Unit Three Photo Project Assignments

Photograph #1.
Photograph an outdoor object—not a person—that you think looks good when lit by
direct sun coming at a 45° angle.

Photograph #2.
Photograph an outdoor object—not a person—that you think is enhanced by light
coming from the side (either left or right)—that is, 90° sidelighting. The best type of object for this type of
sidelighting, as you know, is one in which you want to bring out surface texture or writing.

Photograph #3.
Photograph an outdoor object—not a person—that you think is enhanced by the
dramatic effect of the sun coming toward the camera and backlighting the object. Photograph the object
in this light.

Photograph #4.
Photograph a person outdoors lit by open shade. If the weather is overcast, you can shoot
this almost anywhere since the clouds produce the effect of open shade. If the day is sunny, you will find
open shade in outdoor shadow areas—for example, in the shade of a tree or a building.

Photographs #5 A and 5B (Optional).
Set up a simple still-life indoors or outdoors on the floor, the
ground, or a table. Your subject might be a vase of flowers or a bowl of fruit or any similar grouping of
small objects.

Picture 5A.
Shoot this still-life in 45° frontlight. Outdoors, this can be sunlight. Indoors, you
can use a single incandescent bulb or strobelight. A common mistake indoors is to place the
still-life so close to the background wall that a harsh shadow is seen outlining it. Rather, position
your subject far enough from the background to either eliminate the wall shadow or soften it.

Picture 5B.
Add reflected light to the setup in Picture 5A. Outdoors or indoors, use a reflector
board to “open up” the shadows.