Sodium lighting

This is my photo of an object taken under sodium lighting (street lamp).

I have adjusted the white balance to show the colour of light (very warm).

Daylight

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Incandescent light, zoom, telephoto

This is my object that has been photographed using incandescent light from above.

For this first image I left the white balance set to daylight to show the warm colour of the light.


This is the same shot as above but with the white balance set to tungsten.
This shot was taken using using a telephoto lens at 55mm.
Telephoto lenses are better for portraiture as they are said to be more flattering.



This image was taken using a wide-angle lens at 18mm.

This image has more depth.

Freezing action

Using a fast shutter freezes action. For this shot I used 1/125 sec and F16 to give the image a deep 'depth of field'.

For the setup of this shot, I filled a sandwich bag with blackcurrant juice and pierced a hole in it to create a constant, uniform drip. This made it easy to know when to take the pictures.

I used to a flashgun to light this shot and a lamp on the right side to help create shadows and definition.

Fruit/Vegetable - Lighting techniques

For my assignment, the following pictures are lit using the following lighting techniques:

45o/45o lighting.


Top lit.


Low key.


Back lit & High key.

45o/45o lighting - One light at 45 degrees in the direction at the subject and at 45 degrees in height - Created strong shadows.

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Top lit - Lighting the subject from directly above - Created strong shadows in any gap directly under the subject.

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Low key - Lighting an image so that the dark tones and shadows dominate.

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High key - Lighting an image so that the bright tones dominate with none or very little shadows.

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Back lit - Lighting the subject directly from behind - Can create shadows towards the camera