Final Project – 8bit Lights

Process I started by figuring out how to make the characters with the fuse beads, and once I did that I started to look for ways to get the effect that I wanted for the photos. I used a regular flashlight, and some neon sticks, and then I used Photoshop to edit them all together (get rid of backgrounds, changing colors, making some characters bigger and others smaller, and also…

The Constructed Image

For this project I wanted to show myself being attacked by toys. One of the difficulties I encountered was deciding which type of toys to use, as well as the theme for the whole project. Once I had these things decided I went to different places were I could not only find toys, but also that I wouldn’t have problems from taking pictures of them, and the best place for…

Camera Settings

Bracketing Exposure: Correct Exposure, 1/4000, F5.6 Bracketing Exposure: Underexposure, 1/4000, F9 Bracketing Exposure: Overexposure, 1/100, F5.6 ISO Hi1, 1/4000, F32 ISO 3200, 1/4000 F25 ISO 400, 1/4000 F11 ISO 100, 1/4000 F5.6 Stopping of rapid motion 1/4000 F5.6 Blurring of rapid motion 5″ F32 Shallow depth of field 1/200 F5 Deep depth of field 1/200 F32 Standard angle 1/80 F5.6 Lower angle 1/80 F5.6 Upper angle 1/80 F5.6 I use…

White Balance

Auto Incandescent Fluorescent:Sodium-vapor lamps Fluorescent:Warm-white fluorescent Fluorescent:White fluorescent Fluorescent:Cool-white fluorescent Fluorescent:Day white fluorescent Fluorescent:Daylight fluorescent Fluorescent:High temp. mercury-vapor Direct sunlight Flash Cloudy Shade I used 1/4000 and F5.6 to take all the photos.