fandomhigh | Photography 101; Tuesday, Third Period [09/19].

"Hey, guys!" Prompto greeted the class from where he was leaning on the desk up front again, with a nod and a little wave. "Welcome back. So, last week, we went over the Rule of Thirds and practiced that a little bit, and I tasked you all with bringing in a few photos of putting into practice to show off today, so let's just jump right into that and go over any other questions about that before we launch into today's topic. Who would like to go first?"

And, of course, once the photos were looked at, appreciated, and maybe dissected a little for their efficiency in showing off (or not!) the Rule of Thirds, Prompto did exactly as he said he would and got into this week's focus.

"Now," he said, "the framing of a shot, as you guys could see, is pretty important, but the framing isn't going to get you very far if you can't see the picture or the details at all. Which is why today, we're going to talk about lighting!

"Good lighting," Prompto continued, "can make a huge difference in any photo, whether you're going au natural with a landscape landscape, trying to get those good angles on a selfie, or even just some random candid shot. Want to avoid getting tagged on an unflattering photo from someone's party? Know where the good lighting is and just stand there all night. Works like a charm, and a good way to make your photography skills to be useful in the real world! You can also use lighting in different ways to capture different moods when shooting the same subject, which is kind of cool, and mostly what we'll be focusing on today. I'm going to go over a breakdown of some of the basics of lighting and some general tips, and then we're going to put everything into practice . You guys can play around with different light sources on different subject matters and really explore the differences and then, of course, for next week's class, I'd like you guys to come in with some examples of using lighting effectively beyond the classroom. Got it? Any questions? If not, I'll start by showing you some of the equipment..."

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Well-lit!

Gonzo the Great

Nick Cutter

Bonus points if you kept up the trend of having three subjects in your Rule of Thirds homework photos! Even better if you've got just three! Typically, Prompto would generally like to see more than just three photos for these presentations, but for a bit? He'll definitely allow it!

Gonzo's photos were excellent examples of the rule of thirds in layout!

They were also all of 1/3rd of whatever object they were of. A third of an apple. A third of a bowling ball.

Thankfully there were no wildlife photos this time. It was weird enough that he'd gone to the effort of cutting the bowling ball into thirds. . . .

Would you even go so far as to say that the lecture itself was very...enlightening? Eh? EHHH???

In addition to the usual variety of interesting and moddable things to be photographed, there is a wide variety of different methods of lighting those things, too, everything from you basic desktop table lamp to complete studio lighting kits, with a quick run-down of each and the benefits or disadvantages to them, as well.

"This is exactly why I like my flash," Gonzo observed.

And proceeded to blind anyone foolish enough to look at said flash as he took his photos.

Maybe you need him to illuminate on something a little further, perhaps?

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