Next assignment was working a situation with a flash. I figured I’d try it out on my next Alligator assignment – a profile on a UF fencer. The gymnasium where I had to shoot it was just awful. I had come there with all these cool ideas in my head as a shot list, and none of them were going to work in this scene. So, I just posed her against the plain blue canvas and bounced a flash to the side off a white wall. Worked like a charm and had a nice soft touch to it.
I have a new respect for food photographers. This was probably one of the harder assignments I had. Unless you’re a pro and you’re working with fake food, real food is a pain in the tush.
Next was using a strobe. FUN!
Since I’m bored, I figure I’ll start with stuff I did when I was in class and just learning how to use lights and strobes. I had the most fun in this class than any other. You were allowed to think creatively, and I was learning something new everytime I turned started a new assignment. First one was to experiment with a single constant light source.
eh…not bad.
