Photographic Lighting - Concentrating Light (4.5d)

Requirement

Several images

Purpose

To experiment with the effect of concentrating light on the subject and creating shadow around it

Technical learning

• Concentrating light on part of a scene can be achieved in 3 ways: (a) use a dish reflector with a tungsten lamp or flash unit, (b) fit a snoot to a light source, and (c) block light falling onto the scene (with a black card)
• You can create a DIY snoot by rolling black card into a conical shape and taping it to a flash unit

Exercise instructions

• Experiment with concentrating light on a scene using an improvised snoot and black card to block part of the scene

Images and review
Made a DIY snoot from A4 black craft foam rolled into a cylinder around the flash head and held together with duck tape. Cost 51p. Cheapest piece of useful photo gear yet!

Paint pots on garage shelf

Snoot pointed upwards and 45 degrees from
left to create an impression of a high shelf

Odds and ends

Snoot pointed moderately downwards
towards the front of the shelf
to bring the focus onto the metal
tray and its contents

Green Jerry Can

Snoot pointed into mouth of plastic
jerry can to give the plastic a
luminous green glow
as well as show the traces of dried
petrol from use