Thursday, 20 February 2014

ALP1 Assignment 1 - Environmental Portrait


Environmental Portraits of Montreal Artist, Daniel Colby
Ambient - f/5.6, 1/60s, ISO 1600

Reflector - f/4, 1/40s, ISO 1600

Flash - f/4, 1/15s, ISO 1600
Ambient light meter reading: f/2.8, 1/15s, ISO 1600
Lighting Pattern: Split

These images could be seen in art magazines, especially in artist feature and interview sections. One example of this type of publication would be in Canadian Art Magazine. 


Canadian Art Magazine has a "Faces" section that features artists and/or gallery owners with photographs of the subject in their environment. 

Challenges with the shoot
- The ambient light in parts of the studio was quite dim, despite one large window (the artist was only available in the late afternoon), therefore I had to shoot with a higher ISO and larger aperture then I would have like. 
- Taking time to make the artist feel more comfortable. I wanted to chat with the artist more before the actual shoot to make the artist feel more at ease but I also knew I only had limited time to shoot with adequate ambient natural light. Next time, I would try to organize meetings earlier in the day to allow for more time. 




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