This assignment was hands down the most challenging yet. My subject was my seven year old brother so that was a challenge within itself. But it was also hard yet interesting to capture light as well as the right angle. The editing aspect was difficult because if you weren't careful, the difference would show up a lot more. Overall, I think this assignment was insightful. I also believe that I would be able to bring this experience with me for future assignments. I hope you all enjoy the photos! P.S. With some of these photos, I am unsure if they are too dark or light so please bear with me.
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Hi Alyssa,
ReplyDeleteI love that you took pictures of your baby boy! how fantastic! I will agree with you in that some of them came out dark and so I want to say that sometimes editing them is not always necessary. Many of your before photos looked great as they were. I am not the professional here, this is just my own personal opinion but I can assure you any times I do not edit my photos in photoshop at all. Sometimes I hand in the raw image because I fear losing the integrity of the photo in editing it. While my process may take longer because this means I shoot until I feel the shot is perfect, it minimizes the amount of editing I have to do later on. Overall, You took very clear (not fuzzy or pixilated) images great job on that!
I meant to say baby bro and it edited it as baby boy, sorry bout that!
DeleteBravo for using window light as called for in the assignment Alyssa!
ReplyDeleteGenerally speaking the lighter version in the before is much better than the after… I can sit with you at school and show you how I might edit one of these.
Starting from the top, the image of him looking straight out the window with the light hitting the front of his face is perfect and exactly what I was hoping for! You have a good angle here with your left shoulder against the wall that the window is on and the way light is filling the front of his face and creating a beautifully modeled shadow along his jawline and neck and ear is exactly what I was hoping students in this class would learn to see.
The rest of the series essentially the same set up… With the second one down light is still hitting his face pretty well and notice on the shadow side that there's a triangle of light right under his left eye… that is what we're looking for when we split light across the face like this… We could lasso so that area and lighten it just a touch but not much. I like his little hands grasping the windowsill as he turns his head towards you.
The next one down I refer to as the smiley mask shot. That's why I was encouraging students not to have their subjects smile for the camera. Most of the time that ends up being a mask that hides the truth of his soul and his personality.
The next one down and for the remainder of the series, shows what happens when you lose control over seeing the light properly. His face is in a shadow the background is more or less too light and the quality of the image suffers. Focus on the top two and learn from them.
Hi Alyssa, great job with this series. I understand the difficulty especially with someone around his age. I had some with my sister as well. I really like your last photos he looks genuinely happy.
ReplyDeleteAlyssa, great job with these window shots! I'm sure your brothers attention span was limited but you got some great shots!
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