For my second assignment, I was teamed up with Laura Herring. It was my first official foray into studio lighting. I don't know exactly how I feel about it. Not because photographing Laura wasn't fun (because she was great as far as not being too conscious of the camera), but because it's my normal dilemma of seeing something and not quite knowing how to reproduce it with the camera. And who - besides photographers - ever knew lighting could be so challenging? It looks all so easy...Our assignment: (1) picture using a single light AND (1) picture using multiple lights.
For my single light, I lit Laura from the side and tried to use the gold reflector to light the other side. I could never seem to figure out how to get rid of the dark shadow on her right side.
I chose this one to submit.
Who knew that Laura was so talented?
I find this picture amusing (beyond the obvious) because of the little wisp of hair that drove Laura crazy...
My multi-light photo, I used a gel for the background to light it pink. We originally tried to create a purple background, but putting 2 gels together didn't allow for enough light. It might work if we upped the wattage on the lamp, but I don't know. So, we've got the pinkish background - which I thought went well with Laura's coloring and clothing. Then, I used a key light on the left (her right) and used a gobo to block the light from shining and washing out the backdrop. Finally, at about a 90* angle to the right I used a softbox.
With both of these shots, I was trying to show the playfulness of Laura's personality. I did try to get some of her being serious, but somehow, they kept coming out like she was stoned...
But we sure did have fun...
Some of my final pictures were of Laura somber, as she thought about her boyfriend, who is currently in China. It's his scarf that she always wears.
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