Fall 2019 Laws of Light PM-Assignment 14

This is Wenying Zhang's Assignment 14.

Thanks to my dear friends: Fan Yu, Fanyu Liu


We started with the key light and found that it was that hard to get a similar effect with the emulated photo. 
Then we added another strobe to light up the backdrop.

Here comes the problem: 
1. The round shape is not big enough to light up the right back part.

iso 100, t 1/125,  f 16

2. If we moved our subject closer to the backdrop, the key light would interfere and light up the backdrop.

iso 100, t 1/125,  f 13

3. We had to move the back light far from the backdrop to get a big round shape.
The problem was as the light further from the backdrop the shadow edge became less sharp. 

iso 100, t 1/125,  f 14

iso 100, t 1/125,  f 14

Conclusion:
I think the possible explanation may be:
1. the emulated photo went through post production, the shape of shadow is not directly lighted by strobe.

2. They have some equipment that is bigger than our snoot so they can get a bigger round.

I tried to use Photoshop to get a similar one.

Final comparison:

The following are the behind scene photos. 

Fall 2019 Laws of Light PM-Assignment 13

This is Wenying Zhang's Assignment 13.

Fall 2019 Laws of Light PM-Assignment 12

This is Wenying Zhang's Assignment 12.

Group member:

Fan Yu 

Xiaoran Xu

Wenying Zhang

✨Part 1. Photograph a shiny object: define its shape and characteristics with lighting and its reflective quality.

✨Part 2. Photograph a transparent object: define its shape and characteristics with lighting and its transparency.

Fall 2019 Laws of Light PM-Assignment 11

This is Wenying Zhang's Assignment 11.

Group member:

Fan Yu 

Xiaoran Xu

Huiyu Wang

Wenying Zhang

Set color balance to match strobe light
k: 4700

✨Shot #1 - Lighting a person with one strobe in a modifier with grid against white seamless. Angle and position the light so the white seamless looks black in this shot.

✨Shot #2 - Photograph the person with one LED light illuminating the background.

✨Shot #3 - Combine lighting in Shot #1 & #2, and make an image without motion blur.

✨Shot #4 - Combine lighting in Shot #1 & #2, and make an image with motion blur.

✨Shot #5 - Lighting a person with one LED light, using white seamless. Angle and position the light so the white seamless looks black in this shot.

✨Shot #6 - Photograph the person with one strobe light illuminating the background.

✨Shot #7 - Combine lighting in Shot #5 & #6, and make an image without motion blur.

✨Shot #8 - Combine lighting in Shot #5 & #6, and make an image showing motion blur.

Fall 2019 Laws of Light PM-Assignment 10

This is Wenying Zhang's Assignment 10.

Group member:

Fan Yu 

Xiaoran Xu

Huiyu Wang

Wenying Zhang

✨Shot 1:  Portrait with Tungsten Ambient Only

exposure：f3.5, t1/30, iso400
K: 3400
Gray Point Sampled from Color Checker

✨Shot 2:  Portrait with Tungsten Ambient + One Light without Gel

exposure：f3.2, t1/160, iso100
K: 6500
Gray Point Sampled from Color Checker

✨Shot 3: Portrait with Tungsten Ambient + One Light with Gel

exposure：f4.0, t1/160, iso1000
with 1/4 CTO


P.S：without GEL

exposure：f4.0, t1/160, iso1000

Fall 2019 Laws of Light PM-Assignment 9

This is Wenying Zhang's Assignment 9.

Group member:

Fan Yu 

Xiaoran Xu

Huiyu Wang

Wenying Zhang

✨Shot 1: Make a light painting photo using speedlight as a painting tool.

✨Shot 2: Make a light painting photo using continuous light source as a painting tool.

We used iPhone flashlight to print a letter of our name, and used a speedlight to light the subject up.

✨Shot 3: Make a photo of outdoor night scene with light painting. You may choose your own light source.

Fall 2019 Laws of Light PM-Assignment 8

This is Wenying Zhang's Assignment 8.

Group member:

Fan Yu 

Xiaoran Xu

Huiyu Wang

Wenying Zhang

✨Portrait 1.   Expose the subject's face and background the same.

iso:100, t:1/125, f:9

Ambient: Normal  (f:9)

Subject: Normal (f:9)

✨Portrait 2.   Keep the same aperture setting or lens f-stop in previous portrait, adjust the power of strobe and make exposure on the subject's face one stop under the background. Background should be normally exposed.

iso:100, t:1/125, f:9

Ambient: Normal (f:9)

Subject: -1stop (f:13)

✨Portrait 3.   Subject's face is normally exposed and background is two stops under-exposed.

iso:100, t:1/125, f:13

Ambient: -2stop (f:6.7)

Subject: Normal (f:13)

✨Portrait 4.   Experiment and come up with your most favorite light ratios on subject's face vs. background. Take notes of exposure settings and f-stop differences.

iso:200, t:1/125, f:9

Ambient: -2stop (f:4)

Subject: Normal (f:9)
with a key light and a hair light