http://www.redcandy.co.uk/candelabras-and-candle-holders.php

Bonnet Ornament

http://www.jpgmag.com/people/kyler1999/photos/page12?sort_criteria=newest