Portrait, assignment 2

This assignment will explore the use of lighting ratios with a fill light, hair light and kickers. Take your time and fully explore each aspect. Scrutinize and form opinions about how these lighting variables affect the overall results.

Schedule a model. Suggest clothing and styling. Be adventurous. Creativity rewarded!

1. Set up Rembrandt lighting, or close variation
2. Add fill light. Explore a range of ratios of key light to fill light. 1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:16, reflector as fill, no fill. 
3. Decide on optimum combination, based on your visual experience and opinions. 
4. Add a background light. Consider gobos/cookies/ or even gels for color
5. To this optimum combination, add a hair light, properly placed and exposed
6. To this, add one or two kickers (left and right) properly placed and exposed

Provide images for each of these. It will be best to keep the camera on a tripod and maintain the same pose, so that only the lighting varies. 

Due: Wed 10/29