The document provides instructions for an experimental photography assignment involving lighting techniques. Students are asked to: 1) Research the lighting setups of two historical and contemporary photographers, analyzing their styles; 2) Understand basic lighting setups and use modifiers to shape light; 3) Experiment with different lighting techniques like slow sync flash, high sync flash, and max speed sync flash; 4) Try to identify the key lighting used by example photographers by examining prints and drawing lighting diagrams. The goal is for students to demonstrate technical competence in a range of lighting techniques to create stylish images.

1. Experimental & Creative Lighting
AS Photography

2. Scenario
• Your primary goal is to
experiment with lighting to
create stylish images,
demonstrating technical
competence in a range of lighting
techniques.

3. TASK 1a: Initial research
• One historical photographer & one
contemporary photographer
• Identify type of lighting set-up used
• Compare and contrast style and technique
• Analyse images in usual way
• At least two images per photographer and
remember that all numbers given are a
minimium

4. TASK 1b: Understanding basic lighting
set ups
Mario
Testino

5. Rankin

6. Paolo Roversi

7. TASK 1c: Using modifiers to shape the
light

8. TASK 2: Experimental Lighting
Painting with light
Michael Bosanko
Chris Knight
Unknown

9. Slow Sync Flash
Russell
Trushu
Unknown - all off Flickr

10. High sync flash

11. Max speed sync flash

12. Terry Richardson

13. Irving Penn

14. Hiro

15. Miko Lim

16. Bruce Webber

17. Phillipe Halsman

18. Helmut Newton

19. Task
• Using some of the photographers listed here
plus others you have found online, try to
figure out what ‘key’ lighting they have used.
Print out a few images and test each other in
small groups seing if you can identify where
you think the lights may be. Draw directly
onto the print outs to practice lighting
diagrams.