Quick Takes With Stephen Mason

We learned about the picture in picture edit option in Adobe Premiere Pro. I used this option to do my version of Quick Takes.

Click here to see my teacher Patrick Harwood's version of Quick Takes.

To rip video from Youtube, I used keepvid. You can to, just click here.

Your Face Is Shining

In my Advanced Production Class we learned about the four classic lighting techniques. All of these techniques are different and make different things pop!

Butterfly Lighting gets its name from the butterfly shaped shadow that is created under the nose by placing the main light source above and directly behind the camera.

Split Lighting requires the key light only.

Rembrandt Lighting consists of the key light, fill light and back light.

Broad Lighting consists of using the Rembrandt lighting setup but the subject's face has to be turned off center so that the broad side is more exposed.

 

For more ideas on lighting check out this article. 

Give Me Lighting For 3 Points

During this assignment we learned about the three point lighting technique. This technique is widely used in photography and film and it was very helpful to learn this technique so that I'll have proper lighting in my photos and videos.

In the photo below, we can see all three lights and how they are set up using this technique.

In the next photo we can see how all three lights affect our subject, Shay'auna Bowman. Click here to see her blog.

 In our last photo, we capture how the image looks in the viewfinder.

Thank you Isaiah Hughes for being an amazing subject as well. To check out his blog, click here. 
For more information on three point lighting, check out this very insightful video tutorial.

Light Up

The purpose of this assignment was to see how much direct sunlight and lighting overall affects picture quality. We went outside on a bright sunny day and we took three pictures. The first picture we took was with our backs to the sun. 

This picture was extremely dark and hurt the image quality because of the position of the light. 

We then used a reflector to redirect the light onto her face and it made the image so much more visible and enlightened. 

This last picture shows how the reflector is used to redirect light onto the subjects face. This project was fun and I would use a reflector again if I was shooting footage or taking pictures in sunlight.

Pedestrian Bridge Almost Complete

The Pedestrian Bridge at South Carolina State University is almost done. The bridge will allow students who live in Campus Corner and University Village to safety walk over the street, rather than across the street.

This bridge will make students feel a lot safer and also prevent any future accidents involving students being hit by cars.