For the first assignment we had to show various examples of simple light; i.e. soft, hard & back light. So naturally I headed down to my favorite training ground, State Fair Park in Dallas...
back lit flower with bumble bee...
soft lit dragon fly...
this little guy was less than 2" long. soft lit lizard on leaf...
GEICO Ad, "Looking for a good deal on auto insurance?"
Assignment 2 took us on an pre-dawn (yawn), field trip to downtown Ft. Worth, Texas...
it was actually quite despite the early hour...
Sundance Square at sunrise...a sign outside he 8.0 bar looking to the west...
Christ statue in early morning light...
Naturally, I ended up back at Fair Park and got this shot at the Women's Museum at midday...
A second midday shot. I saw this fire escape while driving down the street near downtown Dallas...it was just begging to be photographed. This pic is actually in color, but between the harsh sun and the building & fire escape being painted gray, the only color that you see is some rust on the stairway...
late a afternoon light at a cemetery on Hall street in Dallas...
Then it was time to move inside for some white balance work and indoor photography...
Interior shot of my boss's house, mixed incandescent and sunlight...
another mixed light shot of one of our client's houses in Dallas...
Finally we moved into some studio work.
First up was small studio lighting, "product shots"...
Hey, the teach brought it in!...
These next three were shot at my office in Dallas, using some butcher paper as a backdrop and a fluorescent desk lamp as a light source...
one of my favorite treats...
anyone that knows me, knows I usually have one of these in hand, so taking a product shot of one just came natural...
my favorite shot of the group...
Then last week we went to a professional studio and I got my first taste of full on studio portrait photography...gonna have to keep these shots for future reference...
We all took turns being model and photographer, this is one of my classmates that got volunteered to be my model...short light, subject's nose is pointed towards the light source...
Broad/Rembrandt light, subject is facing away from light source. The small triangle of light under the left eye makes it "Rembrandt" light...
Finally, a fuller shot, again Broad/Rembrandt lighting...
I really enjoyed this class. So far most of the classes I've taken at UTA have been at least 80% review and 20% new knowledge. This class was more the other way around.
Rhonda Hole, http://rhondaholephotography.com/ , the instructor, is a wonderful photographer and a super teacher. Very enthusiastic and willing to pass on her many years of experience.
