Additional Shots:

Studio Portrait:



Moriah Clover indulges in one of her favorite pastimes during a studio portrait lighting exercise at the Wightman studio Sunday, November 28, 2010.

Lens (mm): 46
ISO: 100
Aperture: 14
Shutter: 1/250



Photo Illustration:


Eating a healthy and balanced breakfast is a great way to jump-start your day. Unfortunately about 25% of the population skip breakfast even though it is commonly regarded as the most important meal of the day.

Lens (mm): 120
ISO: 100
Aperture: 16
Shutter: 1/250

Jrn 420: Reshoots

Painting with Light:


Clare resident Jesse Wild summons a sinister creature from the dark depths of the unknown.

Lens (mm): 45
ISO: 100
Aperture: 7.1
Shutter: 20



Still Life:


Milk and cookies are a match made in heaven that may bring back memories from late night snacks to the night before Christmas.

Lens (mm): 55
ISO: 100
Aperture: 6.3
Shutter: 1/250



Location Lighting:


Moriah Clover spins around showing off her lighter side in an attempt to warm up during a location lighting shoot at Nelson Park Saturday, November 27, 2010.

Lens (mm): 20
ISO: 100
Aperture: 4.0
Shutter: 1/40


Moriah Clover finds a quiet corner to settle down and read during a location lighting exercise at Park Library Saturday, November 27, 2010.

Jrn 420: Photo Illustration

The goal of this project was to create a photo illustration using Photoshop to convey a theme.

Caught up in toys Clare resident Matt Connor sits in the turret of a G.I Joe Battle Wagon assisting a couple Joes capture another in the Wightman lab Friday, November 19, 2010.
This photo illustration was created by first setting up the G.I Joes and taking a shot of them without Connor. Next take a shot of Connor by himself sitting in a chair at approximately the same angle as the turret is facing. Keeping the lights in the same position to try to make it look as natural as possible Then re-size him to approximately the size of a G.I Joe and using the magnetic lasso tool to get an outline of him cut him out of one photo and paste him into the photo of the G.I Joes. Erasing his lower body was necessary to make it look as if Connor was actually sitting in the turret.

Caught up in toys Clare resident Matt Connor is held captive by G.I Joe toys in the Wightman lab Friday, November 19, 2010.
This photo illustration was created by first setting up the G.I Joes and taking a shot of them without Connor. Next take a shot of Connor by himself, re-size him to approximately the size of a G.I Joe and using the magnetic lasso tool to get an outline of him cut him out of one photo and paste him into the photo of the G.I Joes. The lighting setup remained the same to try to keep everything looking similar but the main difference was that the G.I Joes were set on a table.

Light Setup:

Jrn 420: Still Life

For this assignment we were to create a still life using everyday items but trying to put an interesting, dynamic twist on them.


For my first shot I wanted to do something simple and somewhat elegant. Placing three bell peppers in a diagonal line all facing the same direction with increasing degree of color. I wanted to use the light to show off the curves of the peppers


Lens (mm): 200
ISO: 100
Aperture: 9.0
Shutter: 1/250



For my second shot I wanted to put a twist on how we see food. I was trying to create an intimacy between the bell peppers to show how some individuals feel about food, they love it!

Lens (mm): 195
ISO: 100
Aperture: 9.0
Shutter: 1/250


Lighting Setup:


For my lighting setup I used the dome diffuser as the main light above and behind the bell peppers and a side light diffused by an umbrella with Moriah Clover using a white board to bounce some light back in on the side. I shot with a Canon T1i using a a 70-200 2.8 lens.

Outtakes:

Jrn 420: Painting with light

For this assignment we were to go out and shoot two completely different situations where we use lights to paint a photo. We could use flashlights, lighters, candles any source of light that we could think of to create the photo we wanted. Using a strobe to freeze our subject when they were in the pose we wanted them in and then immediately using our desired light source to try to create something fun and interesting. This project was by far one of the most fun and thought provoking projects I have ever worked on. I hope to continue painting with light even after this project is done. I am hoping to post more images later on about this as I feel I can improve drastically.



Clare resident Jesse Wild summons energy out of the ground during a painting with light exercise at his residence Sunday, October 24, 2010. Wild was more than enthusiastic after seeing some of the results. "I really like how this one turned out," said Wild.

Setup: We used a tripod and set the camera exposure for 30 seconds to give us a decent amount of time to play around. After turning off the lights I would use a wireless remote to trigger the camera to start the exposure. Once the camera started exposing I would use a Canon 580 with a blue gel to flash Jesse freezing him in place. After that we used two large Maglites to paint a scene.

Lens: 24
ISO: 100
Aperture: 8
Shutter Speed: 30 seconds



Central Michigan University senior Ken Kadwell in the most epic fight of his life against his evil clone in the Wightman studio Saturday, October 23, 2010. Kadwell thought the exercise was a lot of fun but also very challenging by himself.

Setup: For this shot that I did by myself I used a tripod with with the camera set at 30 seconds to try to give myself as much time as possible. I used a wireless remote to trigger the camera to start exposing. I had a Canon 580 on a light stand with a pocket wizard attached to it while I held onto the other pocket wizard to trigger it once I got into the desired position. After flashing myself I would pick up the Maglite near my feet and start to paint. Overall very fun, and very challenging!

Lens: 40
ISO: 100
Aperture: 100
Shutter Speed: 30 seconds

Outakes

Jrn 420: Fashion

The directions for this assignment was to shoot two different locations, one in the studio and one at an environmental location in which we control all of the lighting with the theme of fashion. Models Miranda Tenhove, Brittany Eising, and Rebeka Bolema as well as the clothing for the fashion shoot were by courtesy of the Co-Producers of Threads, Jason Gagnon and Alissa Berriman. The shoot was a blast especially at the Park library where we received many curious glances.



Rebeka Bolema poses for a modeling shoot in the Park Library Sunday, October 10, 2010. Bolema is a Central Michigan senior majoring in apparel merchandising.

Lens: 25
ISO: 800
Aperture: 14
Shutter: 250

Miranda Tenhove poses for a modeling shoot in the Wightman studio Sunday, October 10, 2010. Tenhove is a Central Michigan senior majoring in apparel merchandising.

Lens: 43
ISO: 200
Aperture: 14
Shutter: 250




Studio light setup

Jrn 420: Location lighting assignment

The purpose of this assignment was to help us learn about location lighting. By taking remote strobes out to a location of our choosing to shoot two different types of photos, an environmental portrait, and then another of our choosing. We were allowed to use ambient light, but the majority of lighting had to come from strobes. Jeff Smith was a tremendous help as he brought the lighting equipment and helped to set up strobes and Jesse Wild proved to be more than an entertaining model with a wide arsenal of acrobatics. We headed to Island Park in Mt. Pleasant and came back with some great shots.

First is Jeff Smith sitting in a tire swing at Island Park in Mount Pleasant Michigan Sunday, September 26, 2010.

Lens:36

ISO: 100

Aperture: 10

Shutter: 1/60

Light setup

Next was Jesse Wild performing some aerial maneuvers that proved challenging to capture but very entertaining to watch at Island Park in Mount Pleasant Michigan Sunday, September 26, 2010.

Lens: 50

ISO: 100

Aperture: 8

Shutter: 250

Light setup: Used for previous photo but moved to a different location

Jrn 420: Studio Portrait

Our assignment was to show the personality of our subjects through the use of lighting and props. My first subject was Moriah Clover, my lighthearted girlfriend who loves to read.

Focal Length: 24

ISO: 200

Aperture: 16

Shutter Speed: 1/250

My next subject was Jesse Wild a friend of mine that likes hard rock and also plays the guitar. For this shot I wanted to do something completely different than my first portrait.

Focal Length: 23

ISO: 200

Aperture: F16

Shutter Speed: 1/250

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