3 Point Light Set-up

Light 1 is called the key light. This is the main source of light for the subject. The main purpose is not only to light the subject but also to provide depth by creating shadows. This is why the position of the key light is off camera left.

Light 2 is called the fill light. It is on the right hand side of the camera; For a standard portrait, you want to have the fill light at about half power compared to the key light. If you want the shadows more prominent then use less fill light.

Light 3 is called the hair light. It’s purpose is to separate the subject from the background by lighting the hair. This effect greatly improves upon the three dimensional look a professional quality portrait should produce.

Slinkachu

Slinkachu first started his work in 2006 with his little people project; Camera is usually set to macro setting as all the pictures are close-ups of tiny models.

Pin Hole Camera

We recreated a camera obscura with Pringles tubes. I cut the Pringles tube into two and put tissue paper around the shorter half and sealed it in with the Pringles cap. I then stuck the halves together with masking tape. After that i made a small hole at the bottom of the shorter half. Finally I poked my Pringles tube through the blinds with the pinhole facing the window. We saw the whole of outside upside down; however it didn't work that well as it wasn't a enough light to get a good recreation of the camera obscura.

Muybridge workshop

Today we done a Muybridge workshop which involved us setting up 4 cameras, each camera was set off at different time to create a motion picture. this was quite interesting as we had to time and plan when we took the pictures and how far apart the cameras had to be, i was on camera three