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