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Set up studio lighting equipment
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration
Criteria
Implement grip and safety techniques to prevent injury
Identify set construction components to control the studio environment
Examine power source and demands of lighting kit to avoid overloading studio circuits
Lighting is intentionally controlled
Assemble and/or mount various light sources
Stands are counter-weighted
Select light modifier based on the desired hardness of softness
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Demonstrate effects of F-Stop on depth of field
Assessment Strategies
Project: Two images
Criteria
Images are of the same subject
Images are of equal exposure using different F-Stops and shutter speed
Images display different depth of field
Both images hold focus on the subject; one with the background in focus and one with it out of focus
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Show the effects of shutter speed on your composition
Assessment Strategies
Project: Two images
Criteria
Image subject is moving
One image displays a stopping action
One image displays a blurred action while subject is moving
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Use a hand held exposure meter
Assessment Strategies
Skill demonstration in studio
Criteria
Meter is positioned effectively on different subjects
Meter is positioned in front of a subject pointed toward camera or light source
Toggle between different metering modes
Follow the recommended sequence to measure and read the initial exposure
Verbally communicate the correct exposure after taking the initial meter reading
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Demonstrate tethered shooting using capture software and Adobe Lightroom Classic software
Assessment Strategies
Skill demonstration in studio
Five images with star rating
Criteria
Camera is connected to a Mac computer using a USB tether cord
Connect to the capture software (Capture One)
Adjust shutter speed, F-stop, ISO and white balance to achieve the correct exposure and color temperature
Capture at least five images
Images are of five different objects (you choose from provided props)
Preview images
Apply a star rating to each image in capture software (Capture One)
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Light a subject made of metal
Assessment Strategies
Project: Studio image
Criteria
Use one or more lights (hard or soft) and reflectors
Image is of a reflective metal object on a gray paper backdrop
At least 50 percent of surface of subject is visible as white
Demonstrate effective use of the white reflector boards
Subject surface is not black
At least 50 percent of surface of subject visible as white
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Light a subject made of glass
Assessment Strategies
Project: Two studio images
Criteria
Interpret two supplied lighting diagrams
Light the glass subject entirely from back and bottom
Images are of the same subject (transparent piece of glassware)
One image displays “dark-field” (white line)
One image displays “bright-field” (black line) technique
The two images are distinctly different looking photographs of the same
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Apply studio strobe lighting techniques to subjects
Assessment Strategies
Project: Two images
Criteria
Use supplied studio strobe system
Images are of the same subject
One image is lit by a hard light
One image is lit by a soft light
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Apply studio strobe lighting techniques to a portrait
Assessment Strategies
Project: One image
Criteria
Interpret supplied lighting diagram
Use supplied studio strobe system
Use a reflector and backdrop
Image is a portrait of a person
Image shows effective use of a three-light setup as illustrated in the lighting diagram
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Participate in a peer / group critique
Assessment Strategies
Written product and/or oral presentation (feedback on peer work throughout the term)
Criteria
Evaluate peer artifact using provided criteria for basis of judgment
Respond to/write feedback to peer in language that is inclusive and respectful
Feedback identifies areas that meet criteria
Feedback identifies areas that need improvement according to criteria
Respond to the feedback and interpretations offered by peers and instructor