Photo in studio – with LED and flash
This week we spent getting to know the school's studio, with backgrounds, different lights and different "modifiers" - which shape and affect the light in different ways.
We started with the classic and dramatic “Rembrandt light,” with a strong, soft light source about 45 degrees above the model’s head, slightly in front. The lighting setup is complete when you see a bright triangle under the model’s eye, on the opposite side of the flash.
After experimenting with adding more lights and playing with reflectors, we set up another studio, this time with LED lights. The flexibility with LEDs is much greater, and you can choose all the colors in the world and creative setups. However, the brightness is worse than the flashes, so there are a few other considerations to take into account.
@elverumfhs What do you do on a photo line? Some days you are in the studio and playing with settings, backgrounds and different lights. Other days you are on a trip and taking pictures of stars, the northern lights or light painting. Some days we spend in the classroom editing film from a study trip, and some weeks there are projects where you choose the angle yourself. One week we are also press photographers at a film festival. And several weeks we collaborate with other lines, on e.g. a recycled fashion shoot. #elverumfhs #fhsliv #folk college #Photo
♬ original sound – Elverum folk high school
After some great studio sessions, we used the material to learn more editing skills in the Adobe programs! And to be honest, this bodes very, very well for the year…
–Photography teacher
