This weeks focus was on the importance of lighting within photography. We looked at previous examples of last semester student’s work with the upcoming assignment ‘MIMESIS’ project. We got to see a range of different styles of photography and how they recreated their unique style. It inspired me to go with a photographer that I admire, in which who purely captures the world around them but in a pleasing way. I didn’t want to do anything will a lot of photoshop or editing- I feel at the core of photography it is purely a person and a camera and that in itself creates something worth remembering.

From theses examples, it led me to find the photographer William Eggleston, who in the 60s was the face of colour photography in a time where black and white was very popular. He normalised going around your town and photographing normal mundane things but making them intriguing. His use of colour enabled him to make a name for himself within the photography community, and has since published numerous editions which sell for thousands of dollars. My aim is to mimic this focus on colour, and finding the simple things in my suburb of Fitzroy. I may have to edit a film camera effect on theses photos as I can’t photograph them on film themselves, but this could enable me to explore what else I can do with colour post production.

The lighting exercise we did for this class was to experiment with natural and artificial light. Myself having no flashes, umbrellas or any lighting equipment, I found this difficult. I used my flash and natural lighting to see what I could do. I also did it all in the manual mode! Which I am proud of. We discussed different set ups for lighting and how photographers utilise them. Overall, it was a good class. i have found a new appreciation for lighting, and how you can manipulate it to get the results you want. It is something I will have to work on, and perhaps buy more equipment to enable me to experiment with it more.

My lighting exercise photos: