High Key/Low Key Lighting

Examples of High Key lighting. Designed to flatter and works best on children and women. Very few shadows and very even lighting.

Low Key lighting is much darker and designed to bring out texture and isolate certain qualities. It is best used on men and to create a visually interesting shot. The example below is called Rembrandt lighting. One side of the face is lit well and the other is cast in shadow with the exception of a small area of light below the eye. I didn't have as much time to work on this one and so I only have one really good shot. Thanks mom for posing for me!

Compositional Ephasis

So I almost forgot about this assignment and ended up taking the shots the day before they were due! I know so bad! It won't happen again! lol. My teacher gave us a list of composition elements to pick from and then had to submit seven for a grade. We had to use the same object or person in all the photos. Cadence and I had a great time finding places to put the flower. Here are the ones that I ended up with...

This first one is Selective Focus

Texture
Vertical vs Horizontal (Point of View)
Balance
Balance in color (cause I couldn't decide which I liked better)
Framing
Rule of Thirds
Scale