Project 59: Concentrating Light

This project was to understand about concentrating light from a single source, using a simple rolled up piece of black cardboard. The first image shows the still-life setup with the single direct light source. The following photos are variations on aperture and how close the black cardboard was held to the light source, and it's angle. How close it was held impacts on whether the other background flowers are lit at all, and the angle impacts on how the flowers in a line from the tube to the front flower behind it are lit.

This technique might be better with a second light to separately light the background flowers, allowing the flower to lit from a better angle and focus more attention on it. It was quite difficult to be consistent with this cardboard roll technique, though its an interesting methodology, and fun project to try.

Photo 1: Direct Light Source, slightly above subject

35mm, f/8, 1/8s, ISO200, direct flash

Photo 2: Cardboard roll held to light but allowing some light to escape to light the background flowers.

35mm, f/5.6, 1/8s, ISO200, direct flash

Photo 3: Cardboard roll held to light but allowing some light to escape to light the background flowers. Slight decrease in aperture to darken photo and emphasise the front flower more.

35mm, f/4.5, 1/8s, ISO200, direct flash

Photo 4: Cardboard roll close to light.

35mm, f/6.7, 1/8s, ISO200, direct flash

Photo 5: Cardboard roll close to light, angled downwards to focus light further on front flower.

35mm, f/6.7, 1/8s, ISO200, direct flash