FIT 361 Logistics of Location: P3: Lighting an Environment

Project 3: Lighting an Environment (Studio Sets)

Assigned: Week #7 3/19/12

Due: Week #8 3/26/12

***To be completed in class on Week #7 3/19/12***

Details: Break into teams of 2. Each team shoots digitally per the instructions and produces at least 8"x10" @ 72dpi minimum JPEG files to be submitted before the start of next week's class. Prints are not necessary and post production is not required.

Please break into groups of 2 to explore the various lighting sets. Work as a team to complete the instructions associated with each set. Spend about 10 minutes at the most exploring the set environment and lighting requirements before moving on to the next set. Each group is to hand in the required images from each set. You will be graded as a group and not as individuals. Please arrive to next class with the completed images ready to download to the computer (JPEG or RAW, but no post-production editing is necessary).

Please label your images as such "P3_A_Nobles_1.jpg"

Inverse Square Law: 1 Mobilelight

The following shots need to be completed, all with Daylight White Balance setting:

· 1 light about 6’ away reading f11 @ 1/125

· 1 light about 3’ away (take a new light meter reading and set camera accordingly)

· 1 light about 9’ away (take a new light meter reading and set camera accordingly)

· 1 light about 6’ away reading f11 @ 1/125

· 1 light about 3’ away (reduce power intensity to get a reading of f11 and shoot)

· 1 light about 9’ away (reduce power intensity to get a reading of f11 and shoot)

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Lighting Ratios: 2 Tungsten Lights

The following shots need to be completed, all with Tungsten White Balance setting:

· 2 side lights at 1:1 ratio (same light meter reading, lights about 4’ away)

· 2 side lights at 1:2 ratio (Move 1 light about 2’ away so that it reads -1 stop)

· 2 side lights at 1:4 ratio (Move 1 light another 2’ away so that it reads -2 stop)

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Lighting Ratios and Color Balancing: Tungsten + Caselight

The following shots need to be completed, with White Balance settings per instructions:

· 1:1 lighting ratio (same light meter reading for both lights) - camera at Daylight White Balance (use preset, or set manually between 5000˚K and 5500˚K). *Hint, rather than backing the caselight off to read the same as the lamp, simply turn 1 or more of the bulbs off at the head.

· 1:1 lighting ratio (same light meter reading for both lights) - camera at Manual White Balance to match tungsten light (or closest you can get as your ˚K may be as low as it can go!) *Use the color meter to read only the tungsten lamp’s exact color temperature.

· 1:1 lighting ratio with CTO on case light to match overhead tungsten color temperature (*you’ll have to move caselight closer because the color correction gel will reduce the intensity. Use color meter to match caselight’s color temperature with color correction gels)

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Lighting Ratios + Inverse square Law + Color Temp: Tungsten + Strobe

The following shots need to be completed, with White Balance settings per instructions:

· Ambient only shot with WB set to tungsten

· Strobe over camera - Explore! Choose to match ratios, overpower by +1 stop, or underpower -1 stop. *Hint, underpowering by -2 stop may be nice, but to accomplish this you may want to move the light way back, or to the right so half of the intensity is blocked by the corner of the V flat since it will be hard to lower the power enough to -1 stop from the tungsten light. Or, this is an ideal situation for a Neutral Density Gel over the head!

· *Optional = Choose to balance the lights by adding a gel to either the strobe (CTO) or the tungsten light (CTB) and take the same photograph

· *Optional = Try moving the strobe light back 2x the distance and use the same ratio (increase strobe power intensity so that you have the same f-stop reading as before according to light meter)

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Creative Lighting: Transform the environment (*Time permitting)

Simply take one photograph that transforms the space. Explore lighting options and utilize whatever you can to enhance the environment that has been setup for you!

There has been a multitude of lighting kits and accessories set out for you to explore and use to create an interesting photograph of an imitation location. Maybe use some of the existing light, or completely transform the situation by controlling the light and camera settings.

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Equipment List

· 3x Pocketwizard Transceivers

· 1x umbrella

· 4x Folding stands

· 1x Caselight

· 1x Profoto AcuteB pack (with sync cord)

· 1x Profoto AcuteB head with Beauty Dish

· 1x Profoto Acute 1200 kit (with 2 heads and 2 stands - for Set E if there is time)

· Small Softbox (with profoto speedring)

· 1x Broncolor Mobilite battery pack (with sync cord + Pocket Wizard cord as well just in case)

· 1x Broncolor Mobilite head with beauty dish

· 1x Travelite (just to show them multiple portable lighting options - I didn't use it on set though)

· 4x Autopoles (with Super clamps and J Hooks)

· 6x medium A-clamps

· 2x small A-clamps (for the CTO gel on caselight - easier than the caselight clips)

· color meter

· light meter

· Mathews mini boom (to be put onto Avenger roller in studio cage)

· 2x extension cords

C414 Studio - P3 Sets Layout

Monday, March 26, 2012

P3: Lighting an Environment