SHADOWS & PROJECTIONS
Shoot 2: creating timeless photography in the most difficult setting - absolute dark, with only a subtle hint of colored lighting. Ambiance, coordination and the sound of camera's clicking
REVIEW: SHADOW & PROJECTION PHOTOGRAPHY
This was my second photo shoot to complete for this award - this is definitely one of my favorite shoots as it required intricate detailing to the photographing process. Getting the lighting and angle in a state of euphony was perhaps the most interesting part as different camera's gave different results. Ultimately, I have used a combination of my phone camera as well as a Canon camera to capture these deep images. I used a combination of the dark room and a blinded room to achieve different results and the difference is stark yet similar - the subject of the picture is enhanced and contrasted in their own way - for example, in the dark room, the subject is given the spotlight with the aid of the subtle light source magnifying their features as well as the darkness that shrouded them; on the other hand, in the blinded rooms, there was a mixture of light and dark, creating a large scope for editing as I could make the background darker or lighter depending on how I wanted it - I used a combination of editing to give both perspectives to the look. I also made us of the projector to project images onto the subject in an attempt to make a unique look, which gave fantastic results.
LEARNING POINT: EXPOSURE COMPENSATION:
First of all, what is exposure? Exposure is, essentially, how light or dark an image is. Exposure is usually automatically adjusted by modern day camera's for a clean, optimal, daily image quality, best suited to match generic needs. Exposure compensation however, is when we tell the camera how light or dark we want the image to be. We can do this for various reasons, the main being to achieve a specific tone on the image. For example, a lower exposure produces a darker image and can therefore be used to create a dark ambience in an image, maybe to represent a dreary or potentially romantic atmosphere. I have implemented exposure compensation in this photoshoot, where I manually adjusted the exposure for each image, as the setting was quite dark, so this was crucial when taking these images.
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A positive exposure makes images lighter however a negative exposure makes your images darker. This is illustrated by the diagram below.
