Assignment #5: Shadow
Objectives:
1. You are to concentrate on really looking at the way light renders objects and produces shadows. Notice how shadows produce lines, shapes and forms. Think about how shadows can be an interesting compositional element in an image. Also, notice how shadows can conceal a subject or part of a scene.
2. This assignment will concentrate on tonal values and contrast as methods of creating visual emphasis.
1. You are to concentrate on really looking at the way light renders objects and produces shadows. Notice how shadows produce lines, shapes and forms. Think about how shadows can be an interesting compositional element in an image. Also, notice how shadows can conceal a subject or part of a scene.
2. This assignment will concentrate on tonal values and contrast as methods of creating visual emphasis.
Vocabulary:
Direct Light: undistributed light from the sun or the light from a small, angular source. Direct light creates bright highlights, contrast situations, and distinct shadows. The light is hard, and tends to bring out texture detail in areas that it hits at an angle. Examples include: sun and spotlights.
Diffused light: light that has been interfered with between the direct light source and the subject. Examples include: clouds blocking the sun on an overcast day, a piece of tape or white paper place over a flash, and light passing through various material such as fabric. Diffused light evenly lights the scene. The result is a soft light that creates lower contrast scenes, no harsh highlights, and no harsh shadows. You tend to get more tonal detail in both the shadows and the highlights.
Direct Light: undistributed light from the sun or the light from a small, angular source. Direct light creates bright highlights, contrast situations, and distinct shadows. The light is hard, and tends to bring out texture detail in areas that it hits at an angle. Examples include: sun and spotlights.
Diffused light: light that has been interfered with between the direct light source and the subject. Examples include: clouds blocking the sun on an overcast day, a piece of tape or white paper place over a flash, and light passing through various material such as fabric. Diffused light evenly lights the scene. The result is a soft light that creates lower contrast scenes, no harsh highlights, and no harsh shadows. You tend to get more tonal detail in both the shadows and the highlights.
Subject / Concept:
Look at the lighting situations listed below. Think about subjects that take advantage of the following situations:
• Half Lit, Half Shadow
• Emerging Out of Darkness
• Pattern from Shadow
• Shadow or Silhouette as subject
Look at the lighting situations listed below. Think about subjects that take advantage of the following situations:
• Half Lit, Half Shadow
• Emerging Out of Darkness
• Pattern from Shadow
• Shadow or Silhouette as subject
Light:
This assignment is to be done with available light. You may use continuous artificial light. No flash.
Hints:
1. Remember, direct light sources produce strong, crisp, hard edge shadows. Diffused light produces soft edge shadows. Think about when to use direct or diffused light.
2. Of course, the sun is a very good direct light source. Think about different times of day and how different positions of the sun create shadows.
This assignment is to be done with available light. You may use continuous artificial light. No flash.
Hints:
1. Remember, direct light sources produce strong, crisp, hard edge shadows. Diffused light produces soft edge shadows. Think about when to use direct or diffused light.
2. Of course, the sun is a very good direct light source. Think about different times of day and how different positions of the sun create shadows.
Grading Emphasis:
1. Completion of requirements.
2. Use of exposure to create interesting light and shadow play.
3. Awareness of light and how it helps to create visual emphasis on subject.
4. Use of tone and contrast to create visual emphasis.
5. Use of composition to help with visual emphasis.
6. Technical ability for Camera RAW basic workflow.
1. Completion of requirements.
2. Use of exposure to create interesting light and shadow play.
3. Awareness of light and how it helps to create visual emphasis on subject.
4. Use of tone and contrast to create visual emphasis.
5. Use of composition to help with visual emphasis.
6. Technical ability for Camera RAW basic workflow.
Assignment:
Step 1: Create at least 3 designs:
Step 2: Light and Photograph Your Designs
Note: Experiment with a variety of lighting set-ups and placement
Step 3: Import Images to Computer
Step 4: Edit images in Camera Raw via Adobe Bridge
Step 5: Open your images in Photoshop to Save images as .Jpeg format
- one cut styrofoam cup
- 2 cut tag board design
- (See Examples Below)
Step 2: Light and Photograph Your Designs
Note: Experiment with a variety of lighting set-ups and placement
Step 3: Import Images to Computer
Step 4: Edit images in Camera Raw via Adobe Bridge
Step 5: Open your images in Photoshop to Save images as .Jpeg format
Examples:
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