The idea of this project was to use a small flashlight in order to light up our picture–studio lights and natural light was out of the question. In order to obtain this, we had to throw our camera onto a tripod, open the shutter manually (by setting it to “bulb”), and using the flashlight for a specific amount of time (depending on the subject and the feel you were going for). Flashing the light onto the subject, we were able to create lines to highlight our subject or use just enough light to cover our subject to where it looks more natural (mine for example).
I wanted my shoot to be simple. That morning, I picked up some tulips and arranged a few in a small “vase” (I use that term loosely), and scattered petals and leafs around the arrangement; I also used water to add some sort of texture to the photograph so that it wasn’t so plain.
Afterwards, I opened up the shutter, and experimented with what sort of lighting I wanted. After I settled with holding the far away from the subject so that it looked more natural, I used a yellow filter to add a warmer glow to the photograph.
Overall, I am pleased with the photo, but while I was editing the photo, I noticed a slight motion blur which was probably caused by the accidental nudge of the tripod when I went to go take a look at the photo while closing the shutter; I should have been paying more attention.
Alisandria Stombaugh 