Unit 3: Light

Unit 3: Light

Activity 1: Look through assorted photographic websites and find some examples of subjects lit by hard light and examples of subjects lit by soft light. Describe the effect the light has on the subjects' texture, form and detail, and the overall mood of the picture.

By: Jim Harmer
Hard Light Example

Dreamstime.com
Hard Light Example

 Hard Light photography gives out a more striking image to its subject. It also brings out more of the textures and details of the image. For example, the second image really brings out his wrinkles on his fingers and his facial expression.

littlesproutphotography.com
Soft Light

littlesproutphotography.com
Soft Light

Soft light photography brings out a more airy atmosphere to its images. It also gives off a a relax feeling to it.

Activity 2:Find an example of a photograph where the subject has been lit by a single light source and an example where more than one light has been used.Describe in each the quality and position of the brightest or main light and the effect this has on the subject. In the second example describe the quality and effect the additional light has.

Beckermanphoto.com
one light source

The main light source in this image is the moon. The lighting helps capture the mood and the shading of its subjects. Having the lighting so high up helps in capturing the entire subject.

David Shillling
Multiple Light

The lighting on the subject gives off a softer feel and helps bring out the woman's face, vail, dress, and flowers.

Activity 3: Find two images that have been shot into the light or included the light source. Explain how the photographer may have gone about taking a light meter reading for these photographs.

Jim Zuckerman The photograph is shot in direct light and has an animal in motion; the photographer most likely used the light meter to capture the right aperture to get the right exposure. Henry Jones A Light meter was most likely used to find the right exposure and aperture to capture the trees and grass correctly. Activity 4: Find two examples of photographs, which makes use of maximum depth of field, and two examples, which have very shallow depth of field. By: Miek37 By: Mike Small                 Great Depth of Field- When everything in the image is in focus. The photographer has to have used a smaller aperture to get everything in the image in focus.

By: Rhino Neal

By:Xenidlo

Shallow Depth: when only one part of the image is in focus and the other is not. The photographer used a greater aperture to get the blurriness in the image.