Light Metering

03 March 2010

1.
Metering for the (white) background.

Daylight from above.


f4.5 - ISO-200 - 1/60sec - WB-Flash

Background shows as grey in pictures.



2.
Metering for the background.

Daylight from behind.


f4.5 - ISO-200 - 1/60sec - WB-Flash



3.
Metering for face.

Daylight from behind.



f4.5 - ISO-400 - 1/5sec - WB-Flash


Bright background in pictures.

4.
Metering for the background.

2 Fluorescent lights bound together and hiding behind the subject unlike in my diagram where I have left them in sight to show the setup (although you can still see them slightly in some of the images).





f5.6 - ISO-400 - 1/13sec - WB-Flash

this creates a halo effect but under exposed face.



5.
Metering for face.

Same lighting setup as above.


f5.6 - ISO-800 - 1/4sec - WB-Flash

creates a halo effect but with a lighter background, and better exposed face.



6.

Metering for the background.

Same as previous lighting setup but with extra light on his face.

f5.6 - ISO-400 - 1/13sec - WB-Flash

This creates a halo effect with blue background and bright face.

The blue background is due to the WB being set to Flash when using fluorescent lights.

7.
Metering for face.

Same lighting setup as previous shot.


f5.6 - ISO-400 - 1/50sec - WB-Flash

8.
Metering for the background.

Beauty dish from behind.






f5.6 - ISO-1600 - 1/2sec - WB-Flash



9.
Metering for the background.


The same lighting setup as previous shot but using a mirror to reflect some light back on to his face.

f5.6 - ISO-1600 - 1/6sec - WB-Flash

10.
Metering for face.


Same as lighting setup as previous shot.


f5.6 - ISO-1600 - 0"5sec - WB-Flash

The picture is blurry due to having to use a slow shutter speed so camera shake is then apparent.

If you want a silhouette meter for the background.

If you want a bright background meter for skin.

If you cant get close enough to meter someones face, use your palm.

Group Task - Ambient and Mixed Light

10 March 2010

For this task we worked in a group of 5 people.
Myself, Ruth, Emma, Kathryn and Rik.

We had a choice of 3 Portrait style:

Corporate

Editorial

Environmental

We chose to try an Environmental Portrait.


This was our brief:

Environmental - Use studio lighting on location to produce a portrait of a staff-member or tradesperson (for example, receptionist/builders/traffic warden).

Requirement - The portrait should show creative use of studio flash units balanced with existing/ambient light. Try to underexpose the ambient light in relation to the flash.


We decided to photograph one of the ladies that works in the cafeteria and also delivers tea on a tea trolley in the University building.

We had already decided to shoot our portrait in the University foyer due to the very large windows and with a little bit of help from Andy F :) we decided to use the new coloured stools that were already in the foyer as part of our image.

This is a picture that I took of Emma while experimenting with the lighting and exposure before we brought our model in.




For the shot we used our in-camera light meter to slightly underexpose the sky that behind our model. We then adjusted the lighting to match our camera settings, using a had held light meter.




We used a lamp with an umbrella at 45o to the model and above head height on the right side. Using the umbrella gives a really soft and diffused light. We then added a lamp at lower strength on the left side, this helped to reduce shadows on the left side.

These are my results:

This is my preffered image from the shoot as I think it has been taken from a more flattering angle but as she seems to have a cross coming out of her head it is not an image that I would use.





This is my finished and chosen image.