20th February 2008

Today Commercial Photographer, Simon Manchipp from www.sorted.tv who has worked as a freelance photographer Mixmag, Saturday Telegraph, Superdrug came along to college and gave our group a lighting induction. One of the first activities I took part in was titled drawing with light. Using a combination of a slow exposure, a torch, a model, photographer and a couple of assistants we as a small team were able to create intersting images. The idea of using the slow exposure would create streams of light and then using the flash units we were able to fill in specific areas with light.

Simon demonstarted that you don't need to have complicated lighting set ups to get great results. On the day I was asked to bring an image I liked so that we could attempt to recreate the image in the studio. Once we established where in the image the light source was coming from. Understading that great images can be created from just one light, reflectors were introduced on set to reach areas where the light was not hitting. After the group were happy, we decided to capture the subject and then look at the image to see what we could do to improve it. Working as part of a production team each person in the team was allocated a specific role and responsibility whether it was being the photographer, managing the lights or lookingafter props.

Photo Shoot Request

The company director of 'A Fitting Company' (Kitchen Installation Company) has contacted me and asked me if I would be able to photograph his company van which has recently been decorarted in graphics. The vehicle itself is seen as an advertisement of the company and informnation such as the name of the company, contact number and description of the business will be seen. The idea of photographing the van will be used for the purpose of the website that is currently being designed. I have decieded that the shooot should be taken in the middle of a city wehich hustle and bustle, an industrisl enviroenmtn and coismopolitan. Using a city scape as a backdrop is ideal and I have decided that the shoot will take place at dusk so that a mix of daylight and evening light would create an ambient, atmospheric light. The diagram is a quick illustration to show how I intend to set up the lights . The idea is to capture the image as raw and then take it through Photoshop and manipulate. Above is also an example of a photograpoh I took which demonstrates an exactr composition I intend to create in the image. The only difference is that the image will be in colour.