My Photos - Hairstyles (Lighting III)

Hair #1

• 52 seconds
• AP 2.8

Test Strip

• 45, 47, 49 seconds
• AP 2.8

This is my angle shot. The light was coming from behind the subject so the light highlights her hair in the back. And because the light was behind, there are slight shadows created on her face. With the sunlight, the texture of the hair stands out more and you can see individual strands and waves. Though I think I could have added a little more time but I was afraid her face would get too dark.

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Hair #2

• 2 seconds
• AP 5.6

Test Strip

• 1, 2, 3, 4 seconds
• AP 5.6

This is my print with two subjects. I wanted to show the contrasting straight and curly hair. So I chose two people with similar hair color, but completely different types of hair.

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Hair #3

• 2 seconds
• AP 5.6

Test Strip

• 3 seconds
• AP 5.6

This photo is slightly unfocus in the center of her hair which is annoying because it takes away from the effect of it being the main subject of the photo. It was a slightly overcast day and I was in a shadowed area so you can not see much of the available light. But the light does do enough to differenciate between the tree in the background and her hair and also show the detail of her curly hair.

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Contact Sheets

• 10 seconds
• AP 5.6

• 43 seconds
• AP 2.8

Image Bank - Hairstyles (Lighting III)

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by Clayton Bozard

Clayton is from Orangeburg, South Carolina and this is where he found his passion for photography. His photographic career began as a hobby but over time he honed his skills and has become a professional with his skills in using lighting and surroundings to create his photographs. He focuses on capturing “true emotion, personality, and intensity” in each of his subjects.

I like the usage of the sun as a backlight. And the backlight on the hair helps bring out the detail and texture of the hair, to the point where you can see individual strands. There’s not really a specific “hairstyle” being advertised here, but the since her hair is in her face, it automatically draws the audience’s focus to her hair. So the hair is definitely the main focus of this photo.






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By Mark Lobo

Mark Lobo is currently working on a project called ‘BNE’. It is a series inspired by the people of Brisbane. It started out as capturing the people from suburbs in Brisbane to tell their stories. But as it carried out, Mark realized that all the subjects knew the previous subjects in one way or another so he decided to let his subjects select the people for his next shoot, inspired by the idea of “six degrees of separation.” Mark believes in the phrase “a picture tells a thousand words” and makes it his challenge for his work to tell the stories of people’s lives in his photos.

This was taken as part of a photo shoot for a hairstylist. The lighting here gives the appearence of pale and washed out and this helps to compliment the hairstyle because it shows the texture of the hair (the unruly teased waves and the contrasting pin straight bangs). Also, with the color compostistion being pale and beige, the photo blends together and flows with the exception of the long, dark eyelashes.






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By Albert Watson

Albert Watson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is blind in one eye but he has overcome the odds with creativity and hard work. He has work published in magazines such as Vogue, Newsweek, and Rolling Stone. He also works with some of the leading brand names such as Revlon, Levi’s, and Chanel. He not only works in fashion photography, but he also writes about photography.

I love the colors in this, especially the colors in the hair. Its blue and green and with the contrasting red background, the hairstyle really stands out as original and creative and the actual photo reflects that.

Darkroom Diary - October 14, 2009

The darkroom was super chill this time. Only a few glitches. For example, the first day in the darkroom, my times were all 10 seconds. I did my contact sheet and first print at 10 seconds. Then the next day, I redid my first print, and suddenly 10 seconds was way too much time. So I had to find all new times, which turned out to be about 2 or 3 seconds. This set me back a little. I think the reason for this was the developer was changed, and I just didn't get the memo.
But then the next day, I had to re-shoot and then my times were completely different, about 50 seconds, which was very irritating.

This time I was going to focus on not rushing through my prints just to get them done, but actually take me time to make sure it is done right and fix any small errors. And I think I did try harder to make sure that I was taking my time on them.

Theory Notes: Flashes and Light Meters

Flashes

A flash produces an instantaneous flash of artificial light typically around 1/1000 to 1/2000 of a second. They are mostly used to help illuminate scenes that do not have enough available light to expose the photograph. Flashes are used for other reasons such as capturing quickly moving objects or creating a different temperature light.

With the combination of a flash and fast shutter speed, these water droplets of running water look frozen.

Light Meters

A light meter is used to determine the proper exposure for a photograph. It allows the photographer to determine which shutter speed and aperture to set their camera to in a certain light situation and with a certain film speed.

First, set the light meter to the correct film speed you are using. You place the light meter a a point where the light is brightest on the subject. The light meter will tell you what the aperture and shutter speed you should use for a more accurate exposure of the film.

For a more detailed demonstration on how to use a light meter, watch this video.