Workshop 10 - The Oliver Reed Session

Set up a Colorama paper back drop. Set up a 'key' flash with an appropriate attachment to make a hard-light portrait. Position a model in front of your backdrop. Take a flash meter reading. Take a photograph. 

Consider adding a second light.Could this be a fill-light,background light, side-light or back-light? Take a meter reading and shoot 

Consider adding a third light.Could this be a fill-light,background light, side-light or back-light? Take a meter reading and shoot. 

Using the images above as inspiration,set about creating a hard-light creative portrait. Consider location, consider quality of light, consider colour of background, exposure of background. Above all make the re- sults hard and dramatic. 

Evaluation:- 

1. The quality of light: hard vs. soft.: Hard light creates a more dramatic image to look at where as soft light creates a more flattering image.

2. The hardness of the shadow on the model: The shadows on my face are very harsh they are hard lines rather than soft lines. this creates an almost Curo-scuro lighting, especially in the black and white images 

3. The area of the background lit, and the quality of light used.: We used Ellencrom lighting system and the background in the first two images has been lit with residual light that is not hitting me (the model) the last two images on the other hand we have created the invisible backdrop.