Welcome to LVA PHOTO SCHOOL! Today’s zoom lesson was all about light and its qualities and characteristics that make it our most essential photography tool. After all, light there is no photography.
Here’s a quick recap of what we learned:
If in doubt, window it out!
Pick where you want to meter: highlights or shadows
4 characteristics of light: QUALITY, INTENSITY, DIRECTION COLOR
2 types of light: NATURAL, ARTIFICIAL
Always have a key light, it directs your audiences’ eye to your focal point
You can have multiple light sources!
Look to shadows to determine direction
Bracket if you’re working with difficult light
Be weird and experimental
You can tune into our zoom class from April 3, 2020 below to listen to the lesson and see the lecture. The light photo challenge follows: try it out and tag me on instagram using #LVAphotoschool.
Tune in April 6, 2020 for a class on manual mode!
LVA PHOTO SCHOOL: light
Learn the qualities and characteristics of light so you can master the most essential photography tool.
LIGHT CHALLENGE
Rules:
Always have a key light!
Utilize your compositions!
Practice social distancing!
Tag me on insta + use #lvaphotoschool
Scavenger Hunt:
Take a small object (happy meal toy size) and take photos of it in 10 different types of light: practice metering in both highlights and shadows (examples below)
Take a portrait or still life using soft window light
Take a portrait or still life using hard window light
Silhouette with a window or sunrise/sunset
Take a high-key photo of fruit
Take a low-key photo of a baked good
Take a photo of your salt + pepper shakers shooting with an experimental technique
