Sunday, November 29, 2009
JRN 420 In- Class Bounce Flash
Spending the class experimenting with bounce flash was fun and I learned a bunch of things. First of all, you can bounce off of just about anything: ceiling, walls, posters, tile, and...the inside of an elevator. I learned that the subject should not be able to see the flash of the strobe, otherwise it ends in flat light. Bounce flash works best where it is needed: i.e. use bounce flash where there is not a ton of ambient or natural light. Bouncing off of colored objects will act as a gel for your strobe. Also, be sure your strobe is on the correct ISO, that it is at a wide aperture, and that it is zoomed in all the way.
Monday, November 16, 2009
JRN 420 Editorial Illustration
I realized that coming up with good ideas wasn't the problem, it was seeing how to visualize it and make it so everyone else could understand what the message was.
I shot both at home and in the studio; studio as always with the technical problem of the hot shoe adapter no being in room or either cabinet, and the rim light refusing to work 68% of the time. Hahha, bad luck.
I am not sure which I like better. I think the first one.
NO TIME BUT COFFEE TIME.
Rebecca Crawford, Editorial Illustration, F 9, Shutter 1/200, ISO 100.
NO TIME LEFT BUT COFFEE TIME.
With long hours and crazy schedules, people feel like there is no time between morning and midnight. It is almost like the days just flow one into the other and we have too many things on our lap to handle. To stretch the day out and sleep for less, people drink excessive amounts of coffee around the clock, leaving no time left but coffee time.
This illustration was shot with an umbrella front left of the subject and a white reflector left of his left arm, into which a strobe was bounced to aid soft fill light. In Photoshop, the clock's numbers were erased, smudged, and the number 12 was added and blended in to give the feel that the clock measures tiny days not hours.
Rebecca Crawford, Photo Illustration, F 25, Shutter 1/200, ISO 1600.
NO TIME LEFT BUT COFFE TIME.
With faced paced lives it come sometimes feel like there isn't any time in a day. Coffee and caffeine are used in excess to stretch out the hours, but when you crash, all you've done is had coffee time.
This illustration was created with a main light to right, a rim to the back, and a fill back left. The clock's numbers were Photoshopped out and the the faint image of a coffee cup was placed on the clock.
Lighting
I shot both at home and in the studio; studio as always with the technical problem of the hot shoe adapter no being in room or either cabinet, and the rim light refusing to work 68% of the time. Hahha, bad luck.
I am not sure which I like better. I think the first one.
NO TIME BUT COFFEE TIME.
Rebecca Crawford, Editorial Illustration, F 9, Shutter 1/200, ISO 100.
NO TIME LEFT BUT COFFEE TIME.
With long hours and crazy schedules, people feel like there is no time between morning and midnight. It is almost like the days just flow one into the other and we have too many things on our lap to handle. To stretch the day out and sleep for less, people drink excessive amounts of coffee around the clock, leaving no time left but coffee time.
This illustration was shot with an umbrella front left of the subject and a white reflector left of his left arm, into which a strobe was bounced to aid soft fill light. In Photoshop, the clock's numbers were erased, smudged, and the number 12 was added and blended in to give the feel that the clock measures tiny days not hours.
Rebecca Crawford, Photo Illustration, F 25, Shutter 1/200, ISO 1600.
NO TIME LEFT BUT COFFE TIME.
With faced paced lives it come sometimes feel like there isn't any time in a day. Coffee and caffeine are used in excess to stretch out the hours, but when you crash, all you've done is had coffee time.
This illustration was created with a main light to right, a rim to the back, and a fill back left. The clock's numbers were Photoshopped out and the the faint image of a coffee cup was placed on the clock.
Lighting
Monday, November 2, 2009
JRN 420 Fashion Assignment
Going into this project I wasn't the most excited about shooting fashion, since... I have no sense of what is fashionable. It was amusing to be photography people in dressy, flashy clothes while I was in my usual flats n sweatshirt. Once I started shooting I had a lot of fun!
Rebecca Crawford, Fashion, F 4.5, Shutter 1/160, ISO 100.
Brooke Blanchard, 23, of Petoskey shows off her favorite style for Fall before going for a walk with her poodle. Blanchard believes that style is not only about what looks good, but what is also comfortable and allows her to be on the move.
For this shot I used a dome diffuser on a strobe set just right of the model, close to her, a little above eye level with an umbrella for the main light, and a strobe fired above eye level from the left side to fill in shadows.
Rebecca Crawford, Fashion, F 22, Shutter 1/200, ISO 1600.
Kristen Williams, 21, and Mike Stefonik, 25, show off their sexy relaxed style. Both Williams and Stefonik are involved in theater and are use to having to feel confident in whatever they wear. Unlike Williams, Stefonik usually is shirtless with animal print under garments of some sort.
For this shot I had the dome diffuser firing full power into an umbrella set behind them to the right and a strobe as a fill light aimed at them from a few few away in front of them on the left. My camera for some reason I still don't know changes back to Iso 1600, even though it says its manually set at 100
I also liked this one but couldn't really decide it is was fashion.
Lighting Setups
Rebecca Crawford, Fashion, F 4.5, Shutter 1/160, ISO 100.
Brooke Blanchard, 23, of Petoskey shows off her favorite style for Fall before going for a walk with her poodle. Blanchard believes that style is not only about what looks good, but what is also comfortable and allows her to be on the move.
For this shot I used a dome diffuser on a strobe set just right of the model, close to her, a little above eye level with an umbrella for the main light, and a strobe fired above eye level from the left side to fill in shadows.
Rebecca Crawford, Fashion, F 22, Shutter 1/200, ISO 1600.
Kristen Williams, 21, and Mike Stefonik, 25, show off their sexy relaxed style. Both Williams and Stefonik are involved in theater and are use to having to feel confident in whatever they wear. Unlike Williams, Stefonik usually is shirtless with animal print under garments of some sort.
For this shot I had the dome diffuser firing full power into an umbrella set behind them to the right and a strobe as a fill light aimed at them from a few few away in front of them on the left. My camera for some reason I still don't know changes back to Iso 1600, even though it says its manually set at 100
I also liked this one but couldn't really decide it is was fashion.
Lighting Setups
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Studio Practice JRN 420 Models
Today we had a group of models come into the studio so we could practice and learn how to do the setup and how to make our models feel at ease. I am an extremely shy person, but its strange that when I'm behind a camera I am at ease and excited to see what will happen. This is what I do- I love working with people and making a photo that will make them smile and have them walk away from the shoot going "wow, I'd like to do that again. I had fun." My model's name was Alicia (I hope the spelling is right), and though my camera decided to have a few issues, I got a few shots to work out. In these, I am just trying to get her to relax and have fun- the last one I needed to fix my focus.
All shot at ISO 100, F 11, Shutter 200.
All shot at ISO 100, F 11, Shutter 200.
Monday, October 19, 2009
JRN 420 Location Lighting Assignment
This project was extremely difficult, and the most problematic so far. I learned, like I heard most people in the class say, that we all need to own the lights we use. I am taking this to heart. I do not own a strobe or any lights. When I went to the Dept. early Friday morning, there were no pockets wizards, no strobes, and no reflectors. Andi was nice enough to let me use the SB-800 she was going to check out, so I had one strobe. I waited around the dept and checked back but there still wasn't anything to check out. I borrowed a lighting kit from a friend that had a few strobe flashes, stands, and an umbrella. I worked with it and think overall I made it work.
Rebecca Crawford, Location Lighting, F 4, Shutter 1/25, ISO 1600.
Dustin Kunkel, 23, takes a break from reorganizing old memorabilia and staring at dust covered panels and outlets to go for a ride. Kunkel, who is a construction worker, checked out the renovations above Coffee Talks 505 in Clare, and finished up his morning observations with some coffee and a cruise in the sunshine.
For this shot I used a light fired from a stand behind the railing at the top of the stairs to the top right, without a snoot or diffuser. I had the light back about 5 feet to let the shadows be a little more harsh from the bike. To light the face I stood above the stairs on the right of the subject and used my left hand to hold the strobe off to the right at 1/16 power.
Rebecca Crawford, Location Lighting, F 5, Shutter 1/50, ISO 1600.
Samantha Taylor, 21, shows off one of her new character looks, just outside of the Broadway Theater in Mount Pleasant. Taylor, who is an acting student at Central Michigan University, is preparing for her upcoming roles on campus by mentally and physically becoming the women she portrays.
For this shot I used a light fired just above eye level on a stand located to the left, with an umbrella to spread the light. To fill the face I used a strobe a few feet from the subject to fill in the shadows on the right and light up the background just a bit.
Setup 1
Setup 2
Rebecca Crawford, Location Lighting, F 4, Shutter 1/25, ISO 1600.
Dustin Kunkel, 23, takes a break from reorganizing old memorabilia and staring at dust covered panels and outlets to go for a ride. Kunkel, who is a construction worker, checked out the renovations above Coffee Talks 505 in Clare, and finished up his morning observations with some coffee and a cruise in the sunshine.
For this shot I used a light fired from a stand behind the railing at the top of the stairs to the top right, without a snoot or diffuser. I had the light back about 5 feet to let the shadows be a little more harsh from the bike. To light the face I stood above the stairs on the right of the subject and used my left hand to hold the strobe off to the right at 1/16 power.
Rebecca Crawford, Location Lighting, F 5, Shutter 1/50, ISO 1600.
Samantha Taylor, 21, shows off one of her new character looks, just outside of the Broadway Theater in Mount Pleasant. Taylor, who is an acting student at Central Michigan University, is preparing for her upcoming roles on campus by mentally and physically becoming the women she portrays.
For this shot I used a light fired just above eye level on a stand located to the left, with an umbrella to spread the light. To fill the face I used a strobe a few feet from the subject to fill in the shadows on the right and light up the background just a bit.
Setup 1
Setup 2
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Location Lighting Practice JRN 420
I had a lot of fun with this, and I hope the shoot for class will be as much fun :)
Here are few shots from location lighting practice.
The first was with
Lens (mm): 78
ISO: 1600
Aperture: 9
Shutter: 1/160
And a strobed umbrella above camera right.
The second was with
Lens (mm): 55
ISO: 1600
Aperture: 9
Shutter: 1/125
And a strobed umbrella slightly camera right, about a few inches above where I was sitting.
The third was with
Lens (mm): 112
ISO: 1600
Aperture: 9
Shutter: 1/160
This was taken under a tree by Wightman with a strobed umbrella just a bit to the left of Martha, fired at 1/8 power.
I need to watch my ISO which my camera tries to adjust automatically between shots.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
JRN 420 Still Life Assignment 3
This was my first time ever shooting still life, and I found that once I started shooting I had a ton of ideas. It was difficult to sort through and find just two photos, but here are the ones I liked the best. I went with the theme that "Lessons Can Always Be Learned From The Past."
Crawford Still Life #1
Rebecca Crawford, Still Life, F 13, Shutter 1/13, ISO 100.
As photography ventures more into the digital realm, memories and lessons learned with film are still worth holding onto. Even though film cameras might start to collect dust, what they've taught us will remain clear.
For this shot I used the smaller softbox set off to the left side, slightly behind the camera and gloves, pointing down towards them. The softbox was turned so that it would be horizontal and there was a fill light coming just a little bit from the side on the right. This was shot both on the studio light table and on a piece of white matting board to reduce the glare. This one was on the matt so the glare was not as bad. I also shot this on the white backdrop but it didn't turn out like I'd hoped. I also used 1/8 power on an SB-800 strobe pointing up towards the ceiling.
Crawford Still Life #2
Rebecca Crawford, Still Life, F 6.3, Shutter 1/25, ISO 100.
Time is often a major stressor in life, and there is constant worry that the next moment will pass us by. When looking too far forward, we can sometimes overlook that the key to life's lessons is in the past.
For this shot I used a big softbox set vertically off to the left and placed the clock gears on their side. The gears were set on black velvet curtain laid over a box and were set to the right side of the box, where they were backlit with a rim light. The rim light was set up on the right hand side of the box, pointed just slightly behind the gears. I knelt down next the right side of the box and zoomed in on the key, using a SB-800 bounced off the ceiling to try and light up the darker sides of the gears.
Lighting set up photo. For 1st photo, changed to white board and took away black backdrop-
Crawford Still Life #1
Rebecca Crawford, Still Life, F 13, Shutter 1/13, ISO 100.
As photography ventures more into the digital realm, memories and lessons learned with film are still worth holding onto. Even though film cameras might start to collect dust, what they've taught us will remain clear.
For this shot I used the smaller softbox set off to the left side, slightly behind the camera and gloves, pointing down towards them. The softbox was turned so that it would be horizontal and there was a fill light coming just a little bit from the side on the right. This was shot both on the studio light table and on a piece of white matting board to reduce the glare. This one was on the matt so the glare was not as bad. I also shot this on the white backdrop but it didn't turn out like I'd hoped. I also used 1/8 power on an SB-800 strobe pointing up towards the ceiling.
Crawford Still Life #2
Rebecca Crawford, Still Life, F 6.3, Shutter 1/25, ISO 100.
Time is often a major stressor in life, and there is constant worry that the next moment will pass us by. When looking too far forward, we can sometimes overlook that the key to life's lessons is in the past.
For this shot I used a big softbox set vertically off to the left and placed the clock gears on their side. The gears were set on black velvet curtain laid over a box and were set to the right side of the box, where they were backlit with a rim light. The rim light was set up on the right hand side of the box, pointed just slightly behind the gears. I knelt down next the right side of the box and zoomed in on the key, using a SB-800 bounced off the ceiling to try and light up the darker sides of the gears.
Lighting set up photo. For 1st photo, changed to white board and took away black backdrop-
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