Natural Lighting Portraits

It was a little tricky shooting yesterday because it was overcast.  I suppose that would make things look a little better for portraits because the lighting was soft, but I was hoping to have a sunnier day so I could see a bigger difference that the flex fill makes in shooting with natural light.  Overall, I think I got a few decent shots.

f/5.6, 1/320 s, ISO-800, 55mm

f/5.6, 1/320 s, ISO-800, 55mm

f/5.6, 1/400 s, ISO-100, 55mm

Glamour Shots: Lindsey

f/5, 1/125 s, ISO-800, 45mm

f/5, 1/160 s, ISO-800, 45mm

f/5.6, 1/125 s, ISO-800, 55mm

Lindsey's Portraits

Personally, I love playing with lighting.  I know I'm kind of a noob, but I think it's so much fun to play around and get different effects with lights.  This assignment kind of taught me how technical lighting is.  I kind of assumed it was something that a person just "has an eye" for, but this taught me that with things like the inverse square law, there's a technical, mathematical side to lighting.  I'm looking forward to chances in the future to gain more lighting experience in the field of photography and film.

2:1 ratio. f/5.6, 1/80 s, ISO-400, 55mm

3:1 ratio. f/5.6, 1/80 s, ISO-400, 55mm

7:1 ratio, my personal favorite. f/5.6, 1/80 s, ISO-400, 55mm

Portrait Assignment

Glamour. f/5.6, 1/100 s, ISO-400, 55mm

Glamour. f/5.6, 1/60 s, ISO-200, 55mm

Glamour. f/4.8, 1/100 s, ISO-200, 40mm

Rembrandt. f/5.6, 1/80 s, ISO-800, 55mm

Rembrandt. f/5.6, 1/60 s, ISO-800, 55mm

Rembrandt. f/5.6, 1/125 s, ISO-800, 55mm

Narrow Lens: DSU Campus

f/5.6, 1/1000 s, ISO-100, 200mm

f/5.6, 1/1000 s, ISO-100, 200mm

f/5.6, 1/500 s, ISO-100, 200mm

f/5.6, 1/1000 s, ISO-100, 200mm

f/5.6, 1/1000 s, ISO-100, 200mm

Wide Shots: Valentine Bingo FHE

f/3.5, 1/100 s, ISO-400, 18mm

f/3.5, 1/125 s, ISO-400, 18mm

f/3.5, 1/80 s, IS0-400, 18mm

f/3.5, 1/125 s, ISO-400, 18mm

f/3.5, 1/100 s, ISO-400, 18mm

f/3.5, 1/100 s, ISO-400, 18mm

f/3.5, 1/80 s, ISO-400, 18mm

Potential Story

http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2015/02/02/mgk-city-council-responds-to-questions-about-plans-for-the-boilers/#.VNJRNdHF98E

This story, published by St. George News, involves what to do with the Warm Springs located between Buena Vista Boulevard and I-15, just off of Main Street in Washington.  Recently, the fence around the Springs has been taken down, but there has been talk on whether to use it for irrigation purposes, or to make it into a public park.  As of right now, the Springs are open to the public, but they are mainly being used for irrigation.

But what do Washington City residents think of it?  Should it be turned into a handsome park?  Or should it continue to be reserved for irrigation for the nearby areas?