Light: Activity 4

Richard Martin.

Maximum Death of Field is closely related to Shallow Depth of Field. That means that the main subject is enhanced by throwing other elements out of focus. So pretty much, the main subject is clear and visible, while the background or things surrounding the subject is blurred so the viewer can focus on the main point.

Jess Meyer. 

The picture above is another example of Maximum Depth of Field. The best way to get shots like this is to be far away as you can or want, from the subject, because thats how you can portray DoF really well. You should set your camera to have a aperture priority. You can set your aperture to f/16 or smaller. With that you'll be able to focus better on your subject and blur the surroundings. 

Light: Activity 3

Unknown. 

With the picture above, its a dark setting and there is a cars headlights providing a light source. The photographer towards the light source but the subject is covering causing a silhouette type of effect, but not fully. We can see tiny details of the subject like the clothes but we can't really see the detail on their face. 

Emma and Sophie (Hello May blog).

With the picture above, the photographer has placed the subject in front of the light source but they shot the image towards the light. The light is a tiny bit hidden but it is peeking through past the subject. I think when the photographer took this shot they wanted the light source to create a feel and to be seen but not to take up and hide the subject. 

Light: Activity 2

Unknown.

The photograph above is a picture with one light source. From what I can tell the light is coming through what looks like, what could be blinds. The light is slightly peeking through, giving the photo a dark background and a spotlight on the main subject. The single light source allows the people looking at the shot, to focus just on the subject. 

Tyler Shield.

 The photograph above is an example of a picture with several sources of light. A lot of photographers who shoot celebrities, use a ton of light sources, that are normally placed in the front of them and on their sides. That makes the photo bright and I think it looks really nice because it gives the subject a bright quality. 

Light: Activity 1

Hard Light: A harsh photograph, with harsh shadows. When I look at a photograph with hard light, I see a black background and I can see every little detail of the subject, more than I can normally in a regular shot. Clearly strong defined shadows. Natural hard light, sun is high, no clouds. 

Unknown. 

David Peterson. 

Soft Light: Soft light is diffused, shadows are gone or not seen. The background looks blurred to me and the subject is bright and well seen. I like soft light photography because it makes the photos mood happy even if the subject, like the photo to the right, has a serious face, I think using soft light bring a brightness.