Jake Sachs Photo: March 2018

Sunday, March 18, 2018

Choice of Photographer

CHARLOTTE RUTHERFORD

Charlotte Rutherford is a photographer/ director that works predominantly with today's biggest celebrities as well as up and coming stars on photoshoots as well as music videos, and more. She has a great, unique style that is high-glossy, colorful, and very glamorous. I love portrait photography, and to me, she's the new queen of celebrity portraits. She shoots for magazines like Wonderland, PAPER, Nylon, and many more of today's coolest publications. Her work with celebrities ranges from pop stars, to Real Housewives, and movie stars. Her music videos are all works of art as well, featuring artists like Kim Petras, Marina and the Diamonds, and Tinashe.

Lighting

PART 1:

DIRECT LIGHT: ISO 1600 F 4 Shutter Speed 24

DIFFUSED LIGHT: ISO 1600 F 3.5 SHUTTER SPEED 13

PART 2:

LIGHT FROM THE FRONT: ISO 1600 F 4.2 Shutter Speed 50

LIGHT FROM THE SIDE: ISO 1600 F 4.2 Shutter Speed 15

LIGHT FROM ABOVE: ISO 1600 F 4.2 Shutter Speed 10

LIGHT FROM BELOW: ISO 1600 F 5 Shutter Speed 40

LIGHT FROM BEHIND: ISO 1600 F 3.8 Shutter Speed 20

WRITE UP:

While taking the photos, I realized that the direct light was more aesthetically pleasing and the diffused light had a lack of contrast that kind of washed everything out. Diffused light is more of a casual look, while hard light looks more like it's what some people desire in pictures of themselves- I could tell by the way my model reacted to the different photos. When doing the second part of the homework, I think that the light from the side did seem the most natural and realistic. I think it would be a good time to use direct light if you're taking a portrait of someone, and it would be a good time to used diffused light when your subject is too bright.