Creative lighting

Course Description

Summary

In this 2-credit course, students will engage with different lighting techniques for photography, learn how to analyze light on-location, and apply lighting strategies to convey emotional and narrative meaning in their images. This class combines demonstrations and regular in-class and independent creative assignments. Students will produce images in different circumstances and practice how to work creatively in challenging lighting situations, including dark settings, movement, double exposures, and combining lighting equipment with film and digital cameras. Exercises include testing strategies for continuous and strobe light, as well as using single, multiple, and mixed sources, both in studio and on-location. Students will explore working with natural light, light meters, flash, light tubes, softboxes, hot lights, reflectors, and light modifiers. Students will work individually and in small collaborative teams, building up skills for an in-depth final project.

This course is better suited for students that are already familiar with shutter speed, exposure, white balance, and focus, and are comfortable developing, editing, and printing images.