EYE TRAINING: COMPARISON PART 2

The first part of this study went over iteration comparison. This exercise is one I first did in college to study lighting by comparing lighting at different time of the day/year.

 

While studying lighting in college living in Albuquerque, I took a series of pictures over 4 months in different light scenarios to get a better understanding of landscape lighting. The focal point of the image is the Albuquerque Studios building in the center, and I wanted to see how best to light it to draw the eye, and see the best way to light the environment at the same time. This study also allows you to see what type of lighting draws the eye away from your intended center of interest.

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Once you’ve gathered multiple photos, the next part of the exercise can begin. You can start to loosely photoshoping images together and try to articulate how it adds more visual interest, depth, balance or better eye direction.:

Before Image

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After Images

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  • each new iteration was intended to add balance of bright areas to give both right and left sides fo the frame a more even weight

  • The break in the sky iteration adds more depth to the scene as well as cloud lighting variation

  • The mountain lighting iteration give more model lighting to the mountains making the right side of the mountains a little more 3D

This is an exercise I highly recommend if you’re studying lighting, especially to see how you could art direct environments you see everyday to be cinematic.