HANDS CUPPING WATER
EQUIPMENT
Low key set up (Black sheet backdrop, one spotlight)
Black, reflective umbrella
water
Two hands
METHODOLOGY
The aim of this photo shoot was to take an image of a pool of water in cupped hand, in a low key setting. However, whilst carrying out the shoot i became interested in the pattern and angle of the water's path as it fell into the hands.
As a result, I used a black back drop for the background of my image to be a block colour. I then used one spotlight, faced upwards, with a reflective umbrella attached to it so that the light was then reflected back downwards onto the hands. This meant that the hands where illuminated from above, leaving the hollow between the fingers in shadow.
PHOTOSHOP (1)
Low key set up (Black sheet backdrop, one spotlight)
Black, reflective umbrella
water
Two hands
METHODOLOGY
The aim of this photo shoot was to take an image of a pool of water in cupped hand, in a low key setting. However, whilst carrying out the shoot i became interested in the pattern and angle of the water's path as it fell into the hands.
As a result, I used a black back drop for the background of my image to be a block colour. I then used one spotlight, faced upwards, with a reflective umbrella attached to it so that the light was then reflected back downwards onto the hands. This meant that the hands where illuminated from above, leaving the hollow between the fingers in shadow.
PHOTOSHOP (1)
I took the image using the greyscale feature on the Nikon D3100 DSLR so that when I edited it on photo shop I used the curves tool to emphasise the highlights and shadows of the creases of the hands.
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I then used HDR toning to increase the focus on the wrinkles of the skin and make the skin surface look less smooth. I think that this stage was very successful because it made the
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Finally, I used the brightness/contrast tool to increase the exposure over the whole image for an overall lighter outcome.
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