Photo 1 Lesson 6

In lesson # 6 we looked at:

• The difference between hard and soft light
• How to use a reflector
• How to diffuse a hard light source
• Lighting direction and its impact on the look of a photo
• The 5 steps of assessing light
o Direction (where is it coming from?)
o Intensity (how much light is there?)
o Temperature (what white balance is appropriate for the situation)
o Quality (is it hard or soft light)
o Nature (should I modify it? Reflect it? Add to it?)

• How to take use a window as the key light-source for a portrait
• The basic do’s and don’ts of posing a person for a portrait
• The difference between and environmental portrait and a candid portrait.
• How and when to use Custom White Balance.
• How to set the camera to BLACK AND WHITE MODE.

Here are some cool links to information about candid and environmental portraits

Good ol' Wikipedia's page on environmental portraits

Washington post on environmental portaits

Shelby Lee Adams, environmental portraitist extraodinaire!

Henri Cartier Bresson, fantastic portraits!

Julia Margaret Cameron, queen of the candid portrait

Richard Avedon, one of the greats