Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/03/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]+1 I'd need tuitions from you Alan, badly ... Thanks for the inspiration Bien cordialement de Metz Philippe Le 29 mars 11 ? 18:59, Jim Nichols a ?crit : > Nice work, Alan. In each case, the lighting is great. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Magayne-Roshak" > <amr3 at uwm.edu> > To: "lug" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 11:49 AM > Subject: [Leica] IMG:Fun Work Assignments > > >> I had to take some pictures to illustrate a new graduate program >> organized around digital culture at the University of Wisconsin- >> Milwaukee (UWM), Media, Cinema and Digital Studies. This is one of >> the specialized tracks offered through the English Department. The >> program moves beyond the traditional writing, literary and critical >> boundaries of English, morphing with disciplines such as >> communication, art history, anthropology, sociology and information >> studies, but also digital culture broadly ? topics like texting and >> cell phone usage, gaming studies and multimedia content. >> >> I got to have fun lighting these. >> >> For this picture of two professors, our designer later added an >> image to the background from one of their publications, but I like >> the original version for me. I love black backgrounds and semi- >> backlighting: >> >> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Work/TwoProfs_MR_8450.jpg.html >> >> > >> >> Two 650 watt Lowel Omni-Lights, with half scrims, plus a 1000 watt >> Tota-Light bounced off the studio wall behind the camera. >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> In this, my favorite shot from the story, we were to show two >> faculty and a student having popcorn and watching a movie on a >> laptop in the Film Department screening room: >> >> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Work/DigitalMedia_MR_8156.jpg.html >> >> > >> >> Two 650 watt Lowel Omni-Lights, with quarter scrims, two 150 watt >> Photogenic Mini-Spots, plus a bare 15 watt household bulb held over >> the laptop keyboard by the student to simulate the glow from the >> screen. >> >> Alan >> >> Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer >> UPAA POY 1978 >> University Information Technology Services >> University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information