Following up our lighting session

Again, I want to stress that the gear you have WORKS. You need to read the manual, get the settings working for you and use your surroundings to your advantage.

Have a quick read of Strobist and then come back here:

http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/03/lighting-101.html

I cannot stress enough that you can be VERY creative on the cheap. Example is $40 work lights from Canadian Tire or Army & Navy. Have a look:

http://www.diyphotography.net/introduction-to-worklights-photography

Here is a GREAT image of some remote or “off camera” lighting or flash that combined with a lowered exposure adds dramatic effect to what would be a busy background with DULL light:

Your homework is to replicate an image such as above. Get some dramatic light from a challenging subject. Stage it, create it. I want you to MAKE a photograph.

Now as you are doing this plan out your setup and print/post what you’ve done using lighting diagram creator. Share your success.

http://www.lightingdiagrams.com/creator