• modeling light – keep on while positioning models
• synch cord – connects strobe light to camera, generally plugs into hot shoe
• hot shoe – connection piece between camera and synch cord
• umbrella – reflects light back from strobe light

3 types of umbrellas:

1. white interior
2. silver reflective interior – stronger source of light reflection
3. gold reflective disk – reflects light with warm tones

* Light travels in a straight line
(You can control the path)

Location Variations and Effects
1. Light behind subject= silhouette
-How far away the light is, determines how dark the silhouette is

2. 1 light on side= strong directional shadows

3. 2 lights at some angle and height= minimize shadows
*most commonly used

1) Continuous Light
-on digital cameras find this under WB (white balance)
A) Direct Natural Sunlight
- most accurate tones, if shooting in color
B) Incandescent Lightbulb/ Tungsten Bulb
-Literally hot; makes warm tones in photo
C) Flourescent Lightbulb
-makes cool tones; doesn’t give off heat
D) Diffused Light
- lighting in clouds is brighter than in sunshine from the reflection off the white clouds; eliminates shadows
2) Strobe
- burst of light
A) Camera Flash
B) Strobe light
-off-camera flash

Photograms were first explored in the 1800’s by botanists and natural sciencetists. In the 1920’s Surrealist photographer Many Ray began exploring them as an art form.

For this assignments students will be exploring varying aspects of creating photograms. Students will bring in objects that varying in density to explore value changes in the photogram.  They will also bring in objects that have interesting silhouettes.  The first explorations will be creating interesting compositions useing objects brought in, and/or cut paper.  The second exploration will be using objects or images and text drawn on transparancies placed on top of a projected negative.  The third photogram will be student’s choice.