Today we had our first session with John and David on lighting techniques. I was definitely eager to learn more about this because I had not had any previous teaching on it and I am not yet 100% confident on the technical side of photography.
We used different techniques and used the following equipment: continuous point light source, white reflector, black absorber and a diffuser.
First, we used an object that was reflective:
The image above was probably my favorite out of all the images I shot with these lighting techniques. I like that the background is quite moody, but there is almost a beam of light illuminating the object, and bringing out the purple color.
The next task was to photograph a solid object, and a person in our group provided us with this quirky little object:
I was surprised at how much difference a small lighting technique could make to a photograph. It can definitely add mood and atmosphere. I will use these new found skills in future projects and will have more of an idea on how to create a certain effect in my photographs
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