Project 1: Nostalgia?

For this project, I wanted to make a statement about how an object can start off as something nostalgic, but over time, begins to lose its meaning. I photographed a pair of shoes, the shoes that I wore to junior prom. I tried to photograph them in a way that made them appear precious, almost like a product ad, but if you look closely, you can see the scuffs and dirt marks on the shoes that have come from carelessness.

Task 3: Lighting Ratios

For this task, we set up two lights shining onto the model. One light (the fill light) was kept at a steady reading of 4, while the other was (the key light) decreased in between shots to create the ratios.

This photo had a 1:1 ratio, with each light set at 4.

For this photo, the key light was decreased to 3 while the fill light stayed at 4. 

For this photo, the key light was decreased to 2 while the fill light stayed at 4.

For this photo, the key light was decreased to 1 while the fill light stayed at 4.

For this photo, the fill light stayed at 4, but the key light was completely off.