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Take photographs of someone using frontlighting, backlighting, and sidelighting. You can use the sun or other lighting. Submit at least three photos.
sidelighting
02/23/2025 03:26 PM
ISO 440, F29, Shutter speed 1/250
This photo satisfies the front light requirement by positioning the sun in front of the snowman, thus giving it even illumination on its body and
face. In The Visual Toolbox, David Duchemin emphasizes careful use of light in order to expose a subject's personality, as is revealed from the details of the snowman. Michael Freeman, in The Photographer's Eye Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos, insists on objects in the frame being symmetrical, and in this case, the snowman is centered against a white snowy background. The frontal lighting method and simple composition show both the front-lighting demands of the project and the emphasis and clarity guidelines promoted by Duchemin and Freeman.
In Photoshop, in Camera Raw Filter I brought the exposure down just a tad, then brought up the contrast and highlights around 10-15 each. I then brought down the shadows about the same. I brought up texture and clarity around 10 each, and added a subtle vignette to the photograph.