Flash Masters

Diffused Flash
Kate Moss, Gloucestershire, 2010, No. 12, 2010
c-print, 20x24 inches (paper) 50.8x61cm
Juergen Teller

Direct Flash

Louis XV No. 9, Self Portrait with Charlotte Rampling, Paris, 2004. 2012 c-print 6x10', 182.9x304.8cm Juergen Teller

Masters in Light

Diffused Sunlight through window
Untitled#243 London, England 2005
Hellen Van Meen Chromogenic Print 16x16"

Diffused misty morning light

Misty Dawn, Northern California 1992

Jock Sturges Gelatin Silver Print 20x16"

Self Directed Lighting

Direct Sunlight
'Tia in Backyard' ISO 100, Av f/11.0, Tv 1/60s
3456x5184cm, 28.86MB, RAW Format

Diffused Light
'Tia in Backyard 2' ISO 100, Av f/11.0
Tv 1/60s, 3456x5184cm, 24.12 MB
RAW Format

Class Flash

Flash and Blur
ISO 400, Av f/22.0, Tv 1/8s
5184x3456cm, 24MB RAW Format
'Rebecca Swinging'

Achieved underexposure behind Rebecca in mid-morning with sunny bright light. ISO 100, Av f/22.0, Tv 1/60s, 5184x3456cm, 20.94MB. Using light meter reading, closing aperture 2 stops from reading and reducing flash strength to 1/8
'Rebecca Swinging arms'

Flash and Blur
ISO 400, Av f/22.0, Tv 1/8s
5184x3456cm, 24.59MB, RAW Format
'Lorren Twirling'

Flash and Blur and Under Exposed
ISO 400, Av f/2.8, Tv 1/50s, RAW Format
5184x3456cm, 23.32MB
'Lorren in Hallway' One of the 'tries' in search of underexposed background

Flash and Blur and Under Exposed
ISO 800, Av f/8.0, Tv 1/60s, RAW Format
5184x3456cm, 21.90MB
'Lorren in Hallway'
Achieved underexposed background after several tries at balancing Aperture, flash and light metering

Flash

Direct Flash
ISO 400, Av f/22.0, Av 1/60s,
5184x3456cm, 27.52MB, RAW Format
'Toni Direct Potrait'
Pointed Flash directly at Toni

Diffused Flash
ISO 400, Av f/11.0, Av 1/60s,
5184x3456cm, 26.92MB, RAW Format
'Toni Diffused Portrait'
Attached diffuser onto flash and pointed directly at Toni

Bounced Flash
ISO 400, Av f/16.0, Tv 1/60s,
5184x3456cm, 26.42MB RAW Format
'Toni Bounced Portrait'
Bounced flash on reflector on side of Toni

Direct Flash Vantage Point
ISO 400, Av f/16.0, Tv 1/60s
5184x3456cm, 26.54MB RAW Format
'Toni Vantage Portrait'
Pointed the flash directly at Toni on balcony from a low vantage point.

Masters in Colour

Top/Left; Andres Serrano
'Blood Cross' 1985 Cibachrome152x101cm
Top/Right; Andres Serrano
'Piss Christ' 1987 Cibachrome 101x406cm
Right

David LaChapelle,'Land Scape Kings Dominion' 2013.72x96 inches

Lighting and Light Metering

Direct Light
from the left top casted shadows to Tahila's left side, under her neck and eyes.

Diffused Light

from a thick diffuser caused a shadowed effect on Tahila but evened up the overall lighting. My WB was not reset and it threw my colour out of whack.

Reflected light
I chose the gold reflector to cast a golden soft tone on Tahila which enhanced and complimented her natural complexion.

Self Directed Manual WB

The photograph of my starter at dinner the other night exploded with colours that the photograph is more delicious than the actual starter plate.

Manual White Balance WB class task

Looking at the relationship of the colours in the image by setting the WB, ISO Speed, TvShutter Speed and AvAperture Value on Manual. Test camera WB for inside and outside.  

Color in Photography

              

Wheels and Charts of relationship of colours with each other where the complementary colours are opposite each other, contrasting colours are 3 steps away from each other and the harmonious colours are 2 steps away from each other.

Photoshop Merge Panarama

White Balance Practice

Adjusted the Brightness/Color, the Levels, Curves, Exposure, Hue/Saturation, Colour Balance and Vibrance to achieve this.

An example of BAD WHITE BALANCE

Masters Texture, Positive and Negative Space

Eikoh Hosoe
Kamaitachi 8 (On the Fence)
1965
Gelatin Silver Print
35.6x27.9cm

Hiroshi Sugimoto

Fidel Castro 1999

Gelatin Silver Print

47"x58.3/4"

Man Ray

Jacqueline Goddard 1930

Gelatin Silver Print

29.2x22.5cm

Texture, Positive and Negative Space

 

'Rock Bench'
Contrasting texture juxaposed within the frame.
Shot in Aperture Priority Mode.
JPEG Format, TvShutter Speed 1/125s. AvAperture Value F8.0 ISO Speed 200
WB Daylight Image size 5184x3280cm
File size 16487KB








Wooden Seat'
Contrasting texture juxaposed within the frame
Shot in Aperture Priority Mode.
JPEG Formnat TvShutter Speed 1/13s
AvAperture Value F8.0 ISO Speed 200
WB Automatic
Image size 4864x3337
File size 3.73MB

'Brick Wall Highlight'
Balance in Positive and Negative Space
Shot in Aperture Priority Mode.
JPEG Format TvShutter Speed 1/30s.
AvAperture Value F8.0 ISO Speed 200.
WB Daylight
Image size 5047x3456cm
File size 2461MB

'Brick Airvent'

Balance in Positive and Negative Space

Shot in Aperture Priority Mode. JPEG Format

TvShutter Speed 1/125s. AvAperture Value F8.0

ISO Speed 200. WB Daylight

Image size 4706x2892cm

File size 6031KB

'Checker Board Bin'

A large negative Space in relation to the Subject

Shot in Aperture Priority Mode. 

JPEG Format TvShutter Speed 1/500s. 

AvAperture Value F8.0 ISO Speed 200. 

WB Daylight

Image size 5078x3290cm
File size 5544KB

'Totem Sky'

Large Negative Space in relation to the Subject

Shot in Aperture Priority Mode.

 JPEG Format TvShutter Speed 1/1000s. AvAperture Value F8 ISO Speed 200 

WB Daylight

Image size 5184x3456cm

File size 4338KB

Masking Photoshop

Got image of garden and an image of two girls dancing and photoshop them together and added some filter features to simulate a unique photoshop artist.

Line and Pattern Practice

                                                              

'Play Ground' was shot in Shutter Priority
TvShutter Priority 1/250s.
AvAperture Value f/8.0. ISO 160. 5184x3456cm
30381KB. RAW Format
The foreground has these constant vertical posts marching towards the middle of image but the yellow curving and looping bars disecting the middle of our image and the background is swamped by trees.

 'Jungle Gym and Palm Tree'
Shot in Aperture Priority
TvShutter Speed 1/50s
AvAperture Value f/22.0
ISO 160. 26.5MB.
RAW Format
5184x3456cm
In the fore ground is the diagonal swing frame and in the middle of image we have the irregular lines of the jungle gym but in the back ground is the caotic palm tree forms.


                                 



                                            'Barrier Posts Stumps'

 Shot in Shutter Priority

TvShutter Speed 1/250s.
AvAperture Value f13.0

5184x3456cm. 25938KB.
ISO 160. RAW Format

We have our posts commencing
in r/h foregoround corner

running diagonally into the distant
and our background is dominated

 by the palm trees and house.

'Petrol Station' Shot in Shutter Priority TvShutter Speed 1/160s

AvAperture Value f/16.0. ISO 200. 5184X3456cm

RAW Format. 23901KB.

We have numerous vertical lines, the billboard in the foreground,

the columns in middle image and horizontal lines throughout

the image.