Wednesday, 11 December 2013

light and dark research


ResearchI found the light and dark project very helpful it really made me consider things I wouldn't have considered before. I learnt all about artificial and natural lighting, and how to use the equipment properly can skilfully. Doing this project really made me consider all the different light sources and where they were angled and coming from. This gave me a far better understanding of light and dark and the formation of shadows.

One of the main photographers I looked at for this project was Bill Brandt. I was immediately drawn to how he contrasts black and white.





My main interest with Bill Brandt is his shadowing I think this is really helpful for my final picture. Brandt often used the darkroom to alter his photographs. For example, in the photograph Policeman in a Dockland Alley he used the 'day for night' technique employed by cinematographers to transform images photographed in daylight into night scenes. I want to create this effect using my camera and editing.

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