Slinkachu

Slinkachu
28/m/UK
5ft9
Handsome
Inactive 1979-2006
Active 2006-

Camera is usually set to macro setting as all the pictures are close-ups of tiny models

We have three lights all pointing at our lovely model. Light #1 is called the “key” or “main” light. It is the main source of light for the subject. It’s main purpose is not only to light the subject but also to provide depth by creating shadows. This is why the position of the key light is off camera left.

Light #2 is called the fill light. I have it slightly off camera right, which is fine, but you really want to keep it as close to the camera’s axis as possible. For a standard portrait, you want to have the fill light at about half power compared to the key light. This is not an absolute (nothing in photography is). If you want the shadows more prominent then use less fill light. The point is that you want the fill light to produce less light than the key light or you will lose the depth in the portrait.

Light #3 is called the hair light in this position. It’s purpose is to separate the subject from the background by lighting the hair. This effect greatly improves upon the three dimensional look a professional quality portrait should produce. Light #3 can be used in a different way to separate the subject from the background as seen below.

Camera Obscura

Today we recreated the camera obscura with Pringles tubes. Firstly we cut the Pringles tube into 2 and put tissue paper around the shorter half and sealed it in with the Pringles cap. We then stuck the halves together with masking tape. After that we made a small hole with a pin at the bottom of the shorter half. Finally we made the room dark and poked our Pringles tube through the blinds with the pinhole facing the window. We saw the whole of outside upside down, however it didn't work that well as it wasn't a sunny day and didn't produce enough light to get a good recreation of the camera obscura.

Muybridge Workshop

Today we set up 4 different cameras in a line to recreate Muybridge's technique of making pictures move. To do this we set up all 4 cameras to the exact same height, angle, shutter speed and length between each of them. We put tape on the floor of each camera so that each person behind the camera would know to take the picture when the glamorous model stepped on the tape in front of their camera.

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