low-key lighting
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Lowkey lighting is a term used to describe the type of lighting used in a photograph which dates back all the way to the 1930’s. this type of dim lighting creates a dramatic effect that brings the focus onto the subject by using harsh lighting. Low-key lighting is mainly used in portrait photos and tv and film to create a dim hue shadow leaving a mysterious dark finish.
Edits
i used Air brush to edit this photo as i had no access to lighting room. The image was fairly light to begin with so i had to to use the enhancement tool and turned up the contrast to bring out the darker tones in the photo. I wanted my final image to be dark and off tone without it being black and white. To achieve this i also turned down the highlights and shadows to create the dim look, the finally lowered the brightness of the image.
Final image
high key lighting
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High-key lighting is the opposite of lowkey. High-key lighting removes all harsh shadows. This method was created around the 1950/60s and used on cameras that were unable to display high contrast ratios. Unlike the more gloomy images from lowkey picture, this effect created more of a happy and light hearted mood. This is used in advertisement as it isolates the image and creates complete focus. Edits
Again i used air brush to edit this photo doing the exact same as i did with the lowkey however i turned up the exposure, highlights and brightness to whiten the image.
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Shutter speed
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shutter speed images are photos taken of a live location or a moving object/person. the type of outcome of the picture will vary depending on the shutter speed set on the camera. you measure the shutter speed by the fractions of a second when they are under a second. The slower the shutter speed the blurrier the image becomes For example if it is a 2” the image will be a blur however if it is fas like a 1/2000 the image will be clear.
Aperture
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aperture refers to the exposure given by the camera dependant on the diaphragm size which light will pass through the lens. The lower the diaphragm the more aperture exposer you will receive . The aperture will affect things such as depth of field, depth of field is how much of the image is visible, for example if the whole image is clear or if the background of the image is blurred.
edits
i used Lightroom to edit this photo, hannah had flashback on her face so i used the saturation tool to add warmer tones to her face and then turned down the highlights to give her one even skin tone.
final photo
ring flash
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ring flash camera
equipment used:
•Umbrellas; imitating the shape of the sun, a traditional umbrella produces a natural looking round catchlight in the subject's eye unless the umbrella spokes are are clearly distinguishable. The umbrella's round hollow shape means that a slight breeze can easily cause your rig to fall over if not properly secured.
•beauty dish; is a relatively small, metal, silver-lined, narrow bowl-shaped device. Standard reflectors feature a port for synchronical use with umbrellas. When used without an umbrella, the standard reflector produces a defined quality of light resembling to sunlight.
•soft box; Because of the diffusion panel, soft-boxes produce even lighting over the entire surface of the front diffusion panel. Softboxes work well in studio conditions because they produce a very soft yet directional light.
•ring light; produces a very flat, non-directional type of lighting. If used as a main light it's generally more complimentary , but it shines as an "invisible" fill light when used with other light sources. in other words the fill light doesn't leave obvious shadows that reveal its use aside from a shadow around your model with an unlit background close behind your model.
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edits
for this image I didn’t want to make any drastic changes. i only wanted the shadow to be more visible. I lowered the contrast of the image and the black point to achieve this. This also brought out more colour in Harley's facial area.
Final image
uv lights
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uv light
ultraviolet rays are used to bring out the fluorescent tones in an image. Uv rays will only pick up colours on the ultraviolet spectrum. So these will be typically tones of a colour you wont see day to day. These rays are used for a multitude of reasons like scientifically as it shows hidden bacteria and also artistically as people use it to bring out ultraviolet rays in their artwork.
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edits
as this was a uv shoot I didn’t feel the need to include the whole head to torso in the image as the focus was on the face makeup so i cropped my image down to draw more attention to the look.
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60s makeup look
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vintage set up
typically for a shoot in the 60s they would use table lamp lights and beauty dishes. The look for a magazine would be a high key lighting effect as i have previously done. This would make the models stand out as they would be advertising either makeup or fashion. Original photos/ contact sheet
edits
The images themselves came out slightly dark and an off-white grey tone so i use lightroom to edit them. i also wanted to brighten the images as the 60s were known for their bright fashion and makeup. to lighten these images i started by enhancing the highlights to bring out the white tones of the background and the face, however as i didn’t want to wash out the colours i enhanced the saturation and used the warmer red/orange tones. As this was a full body shot i also used the vignette tool to darken the outer corners of the image as I feel it look more Realistic to the time period.
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location flash
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location flash is used to create an ambient effect onto your images. Most natural lights can be harsh and unflattering onto the face causing a flash back on the images. the camera and flash will figure out how much light to add to the final exposure. You can preview your camera’s LCD to see whether you like the exposure, and then dial the power of your Speedlight up or down.
edits
i found that the natural light in this case did seem to be harsh and unflattering in the face as we all looked washed oht and ghostly so i used a combination of Lightroom and airbrush to achieve my look.
for the lightroom half i used this to bring the colour back into our faces using the tools in the image above.
however the image still looked incomplete so i took the image over to airbrush where i put the focus onto ourselves in the picture by slightly darkening the edges of the image and adding more saturation to make the colours pop. Final image
Gel lights
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Gel lights allow you to change background colors or add compelling colours to your lighting. Using color through the use of gels is a great way to differentiate your work from other photographers as it has a more edgy style, however this wasn’t always the use for the gel lights. These were previously referred to as "color correction" gels, which had allow you to readjust your flash's light output with the color of the ambient light, making simple global colour corrections flawless.
edits
personally i did love how these photos came out so there were no major changes that i wanted to make with these. I used airbrush to make the colours pop more by heavily saturating the image and lowering the highlights and black points to infuse the colours.
final image
Final
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For my final i had used a beauty dish and a gel light to give a misty image but also keep the skin looking smooth without too much of a harsh contrast between the two. to create the mist we sprayed bottled water behind the lamp to create a fake fog effect which personally i think had worked really well.
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edit
i had made alot of enhancements to this image using air brush. As i based my image on a forest fairy i wanted the look to be fictional, to achieve this i had made Hannah's eyes larger with a re-size tool, this allowed me to evenly distribute the eye size. As she was a “forest” fairy i also wanted her look to be slightly more dirtied down so i used the skin tone tool and used a darker colour and went around the outer corner of her forehead, nose and her cheekbones. As the image itself was still slightly flat i used the enhancement tools and again saturated the image to make the colours pop, however i still wanted a darker and slightly gloomy end result so i lowered the shadows and black points onto the image to contrast the “fog”
Final image
overall im very pleased with how my final image had come out. if i were to do this again i would probably do a location flash and have an actual forest setting for my perfect result.
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