UNIT 2 Lighting

Natural Light

Natural light is where you use the sunshine as your only source of light. The reason I chose to take the photo above from this direction was because the natural light was facing my object, this makes the object stand out more than it would if the sun was in my picture. If i were to take it from the opposite angle the sun would have over powered the object causing it to appear darker than the object actually is.

The photo below was also taken with natural light but this was taken indoors only using the natural light that was shining through the window behind my object. I also edited this photo in gray scale to give it more of a dramatic effect. This photo works well because the light is shining in and bouncing off various objects in this room. 

Artificial Light

 Artificial light is using the light given in a room. These photos were taking indoors using only the artificial light in those rooms. The angle I took at the photo above was head on because I thought it was more appropriate to use this angle than any other angle. This photo has not been edited. The photo below was also taken with artificial light. The reason I chose to take the picture at this angle was because the artificial light above was show casing the books below and everything around the room. This photo was also not edited. 

Natural & Artificial Light

Natural and artificial light is using both the light provided by the sun and the lights in a room. These photos were taken using natural and artificial light. Both pictures contrasts and brightness was edited in Photoshop. The picture above’s angle is taken at the right side to capture the incoming light from the left and to also capture the light bouncing off from the lights above. The picture above however is taken at a high angle as if you are looking down at the object. 

Copy Stand

A copy stand is used to obtain images that are either large or fragile. The copy stand has two lights that project on to a canvas. When you put items or an item on the canvas the light from the two lamps bounces off your object which makes the object more aesthetically pleasing when taking photos of it. The photo above has been taking at a lower right angle. The image is also compositional because of how the two items are placed. The photos levels and color has been edited to make the colors in the picture stand out more. The photo below has also been taken at a lower angle and has had its contrast and brightness edited.