This exercise requires to take one location where I can conveniently return a number of times in
different lighting, and photograph on each occasion.
To get full value from this exercise, I am supposed to make two variations of photograph.
In one, set the camera up in exactly the same position each time.
In the second, see how the different lighting conditions suggest different viewpoints and compositions.
The way the shadows fall, for instance, will create different masses of dark and light.
For this activity I needed a building that was easily accessible at a variety of times of day.
Therefore, I decided to go with the main building at the reception of the hotel I was in during my recent holidays at the Republic of Maurice.
There I had indeed arbitrary access and could create the following sequence of images:
Image 1.
At the earliest time of day, 7:15am the light is soft and the place dimly but evenly lit.
Image 2.
As the day goes on the place gets far brighter with quite a harsh white light.
What is curious is that the intensity and strength does not drop very much as the sun crosses from East to West, it is only after around 6pm that the light starts to soften and the camera struggles with the exposure.
Image 3.
By 9pm the light is gone and all that can be seen is the artificial light of the corridors.
Each photograph is taken from the same vantage point and with as near as I can make it the same framing. In each of the following images taken I have not enhanced the images in post processing.
I also wanted to capture and compare how light alters a space, and how the tones create this.
To get full value from this exercise, I am supposed to make two variations of photograph.
In one, set the camera up in exactly the same position each time.
In the second, see how the different lighting conditions suggest different viewpoints and compositions.
The way the shadows fall, for instance, will create different masses of dark and light.
For this activity I needed a building that was easily accessible at a variety of times of day.
Therefore, I decided to go with the main building at the reception of the hotel I was in during my recent holidays at the Republic of Maurice.
There I had indeed arbitrary access and could create the following sequence of images:
Image 1.
f 3.2, 1/40 sec, ISO 100, 24 mm
At the earliest time of day, 7:15am the light is soft and the place dimly but evenly lit.
Image 2.
f 8, 1/250 sec, ISO 400, 24 mm
What is curious is that the intensity and strength does not drop very much as the sun crosses from East to West, it is only after around 6pm that the light starts to soften and the camera struggles with the exposure.
Image 3.
f 2.8, 1/10 sec, ISO 12800, 24 mm
By 9pm the light is gone and all that can be seen is the artificial light of the corridors.
Each photograph is taken from the same vantage point and with as near as I can make it the same framing. In each of the following images taken I have not enhanced the images in post processing.
I also wanted to capture and compare how light alters a space, and how the tones create this.
I took my images at midday and then later in the evening when different tones were created by the tungsten evening light.
By day this can be a very busy area but by the evening it is often quieter.
I wanted to use the artificial light to enhance this calmer mood and contribute to the final image.
Light alters the colour spectrum throughout the day, often not perceived as much by the human eye, which is adept at adjusting quite quickly.
The WB setting alters how the camera records tones and what setting to use is also important to consider if colour is integral to how a scene is intended to be represented. (One big advantage of shooting Raw is if a mistake is made at the time of shooting at least the WB can be adjusted if needed).
Image 4.
f 5, 1/125 sec, ISO 100, 24 mm
Image 5.
f 2.8, 1/40 sec, ISO 2500, 24 mm
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