Photography

Intro to Light – Day 1

February 19, 2010 After a week off from classes because of the snow, I was eager to start classes again. Today we started Introduction to Light with Michael Cunningham. We talked about the difference about ambient/available light and continuous/hot light and how to use a light meter to measure the amount of light falling on a subject. Michael and Erik demonstrating how to use a light meter. Image by William Lee. We then went to an area with lots of windows to shoot in available light. While shooting in ambient/available light, Michael showed us how to use reflectors to bounce light back into a subject to give it more light. Michael and David demonstrating the use of reflectors in ambient light. Image by Wiliam Lee. After taking turns shooting our classmates we went into the studio to shoot with continuous/hot light. There were several stations setup where we could shoot various objects and students. Classmate James sitting in for a portrait shot. Image by William Lee. John holding the reflector to bounce light to light up the other side of James's face. Image by William Lee. Hot/Continuous Light. Image by William Lee.