For this weeks session, we were taken into the photography studio to test out and play around with the equipment. Before stepping into the studio i had absolutely no clue how to use any of the equipment and was excited to try it out. We were asked to follow instructions to synchronise the flash heads. We were told to position the flash heads in order of a key light, back light and fill light. By doing this we would be able to frame the subject and maximise the quality potential.
This first image below shows one of my unsuccessful shots. Towards the earlier stage of the practical, i has some trouble with synchronising the lights and one of them was not working. Alongside an aperture number that was too large, it was very clear that my images were not getting enough light. Therefore as you can see, the image is underexposed and has a large casting shadow behind the subject which detracts attention from my main focus.
Once i got all the lights working, the practical started to be a lot more enjoyable. The image below shows a better lighting condition in which the model is perfectly framed against the lights. There are no casting shadows which allows the audience to focus directly on the subject. The only thing that would improve this image would be to position the camera differently to allow the whole subject to be in the camera view.
This next image below was also successful as although there is a shadow, the camera is positioned so the subject is fully in frame. The background acts to frame the model and the shadow is not an overwhelming aspect. This image could still be improved by increasing the flash heads brightness, but in my opinion i think that the image is exposed to a good amount.
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