Copy Test

These are the images I made of images other people made already. It was an unexpected four hours in the lab, but I do appreciate learning the copy test method. It will no doubt prove useful in the future, and it was cool to use professional equipment like that.

This photo belongs to Steve Simon and was published in the Fall 2008 issue of pdnedu "The Photojournalism Issue". I have no idea what kind of light is happening here.

Robert Caputo took this picture. It was published in a National Geographic story entitled "Zaire River" in the November 1991 issue. The warm sunlight depicts the scene as life might feel to those in it- hot, bright. The dirty brown environment the golden sun reveals is livened by the rich hues also emphasized by the same light.

I like this photo from my light exploration take for several reasons. For one, the composition is funky since the subject is almost in the center. You also have to work to determine what that silhouette is on the far right. I like pictures that draw you in and make you wonder. Then, of course, the lighting from the fish tank proves to be the real subject of the photo.

The blue and green in the tank and the purple glow atop it are the result of a tungsten white balance setting, a fluorescent light bulb, and a beige wall. The clarity of the water is what makes it all possible. The light being reflected into color is made possible by that light not being absorbed by murky water.