Assignment 2:Painting With Light

ISO: 100 Aperature: f/4.5 Shutter Speed: Bulb

I strobed Sarah first with 1/16th power with no gel, and then position Lindsey behind her and strobed her at 1/4 +0.3 with a red gel to give her the "demon" effect. The second time I strobed Sarah at 1/8 +0.7 power with no gel, and then strobed Lindsey at 1/4th power. This created the effect that Sarah had a "demon" following her causing confusion in her life.

With Halloween coming up, ghost stories begin to circulate around campus and other parts of the world. Many believe in other beings that are constantly watching us and following us where ever we go.





ISO: 100 Aperature: f/4.5 Shutter Speed: Bulb

I strobed Lindsey first with the strobe set at 1/4th power with a red gel overtop, then strobed Sarah at 1/8th power with no gel, and then took the red gel and covered a flashlight and created the "fire" around her to give the "hell-ish" effect.




ISO: 100 Aperature: f/5.6 Shutter Speed: Bulb

In this photo, I outlined Krista with a white flashlight to try and give her that sillouette look. Then I took a red flashlight and created the sun in between her hands. Lastly I did the water with a flashlight covered with blue paper. This whole photo took about 2 minutes each try.

JRN 420 Portrait Assignment

Joe Vercellino is a Midland, MI senior from Central Michigan University. Vercellino has been playing the guitar since he was 10 years old. Right now he is looking into becoming a solo artist doing singing and songwriting, and also becoming a motivational speaker to high schools all around the country.



Vercellino has always had a passion for music and using it to reach into the hearts of people everywhere. "I play because it's me. It's kind of a form of catharsis, it's allows me to release a lot of energy, capture memories or emotions, and really put my heart into something people can identify with."


Once I was able to get the rim lighting exactly the way I wanted it, the rest was much easier than I anticipated. I didn't have any problems with any of the lights, everything worked the way it was supposed to. I feel the rim lighting was able to separate my subject from the background very well. I do not feel the lighting was too harsh in any of the photos and everything was well lit and exposed correctly.

420 Test Photo

I learned in this exercise that with her wearing a white hat, the lighting is a little too harsh, and I need to separate the background more from anything she is wearing.