Instructor:
Chris Callis
ccallis@sva.edu
PHG-5411-C (75302) STUDIO
The
Laws of Light and How to Break Them
Fall
2015, Wednesday 10:00am-12:50pm
Location:
SVA MFA Photo Studio
Who should take this
class:
Anyone
interested in learning photographic lighting.
No prior knowledge of lighting is required.
Class Description:
This
course is an opportunity to learn the laws of light and to gain an appreciation
of how important an understanding of light is to a photographer’s process. The
class will begin with an exploration of the physics of light in order to
explain its behavior. The weekly sessions and assignments will teach the
student how to approach every lighting experience with confidence. The purpose is to master these concepts and
to ensure effective application of this knowledge. The ability to problem solve
is a crucial element when faced with challenging lighting situations and
without this understanding it is very difficult to move beyond obvious
limitations. The ultimate goal is to be able to apply these concepts and then
to see all the possibilities.
Assignments:
Each
week there will be a demonstration and a class exercise that will end with a
weekly assignment. There will be a total of thirteen weekly assignments and one
final project.
Each
student will post their weekly assignments on their lighting blog along with a
sketch and brief explanation of their results.
Grading:
A
commitment from the students is expected. Being on time, prepared with homework
and ready to learn are requirements. Active
participation during the demonstrations is also required. The student’s aesthetic approach to lighting along
with the blog presentation are factors in grading.
Schedule:
9/9 Lesson
1: Intros, ID photos, Blog, Lightroom demo, Inverse
Square Law
9/16 Lesson
2: Angle of Incidence, Light Travels in a
Straight Line
9/23 Lesson
3: One Light Source - Direction of Light,
Diffusion/Diffraction
9/30 Lesson
4: Simulated Window Light
10/7 Lesson
5:
10/14
Lesson 6: Size
Matters
10/21
Lesson 7: Color
of Light - Strobe & Continuous, Gels, Balancing Light
10/28
Lesson 8: Dedicated Flash
11/4 Lesson
9:
11/11
Lesson 10: Speedlight System
11/18
Lesson 11: Specular Reflection - Cross-polarization,
Still Life of Shiny Metal and Glass
11/25
Lesson 12: Night Photography
12/2 Lesson 13:
12/9 Lesson 14: Bring in a lighting problem to solve
12/16 Lesson
15: Review final assignment
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