Tech - Task 3

High key lighting – is a modern lighting technique which eliminates black areas and shadows. Mid tone greys and bright white colours are associated with high key images, white props, pale backgrounds and bright lighting are used to create the overall effect.

Low key lighting – is the complete opposite style to high key lighting, it contains dark colour tones and shadows, it is used in horror genres, and also it allows artists to hide areas of the image using shadows. Reduced lighting and dark coloured props are used to create low key images.

Rick Nun 

This portrait has a cool and relaxed vibe linked to it, the props and pose suggest he is a school boy who is laid back and confident, the frown is telling me that he thinks he is better than everyone else. The white shirt creates a strong contrast but it is not dramatic it still retains a soft and mellow feel. The texture is very smooth; the shadow covering the right side of his body suggests that the snoot was placed on the left side pointing directly at him from an angle. The majority of the image contains a black fill which pulls me towards the image the emptiness then forces me to direct my attention towards the model. Overall this image has a calming effect on me it is not overwhelming but rather it is balanced and neutral in its contrast. 

Rick Berk

This image attracted me because it looks like it was taken for a horror movie; her facial expression and eye contact suggest she has malice intentions. She is wearing dark eye linger this small detail adds to the low key lighting it harmonises with the background. The red lipstick and blonde wavy hair add a classical feel to the image.

Sean Mc Grath

I chose this portrait because it has a retro style associated with it, it represents rock stars from the 1980s, the denim jacket and scruffy hair is telling me that the model is trying to show that he wants to be different from normal. The texture on his hair is course and thick, he is looking towards the floor this may reflect that he is reclusive or upset. The artist shot this image at an angle this makes the portrait appear flat he could have shot it underneath the model which would give the viewer more to contemplate over and it would have played on scale.

 This image inspired me through its use of grey and white colours tones, all the props within the image have been specifically chosen to create a high key image. It has a surreal and dream like effect the texture is soft and smooth, moreover there is a light contrast with her eye liner and hair which is not overwhelming like most contrasting images, also the model is showing positive emotions this has an uplifting effect on viewers.

Sayla Marz

 The first thing that comes to mind when viewing this image is Narnia because of all the snow and woodland background; it resembles a dreamlike and fantasy scene from a film. There is a blue tone outlining most objects also her eyes colour is blue this resembles an icy feel. Her pose is telling me that she has woken from her sleep this is again going back to the dream like atmosphere.

This image resembles a robotic theme because every inch of the background including the makeover contains a metallic effect. Furthermore she has no emotion and her eyes are wide open this again withholds any human like behaviour. 

I will use a Low Key Lighting effect throughout my final shoot because it best describes the characters that I will resemble. The Godfather Is associated with crime to reflect this evil I will shoot with shadows and dark coloured props.

Soft box – is an enclosed around a bulb compromised of a reflective sides and back wall with a diffuser material at the front, it is used to eradicate shadows and to create an even light tone throughout an image.

Beauty dish – is a flat circular reflective surface which directs light towards the focal point of an image to give a dramatic and surreal effect e.g. gold beauty dish can be used to give a model a golden tanned look.

Standard reflector dish – is silver coloured and curved around bulbs to give a dramatic effect to images, it allows artists to direct light to certain areas to create effects like shadows.

Snoot –is a flash accessory which connects to a hot shoe via a sync cord, it is narrow in shape this allows artists to direct light onto specific areas of an image without exposing any surroundings. Also you can change the strength of light to create bright and soft images.

 Hard light – is created by a narrow or small light source which is positioned at a distance, a snoot is used to make hard light images, main uses for hard light is to create shadows and strong contrasts.

This is an example of hard lighting, it contains shadows and different shades of light throughout, I like the lines produced by the shadows it cuts her face into two sections. The shadows also add a soft tone. The hard light has brought out different shades of colour in the models hair this variation creates detail it makes the image more interesting. Morover hard light forces out the contrast within an image but it can overwhelming.

 This image caught my attention because it contains a wide variety of light shades and shadows, hard light is perfect when emphasising muscle tone because it adds shadows this effect creates lines which outline the models muscles. Furthermore shadows create variations in colour tone this places emphasis on specific areas of his body.

Soft light – Is created by a large light source at a close distance, soft boxes are used to create soft images, and its main uses are to iliumuniate the whole image and to create a balanced tone.

This image is a great example of Soft light because it contains no shadows or colour variations, it is balanced and neutral, the colours have a consistent intensity. The light has reflected off every inch of the set this helps create an overall balanced colour tone.

This image contains harmonising colour tones, to achieve this effect without any dark areas the artist used a soft light source because dark or dull areas will create contrast, the background is dark this confirms that she was placed at a distance from the background to create a low depth of field.