Single Light Portraiture:
Head on shot of the subject and the light positioned above and in front of the face so that the outcome of the photograph has a butterfly affect just below the nasal area. The butterfly shape should be fairly small as shown below on the right. The photograph on the left has been diffused to create a slightly darker effect. To diffuse a photograph we applied a white board style sheet over the light to block out some of the light as it travels towards the subject in the shot.
Single Light Portraiture:
In this photograph on the left half of the face is not lit up by the light that is entering the shot. To create this effect the light is positioned perpendicular to the distance between the camera lens and light. The light should be positioned at the same height of the head within the shot. Again, the photograph on the left is diffused equivalent to the one above.
Single Light Portraiture:
The photograph on the right, as shown below has the Hollywood effect added to the picture. This is where the light is positioned at the side of the subjects head, below and also above. This will light up just a small part of the nasal area whereas the front of cheek will be in shadow. As mentioned previously the photograph taken on the left is diffused.
I enjoyed this workshop because I had always wondered how photographers created certain effects, moods and atmospheres just using lighting techniques. Now that I have learnt a basic knowledge of these techniques, I will now be able to apply them in the future if i decide to do any portraiture in another module.
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