Ex 4.5 EYV

Following on from exercise 4.4 Ex Niliho and with the view to a potential full-blown project for assignment 4. I have Google searched Oranges. Except for the logo for Orange Mobile, the shots are quite dull and resemble typical product photography, likely taken in a light tent. There’s very little creativity in these images; they’re […]

Ex 4.4 EYV – Ex nihilo

I have some experience with studio lighting, but it’s not something I do frequently. Living space in Hong Kong is tight, and setting up a home studio often gets in the way. So, armed with a couple of sheets of background, I headed to Lamma Island to meet a friend who has more lighting equipment […]

Ex 4.3 EYV – The Beauty of Artificial Light.

I’ve always been a fan of artificial light, but it wasn’t until I began preparing this section of the course that I fully realized its impact on my photography. As I’ve mentioned before, I live in Hong Kong—a city of over 7 million people, so it doesn’t exactly make me unique. However, it has undeniably […]

Ex 4.2 EYV – Light at Different Times of the Day

Here I have used an idential postion to photograph a single subject to illustrate how light changes through the day. Image 1 Taken just after sunrise, about 20 minutes after the sun had risen. The light is soft and cool, creating a peaceful, subtle atmosphere. Although it’s not harsh, it hasn’t yet enveloped the world […]