Zac Lukegord Photo

Dave Hill This photo by Dave Hill does a great job of utilizing light to tell a story. The subject is in a dark, messy room with dirty shoes on the bed. The subject is looking out the window, perhaps suggesting that she wants to be out of this room. I think the lighting makes this message even clearer. The only light in the room appears to be coming from the window, which makes the photo fairly light in areas that are close to this window. Conversely, the other areas which are away from the window are very dark. This makes the room look even worse, but highlights the window a lot. Highlighting the window makes the world outside the room seem very appealing, which gives me the feeling that the subject wants to get out.  This photo (also by Dave Hill) uses a fire as the main light source other than the small amount of light provided by being outside at night. This creates a nice contrast where the background has the cool blue colors of the ocean, and the fire brings a...

Are the tips on page six about "Starting your obsession with light" enough to make someone knowledgeable about lighting? Which of the five categories in DICCH is the most important for creating a quality image? Why are shadows important in an image? I was very intrigued by the part about diffused light. I did not know that the reason shadows are more blurry in cloudy weather is because the clouds are diffusing the sun's light.  I did not realize that lowering the intensity of a light can have so much impact on details and shadows. The comparison on page 14 does a great job of showing how much more detail is preserved with a lower light.  The most interesting part about this reading for me was the information about color gamuts. The camera has the largest gamut, compared to monitors and printing so our final images sometimes end up disappointing because they don't look as good on a screen as they did originally. Also sometimes the camera can not have a wide e...

Photogram project! Exposure: 8 | Time: 6 Seconds I created this image by placing sand directly on top of the piece of photo paper in a short and wide pile. I then carefully moved the sand away to form the empty "X" in the middle. This image reminds me of graffiti because the rough edges and spatter effects. This image symbolizes rebellion to me because of the graffiti look and the large X. Exposure: 8 | Time: 1.8 Seconds This image was made by cutting out a skull shape in paper, then tearing up a bunch of small pieces of paper and piling them up around the edges. I like the way the pieces of paper overlap each other and create different levels of grays all over. This piece gives me the feeling that the skull was from someone who died in the woods and was forgotten, and the small pieces of paper around the skull are like dead leaves.  Exposure: 8 | Time: 3 Seconds This one was made by cutting up a bunch of pieces of paper and layering them on to...