Session Two

High Key Lighting

Session two was all about using the studio and learning how to use the lights properly. I booked out a Nikon D40 from the college store to use during lesson and we took it in turns to photograph each other. 

For the high key lighting we used two lights , one on either side of the subject facing towards them and we had a back light behind the backdrop. Of course after already spending one year in college and occasionally using the studio we already knew the very basics of using the equipment but we asked for a lesson dedicated towards learning more about them. 

From that lesson I learnt the importance of using light in a studio and how altering the light source can transform a photograph for the better. I'm really glad that we spent that lesson solely on lighting because I feel much more prepared now for any studio photography I may do.

I have basic studio equipment at home however I have always been hesitant to use it due to my lack of knowledge however I feel much more confident in using it now. 

Here are a selection of my images taken during the session. I learnt from this session that if you get the lighting just right in the studio then you don't have to do much if any post shoot editing at all.

Our tutor suggested to us that instead of using an A4 sketchbook for our work which we normally produce to instead upload all our work onto an online blog which is why I have created this. He asked our opinion on if we would prefer to do it online or not and we all agreed that creating it in a blog format would be best. Not only will it help to possibly promote our work but I think it's easier and less time consuming to do it online.