Four Classic Lighting Techniques

This assignment involved us shooting another person using the four classic lighting techniques. The featured person is Lynn McGrier poshwithlynn.wordpress.com. 

First is the Rembrandt lighting technique. The key light is set high  and a downward angle at 45 degrees to the front of Lynn. The film light is set on the opposite side of the key light, even to Lynn's face. The back light is set high and behind Lynn at a 45 degree angle and the same side as the key light.

The Split lighting  technique involves the key light to be placed at Lynn's eye level and 90 degrees to the side of her face.

The Broad lighting technique is the Rembrandt technique but with Lynn's face turned a bit off-center, so the broader side (turned towards the camera) is in the light. 

The Butterfly technique is named for the butterfly shaped shadow that is created under the nose of a subject by placing the main light source above and directly behind the camera.

Three Point lighting

This in class assignment focused on the three point lighting technique http://digitaltutorials.jrn.columbia.edu/?p=264. This lighting technique is used for interviews. Constance Maybin authenticallyelevated.blogspot.com and Jordan Beagle itsbeaglesbugle.blogspot.com are the featured models in these lighting shots.

This Shot is a wide shot of both Jordan (The interviewer) and Constance (The interviewee) with the back light, fill light and side light are on and illuminating them both.

This shot is of Constance with the key light shown and focusing on her illuminating her face.

This shot shows the side/fill light from a different angle on Constance and Jordan but focusing on more on Constance and lighting her face.

This shot is showing the backlight behind Constance

 Using the three point lighting method really does help with insuring the light during an interview looks great. It was great working with Connie and Jordan and taking pictures of them to show how the method works.

Outside Portable Light Reflector Project

This assignment deals with how lighting works using a reflector outside in the sun. This assignment features Kiiyah Stokes kthemediaslay.blogspot.com and also the instructor for this class Mr. Harwood harwoodscsuclasses.blogspot.com It was an easy assignment and I enjoyed working with them on completing it.

This photo shows Kiiyah shot in a harsh glare with the sun directly behind her

 This photo shows Kiiyah in the same position but with the reflector bouncing sunlight unto her face

This photo is a wide shot of Kiiyah and Mr. Harwood demonstrating how the light reflector is used

5 questions video using chromakey part 2

This is part 2 of the five questions video but with an addded chromakey background. This video still contains features from Jaylaan and Jordan. 

5 Questions video

This assignment is a 5 questions video segment where I had to shoot and produce my 2 fellow classmates Jaylaan Riley  laantoldyou.blogspot.com    who was the host and Jordan Beagle itsbeaglesbugle.blogspot.com  who was the guest. Jaylaan questions geared towards Rap/Hip-hop beef and I think Jordan was fully interested by the way he answered her questions.  Producing this specific video was very fun and easy. There were different camera shots that were involved with filming this piece. I look forward to working with Jordan and Jaylann again in the future.

Action Sequence Video Project

We had to shoot a sequence of shots with another person for this video project in my Advanced TV production class. Constance Maybin is the featured person of the following video and her content can be viewed by clicking on the following link: authenticallyelevated.blogspot.com . It didn't take long for us to finish the project and we had fun while shooting it. 

I hope to work with Constance again in the future. Her input to how the shots went were greatly appreciated. 

Chapter 1 Questions

1.) What qualities separate the photographer from the photojournalist?

A: Photographers are more freelance, photojournalists take photos for newspapers, and they are the visual storytellers.

2.) In what case are the camera and the microphone "writing and reporting instruments?"

A: They are considering "Writing and reporting" material because they capture every aspect of an image, interview and sounds.

3.) Why can the edit console can be fairly called a "rewrite" machine?

A: Ideas are put in relationship to one another , story pace is adjusted and refined, and the story's outlines are given its emphasis.

4.) How the nature of television news report differ from a newspaper story?

A: Television news reports commonly only emphasize the facts whereas newspaper stories reveal someone's goals and actions upon a timeline.

5.) What is the role of the written word in television news?

A: The role of the written word is apart of a complex package of information made up of images, colors, actions, sounds and silence.