Creative workshop 1: Explore making things look old, young, human, non-human.
Creative workshop 2: Explore things near and far away.
Creative workshop 3: Explore fear, anxiety, hope and tension.
Creative workshop 4: Explore metaphor, nightmares and identity.
Creative workshop 5: Explore scale, depth and motion.
Creative workshop 6: Explore scale.
Creative workshop 7: Explore illusions.
Creative photography workshop 1: Portraits Lighting.
Split lighting:
Split lighting is a technique that produces a sense of drama to a portrait. This form of lighting is when half of the subject's face is lit, while the other half is left dark. The light is evenly divided over the subject.
My examples of split lighting:
Loop lighting:
Loop lighting is a portrait lighting pattern where the subject is lit from about 45 degrees in front of them and above. This creates a nose shadow that 'loops' down at an angle onto their cheek. It is a slightly directional lighting pattern - the light is not flat, but the face is still mostly illuminated.
My examples of loop lighting:
Rembrandt lighting:
Rembrandt lighting is a lighting technique that is used in studio portrait photography. It can be achieved using one light and a reflector, or two lights, and is popular because it is capable of producing images which appear both natural and compelling with a minimum of equipment.
My examples of Rembrandt lighting:
Butterfly lighting:
Butterfly lighting is a portrait lighting pattern where the key light is placed above and directly centered with a subject's face. This creates a shadow under the nose that resembles a butterfly. It's also known as 'Paramount lighting,' named for classic Hollywood glamour photography.
My examples of butterfly lightning:
Broad lightning:
Broad lighting is a portrait lighting pattern where the portion of the subject's face that is turned toward the camera is lit most brightly. Broad lighting is typically less flattering than short lighting as it widens the look of the face.
My examples of broad lighting:
Creative Photography Workshop: Product Photography.
Moodboard of product photography:
Lighting set ups for product photography:
Natural vs Artificial Light:
Natural light:
Natural light is from the sun. Natural light is full spectrum and dynamic. Full spectrum means that the light contains all the colors of the rainbow. Dynamic means that the light intensity and color temperature changes with the time of day. The sun emits radiation over the full range of wavelengths, but the earth’s atmosphere blocks a lot of ultraviolet (UV) and infrared (IR) radiations. The benefits of using natural lighting is that it is free, abundant, and very easy to find. There’s no need to make huge investments in lighting equipment to find gorgeous natural light to pull off brilliant shots. All you need is a camera and some sun or moonlight, and you can begin shooting immediately! If you ever choose to upgrade your natural lighting approach, the tools of the trade are also very cheap, consisting mainly of reflectors and diffusers to bounce or manipulate the available light. Due to the ease of use and acquisition of natural lighting, it’s generally recommended that beginning photographers start experimenting with natural light before introducing artificial light to help understand how light works
Artificial light:
Artificial light is made by LED's and don't have IR and UV in them. Since artificial lighting has little to do with natural sources, it is a ceaseless light source that is available at any time of the day, meaning you don’t necessarily have to plan your photo shoot around the weather, or availability of sunlight. Depending on the artificial light source you choose, sunlight or even moonlight can be replicated, creating images that appear to have been shot with natural light, but at a time of your choosing.While artificial light may have a reputation for sounding complicated and expensive, there’s a wide range of lighting gadgets available for photographers; ranging from cheap DIY solutions to top-of-the-line professional grade strobes, and lots of options in between. Some lights can have tricky settings, but many are relatively straightforward, especially continuous lighting sources such as LED lights that have simple dimming switches.
Product Photography:
The products I used are books, shoes, perfume, jewellery, makeup, small teapot.