Assignment 2 Instructions

- Group Project (2-3 students)

Single Strobe + Reflective Light Project

For this Project you will need: 

            Digital SLR Camera (personal or checked out)

            Tripod (Great Care paying attention to secure     

            the release plate)

            1 White lightning Strobe

            1 Light Stand

            Radio Transmitter and Receiver

            Foam Core (white)

-Sett up Strobe Mono light, Receiver and Transceiver as shown in class on light stand. Bring props and other materials to studio for creative exploration of an idea or “theme”

-Your group will photograph a person/object(s) using equipment noted above. Most importantly you will utilize only 1 strobe as explored in class. 

-Set up subject-matter, background, plywood table, saw horses and camera securely on tripod. 

-Like the previous assignment produce 2 images in the camera .RAW format. Remember to adjust the strobe power to achieve proper exposure(particularly to histogram in camera). Remember also to pay close attention to composition, aspects of light upon the subject.

       1) A balanced strobe exposure wtih camera on

            tripod of a person/object lit by 3/4 light

        2) Same shot with out camera moving but this time

            use a white bouce card to reflect light in to the 

            shadow area of the person/object.

            (Thus via compairison showing their different

            effects)

-Try more than one composition and/or subject.

NOTE: Jobs should be rotated so each member of the group is able to shoot, light and set up.

READ: Chapter 1 and 2 of Light Science & Magic