One can define photography as "the recording of light rays". That's why taking a good picture depends so much on choosing the lighting carefully. I found this definition on http://photo.net/making-photographs/light , also on this website there is loads of useful information about the different lighting techniques and types.
http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/use-of-light-in-photography/ , this website talks more about how the angle should be taken into consideration to create a specific effect
This photo was taken by Vee Spears. The colourful light is mostly at the background and it highlights the smoke and the plants in the background. I think that the photographer used artificial light at the front to make the person stand out and to be the focus of the photo, also he is very pale and artificial light can make you look very pale when it's right in front of you also there is shadow on his outline which suggests that there is light at the front and his ribs do not have any shadowing on them which means that there is light shining right on them.
http://www.5min.com/Video/Basic-Photography-Lighting-Setups-Tutorial-72416762
This tutorial shows you how to set up equipment to create certain effects.It also talks about lighting ratios.
Sunday, 2 October 2011
Depth Of Field
According to http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/fototech/htmls/depth.html depth of field is the amount of distance between the nearest and furthest objects that appear in acceptably sharp focus in a photograph.
This photo by Annie Leibovitz has a very big depth of field as the closest object to the viewer is the person and the furthest is the horizon of the sea.
All of the shot is in focus as none of it is made blury to bring focus to another object.
Most of this photo is in the shades of blue and cream and the person is wearing a dress which is a very dark shade of yellow which draws attention also she had bright red hair and is obviously made the main focus of the photo.
on this site it tells you what short depth of field and long depth of field can be used for and how to change/ control things to achieve either short or long depth of field.
Sunday, 25 September 2011
First analysis
FACTUAL: this photo is taken by Perou, he is a British artist and he is the photography on the TV series called Dirty Sexy Things.
CONTEXT: this photo one of a few of a singer called Jessie J
TECHNICAL: i think that this photo was taken in a studio with a digital camera, maybe the photographer photoshopped this to make the background that colour.
AESTHETIC: i really like the clashing colours in this photo, they make the person stand out.
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