For this assignment, we were asked to conduct an experiment showing the difference between Broad and Short lighting in portraits. In this experiment I was hoping to provide good and clear examples demonstrating what I learned from the lesson.

The process of this experiment was quite simple. For broad lighting I used a softbox light, positioning it on the right side of her face around one and a half meters away, using an f-stop of 6.3 seconds, a shutter speed of 1/60 seconds, and an ISO of 800.

I asked the model to position her body just slightly diagonal to mine and turn her head to face me. The model's positioning leaves her looking very comfortable and relaxed, allowing her genuine smile and friendly eyes to be the main focus point of the photograph. Having a comfortable model can make all the difference when shooting portraits. Broad lighting is a definition used for photographs when the light range is wider on the closest side of the models face, leaving the opposite side in shadow.

For the short lighting  part of this assignment, I used a softbox light, positioning it on the left side of the model; keeping the model in the same position as when I took the photograph for broad lighting.  Using the same camera settings as I did when shooting for broad lighting. When taking photos using the short lighting method, you must place the light on the opposite side of the model. This creates a shadow on the models face on the side closest to the camera.

The glass reflection part of this assignment didn't turn out so well for me. I lost the good copies I wanted to use and didn't realize they hadn't  formated properly until the last day I had to complete the assignment. The examples I gave are clear but I do wish the positioning of the model was different. When shooting using the broad lighting method, the reflection in glasses is visible, whereas photographing someone using the short lighting method, the reflection is diffused.

I am guilty of  always wanting to use the Softbox light because of how nice it makes the models look. I not only gravitated towards the Soft-box light because of how it makes the models look, but also because I thought the wide light would provide a good example of broad and short lighting without being overpowered by harsh shadows that a smaller light might give off.  To minimize the orange tinge I was getting, I adjusted the camera's white balance to tungsten.