Side lighting

 This is a prime example of front lighting, positioning the subject in rear view of the sun emphasises her face and makes the subject in the photo look more realistic, this is what front and side lighting is supposed to do. I could to make this photo better experiement with the manual focus a bit more so that the background doesn't look as blured as it is in this photo. I could also experiment with the shutter speed more and let more light in however I think if I let anymore light in then the photo would be overexposed.

Side lighting can create male features on a photo i.e. it emphasises with a subjects jaw line, most female models are pictured in a front rear view light, this is to emphasise the jaw lines and make them look more feminan. This is a good example of side lighting, see how it realistically makes the jaw line look more feminan, I could improve this photo by standing closer to the subjects face or zooming in on her face.

This is another good example of side lighting again the light coming from the right hand side makes the subjects jaw look more feminan, it is a bit over exposed but not a lot so that it isn't useable in my evaluation. Also I could of zoomed out a bit more because I have cut out the subjects hair which if I did this in the future then people would take the image more seriously and think it was done more professionally.

This is a portrait picture, however for this image I used a gold foil lighting in front of the subjects face to put a better light and a more natural look on to the subjects face, I could of made this photo better by making the background different, a darker shade just so that the subject stood out more. Or I could use different coloured foils that would mix in with the background then meaning I wouldn't have to change the setting for example if I used a colder colour foil then waited until a dark time of the day then I could get away with making the setting look like a dark, cold ally way on the street. The way the subject is expressing her emotions on her face would also fit in with this. I would have to use a small amount of shutter speed if I was to try and create this because I don't want a lot of light in, just so much that will go on to the subject and show her emotions.

Shutter speed

 This is a photo taken in TV mode, this means that I can control how fast the shutter speed is the shutter speed means that however many seconds it takes for the shutter to open and close it controls how much light goes into the picture. This determines whether the photo will be over or under exposed to light. I took it at 1/250th of a second, this is because the person in this photo is not going at a fast pace, if she was running for example it would be a lot higher.
The problem with this photo is if you don't take the photo quick enough for the person in the photo to be in mid air then it wont work. I could solve this problem by taking the photo at the correct time when the person is in mid air. Next time when I take this photo I could make the shutter speed at a higher level because then more light will go into the picture and the picture will be a better quality. Other possible problems with this photo is that the subject is too far away, I could solve this problem by moving forward myself or using a zoom motion on the camera. When taking a photo I could take my time and review images when I've taken them, then if they are wrong I can re take them and think about how I take a photo the next time. Another problem that could affect the way I take a photo is if pictures have a focal blur, this can be solved for the next time by putting the camera into automatic focus mode which is when the camera automatically focuses for you before you go to take a photo.

In this photo I should of used the shutter speed control to put more light into the picture, I could improve on this next time by adjusting the shutter speed, I also should have been closer to the subject I could improve on this by moving closer to the subject or zooming in on the camera.

This is a good example of shutter speed control, the subject is laughing and because the subject and I were positioned in a shadowy place I had to use shutter speed control to control how much light was put into the picture other wise the picture would look too dark a way of controling this would be increasing the ISO speed of your camera (for example 1/500th of a second)