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Weekly Assignment #125: Translucent
Nikolai
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There are plenty translucent materials around us. Shower door often are. Sheer fabric. Thin paper (pergament). You get the idea...
The goal is to put such a material between the primary subject and the camera and then do one of the following:
a) flood the subject/screen from behind/side to create a vague silhouette (high-key scenario), or
b) keep the background dark but highlight the subject from the sides and/or top/bottom (low key scenario).
Lighting it from the front is difficult since that's where the screen is.
Since the screen material will effectively eat up any fine details, you have to select a very "shapy" subject. And pay close attention how the light(s) positioning changes subject's effective (i.e. visible) size.
Fresh pictures, as always. Moderate postprocessing. The entry should consist of setup image(s) and the final image. Multiple entries are OK as long as the lighting/setup/subject is different.
Let's get translucent!
The goal is to put such a material between the primary subject and the camera and then do one of the following:
a) flood the subject/screen from behind/side to create a vague silhouette (high-key scenario), or
b) keep the background dark but highlight the subject from the sides and/or top/bottom (low key scenario).
Lighting it from the front is difficult since that's where the screen is.
Since the screen material will effectively eat up any fine details, you have to select a very "shapy" subject. And pay close attention how the light(s) positioning changes subject's effective (i.e. visible) size.
Fresh pictures, as always. Moderate postprocessing. The entry should consist of setup image(s) and the final image. Multiple entries are OK as long as the lighting/setup/subject is different.
Let's get translucent!
"May the f/stop be with you!"
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