Light sample chapter Free

Studio Photography essential skills
John Child FREE!

OR

Light: Science and Magic, Any Edition
An Introduction to Photographic Lighting 3 ed By Steven Biver, Paul Fuqua and Fil Hunter

Recommended Readings: ASMP Professional Business Practices in Photography

Photographic Lighting: Essential Skills Third Edition ISBN: 0-240-51964-7

Studio Photography: Essential Skills Third Edition
ISBN: 0-240-51979-5
Focal Press

Conduct:
Read the studio conduct handout

Be prompt for class.  Anyone arriving more than ten minutes past the start of class will be counted as absent.  Three lates equal one absence.  Three absences constitute a failure for the entire course.
Homework assignments must be ready for grading on time.  Every class an assignment is late will count as a full grade markdown. If you are absent, I must see your assignment the following class. All of the work you submit for grading must be your own. You may not download images, annimations, or any other material/graphics/text off of the web. As well, you may not scan material from books or magazines to use in your assignments. Any assignment containing any such material will automatically receive a failing grade. I may request evidence of your creative process - therefore, save and have available any source material that you produced - photographs, sketches, items that you scanned, etc, as well as any intermediate digital files. By doing so, you protect yourself from undue scrutiny.
Papers: do not plagarize your work. The bulk of your papers must be your own words/thoughts. You may quote source material, but this may not comprise more than 20% of your paper. You must provide footnotes and a bibliography if you reference any outside sources. If I catch you plagarizing, you will automatically fail the entire course.
***Please send me an email at terry.towery@lehman.cuny.edu with your name and the course for which you are registered in the subject line so that I have a way of contacting you if necessary.  

10% Oral presentation
25 % Weekly assignments & Weekly assignments for second Timers & 3rd Timers DESIRE assignment
10% Lighting Log / visual diary
15% Scheimpflug Large format assignment
40% Final Portfolio of semester long self directed project as discussed in class

 Links of interest:
Adorama Pix

light
100 photo tuts

strobox
strobist lighting 101
Premade Photoshop icons
Large Format Photo
PDN, Photoserve,

 Intro supplies studio etiquette & safety

Examples slide show
Imaging Chain review

Coiling cables

Understanding Flash Synch speed

Five Kinds Of light
Bring in at least 10 examples of studio photography that you are interested in.

Bring in examples of your previous work that you are proud of.

Choose your favorite beverage or create your own. Make an image of it looking appealing (sugested approaches: splash, underlight, lifestyle with sexy people consuming it, Beauty shot of packaging)

Look at Five kinds of Light and examples of studio photography

The art and Physics of light lighting demo
Hard soft direction quality color temperature
Characteristics of Light:
Source
Intensity
Quality
Colour
Direction
Contrast

Self directed proposals due Next Class

Photograph the thing and its opposite

Light modifier assignment due in 2 weeks

 The Portrait Portrait lighting demo

3 point lighting

studio cameras

Week 4

The still life

Light modifier crit

Lenses

Bring a portrait, A still life, your egg images, Beverage shoot and your light modoifier assignment.

photograph a standar incandescent 60 watt light bulb twice
- 1 image with the bulb off showing all details and the bulb must remain white 1 image with the bulb on showing the filament and the text on the top
The bulb must remain white at all times!

http://www.mocafico.com/stilllife.html

Photograph a splash

Current commercial practice; Advertising illustration; Still life; Portraiture; Commercial portraiture; Fashion; Context; Format; Content;
Balance; Composition; Point of view; Line; Depth; Perspective; Art Direction; Layouts; Framing the image; Lenses; Light sources; Equipment detail; Organisation Light; ; Artificial light; Characteristics of light; Aperture and time; Light meter; Using the light meter; Lighting ratios; Interpreting the meter reading; Exposure compensation; Creative exposure compensation; Gallery; Image Capture; Introduction; Choosing a capture medium; Limitations; Latitude; Push and pull; Cross processing; Creative Controls; Focus; Depth of field; Selective focus; Preview; Duration of exposure; Perspective; Flash; Tungsten; Diffusion; Reflection; Filtration; Mixed light sources

Some useful links:

http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2014/01/27/pricing-negotiating-ieee-spectrum-magazine-contract/

http://petapixel.com/2014/01/26/side-side-comparison-beauty-dish-parabolic-light-octobox-softbox/

http://fstoppers.com/what-is-the-difference-between-a-parabolic-reflector-a-beauty-dish-and-an-octobox

http://digital-photography-school.com/6-portrait-lighting-patterns-every-photographer-should-know

http://digital-photography-school.com/lighting-ratios-to-make-or-break-your-portrait

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/indepth/photography/hands-reviews/perspective-control-and-tilt-shift-lenses?cm_mmc=EML-_-Holiday-Thurs-_-131212-_-Body_Indepth_Perspective-Control

http://fstoppers.com/getting-the-best-out-of-your-raw-files

http://petapixel.com/2013/11/20/peter-hurley-shares-incredible-tip-looking-photogenic-squinching/Advice for Photo Assistants: Working as a First Assistant

www.aphotoeditor.com

Throughout my years photo assisting, some of the most valuable lessons I've learned have been while working as a first assistant.

http://petapixel.com/2013/05/24/dear-model-posing-tips-for-how-to-look-your-best-in-photographs/

http://petapixel.com/2012/02/17/how-to-accentuate-the-jawline-in-portraits/

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/indepth/photography/buying-guides/prime-lens-101?cm_mmc=EML-_-Holiday-Thurs-_-131121-_-Body_Indepth_Intro-to-Prime-Lenses

http://petapixel.com/2013/03/19/use-gaffers-tape-to-customize-the-catch-lights-in-your-subjects-eyes/

http://fstoppers.com/amazingly-in-depth-video-tutorial-on-product-lighting

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lightstalking.com%2Flighting-patterns-for-portrait-photographers&h=2AQFKpy31&s=1

http://www.lightstalking.com/lighting-patterns-for-portrait-photographers?utm_source=buffer&utm_campaign=Buffer&utm_content=buffer71345&utm_medium=facebook

http://www.gettotallyrad.com/blog/light-it-up-5-basic-lighting-techniques/

http://myphotolesson.com/

http://learnmyshot.com/index.php?mode=browse

Tilt shift architecture http://petapixel.com/2013/05/12/photog-goes-in-search-of-the-architecture-that-was-once-the-vision-of-the-future/

Model release info
http://www.danheller.com/model-release
http://danheller.blogspot.com/2011/09/busting-myths-about-model-releases.html

http://content.photojojo.com/tips/the-best-tips-tools-for-freelance-photographers/

http://www.largeformatphotography.info/shutters.html

http://gizmodo.com/lumens-and-lux-light-words-explained-in-a-single-image-933223282