Technical Skills Development - Lighting and Blogging

Lighting


Natural light is light which is made by things in the nature, and the sun. However, artificial light is light from electricity and the contrast and brightness can be changed. Artificial lights are from photofloods, halogens and “local light” (lamps, TV, street lights). Hard lighting comes from the source. Sunlight and on-camera flash are two types of hard lights. Strong types of light that create shadows can eliminate details and produce shadows. Soft light is indirect, e.g. the sunlight coming through curtains. The shadows are not as harsh and this type of lighting is ideal for portraits.


3 point lighting is important as it conveys the mood or atmosphere of the scene. Bounce lighting is when the light bounces of a particular source (e.g. umbrella, wall and blank drop sheet). This is to surround the central object with light. Bounce lighting can only work through reflection, and a form ambient light can bounce indirectly which will illuminate the central object of a photo.


Blogging

Blogs are used to record the daily events that happen in their lives, or to keep family or friends updated. Photo blogging is for mainly photographers who like to share their photos to the public. Video blogging, is when instead of writing anything, they would record themselves on camera to share to the public. Blogs have conventions and some are with our without templates, so the write can write about anything other than what the template has structured out for the writer. 


 Information which is referenced should be linked with a text link to allow readers to read on about any further information. Some blogs are categorized, and allows readers to view all of the articles to do with a certain topic of their choice.