1. I cnduo't bvleiee taht I culod aulaclty uesdtannrd
waht I was rdnaieg. Unisg the icndeblire pweor of
the hmuan mnid, aocdcrnig to rseecrah at
Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mttaer in waht
oderr the lterets in a wrod are, the olny
irpoamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer
be in the rhgit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses
and you can sitll raed it whoutit a pboerlm. Tihs is
bucseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey
ltteer by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
Aaznmig, huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghhuot slelinpg
was ipmorantt! See if yuor fdreins can raed tihs
too.

2. My Word!
You will need to write down a key photography
technique/ term on a post it note. You need to
take it turns to stand up and point to someone
in the class who must then describe what the
technique/ term is. That person then chooses
the next person to pose a word.

3. Experimental & Creative Lighting
AS Photography

4. AS photography
• Launch assignment - lighting task
• Assignment line scheme hand out. Write
targets.
• Question and answers on assignment
• Discuss various photographers
• Sample to AS books
• Research task using library
• Homework Pinterest board

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

6. TASK 1: Initial research
• One historical photographer & one
contemporary photographer
• Identify type of lighting set-up used
• Identify style you wish to work in and product
• 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
minimum

7. TASK 2: Using modifiers to shape the
light

8. Understanding basic lighting set ups
Mario
Testino

9. Rankin

10. Paolo Roversi

11. Experimental Lighting
Painting with light
Michael Bosanko
Chris Knight
Unknown

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

13. Terry Richardson

14. Irving Penn

15. Hiro

16. Miko Lim

17. Bruce Webber

18. Phillipe Halsman

19. Helmut Newton

20. Homework
• Visit our very own Pinterest wall via wordpress
• http://stratfordphotography.wordpress.com/p
hotographers/
• Add to the fashion or commercial category –
pin an image and write a very brief summary.

21. Task
• Using some of the photographers listed here
plus others you have found online and in the
library, try to figure out what ‘key’ lighting
they have used.
• Print out a few images and test each other in
small groups seeing if you can identify where
you think the lights may be.
• Draw directly onto the print outs to practice
lighting diagrams.
• Start research for task 1.