Michael-P7

Photo Assignment Name =**Light and Shadows**=

Student Name: Michael Wallace

Group Name: The Snapshots



Title: **The Evil Within**

Tags: Larry, evil, shadows

Regular Picture (To show you he is not evil)



Comments and Self Evaluation

One of my favorite TV shows of all time is the original STAR TREK. Although I like the other incarnations, the original series (TOS) is still the best, although Dr. Huett would disagree with me. During the first season in 1966, an episode entitled “The Enemy Within” was shown. The plot involved a transporter malfunction that split Captain Kirk into two parts, a good part and an evil part. William Shatner, who portrayed Captain Kirk, came up with the idea of shining and/or reflecting light on his face from below to change the shadows and make him appear more evil and sadistic (for his evil side). I took a picture of one of my colleagues, Mr. Larry Ninas, also a student at West Georgia. We used a pole lamp and a camera with f-stop at 5.6 and a shutter speed of 1/60. I then used Digital Image Suite to increase the contrast a little to get the desired result. I have included a “good shot” of him to show you how he really looks (he is not evil). This photograph accurately demonstrates how you can change the perception of a subject by simply changing how the light strikes the subject. This assignment is valuable to me because it shows how I can later individual perceptions by changing light. This is a valuable tool to use to create more interesting shots, especially for some of my candid yearbook photographs.

//William Shatner as Captain Kirk in "The Enemy Within"//
 * INSPIRATION for the SHOT**

Self Evaluation

(45-50 pts.) || 80 – 89% (40 - 44 pts.) || <80% (<40 pts.) || Critique Comments:
 * Category || Strong || Adequate || Weak ||
 * Concept || Does an outstanding job of communicating the concept. || Does an adequate job communicating the concept. || Does a poor job communicating the concept. ||
 * Composition || Photograph uses composition principles very effectively. || Photograph does a good job using composition principles. || Photograph does a poor job using composition principles. ||
 * Focus || Focus is a perfect match with the concept of the shot. || Focus is an adequate match with the concept of the shot. || Focus is a poor match with the concept of the shot. ||
 * Technical Aspects || Shutter speed and aperture were perfectly chosen to match concept. || Shutter speed and aperture were adequately chosen to match concept. || Shutter speed and aperture were poorly chosen and do not match the concept. ||
 * Depth of Field || Excellent use of depth-of-field. || Adequate use of depth-of-field. || Poor use of depth-of-field. ||
 * Title/tags || Title and tags were perfectly chosen and written to express the content and concept. Spelling and word choice are excellent with no mistakes. || Title and tags were adequately chosen and written to express the content and concept. Spelling and word choice are good with only minor errors. || Title and tags were poorly chosen and written to express the content and concept. Contains multiple spelling errors or wrong word choices. ||
 * ** Instructor evaluates this section ** ||
 * Self Critique || Excellent self-assessment. Written comments meet or exceed requirements. || Adequate self-assessment. Written comments meet requirements. || Poor self-assessment. Written comments do not meet requirements. ||
 * Peer Critique || Excellent peer assessment. Written comments meet or exceed requirements. || Adequate peer assessment. Written comments meet requirements. || Poor peer assessment. Written comments do not meet requirements. ||
 * Peer Comments || Peer comments exceed expectations. || Peer comments meet expectations. One or two comments might be missing. || Three or more peer comments were missing, incomplete or poorly written. ||
 * Total Points || >89%
 * Total Points || >89%

Peer Critique

Michael, I used to watch the old Star Trek episodes, too. I thought Captain Kirk was hilarious and overly dramatic. I don't remember this particular episode, however. I like what you did with light and shadow; it was very powerful and an excellent choice for this assignment. I wonder what other color screens--or even black and white--would have done to the shot. The yellow distracts me a little. Name: Donna (45-50 pts.) || 80 – 89% (40 - 44 pts.) || <80% (<40 pts.) || Critique Comments:
 * Category || Strong || Adequate || Weak ||
 * Concept || Does an outstanding job of communicating the concept. || Does an adequate job communicating the concept. || Does a poor job communicating the concept. ||
 * Composition || Photograph uses composition principles very effectively. || Photograph does a good job using composition principles. || Photograph does a poor job using composition principles. ||
 * Focus || Focus is a perfect match with the concept of the shot. || Focus is an adequate match with the concept of the shot. || Focus is a poor match with the concept of the shot. ||
 * Technical Aspects || Shutter speed and aperture were perfectly chosen to match concept. || Shutter speed and aperture were adequately chosen to match concept. || Shutter speed and aperture were poorly chosen and do not match the concept. ||
 * Depth of Field || Excellent use of depth-of-field. || Adequate use of depth-of-field.  || Poor use of depth-of-field. ||
 * Title/tags || Title and tags were perfectly chosen and written to express the content and concept. Spelling and word choice are excellent with no mistakes. || Title and tags were adequately chosen and written to express the content and concept. Spelling and word choice are good with only minor errors. || Title and tags were poorly chosen and written to express the content and concept. Contains multiple spelling errors or wrong word choices. ||
 * ** Instructor evaluates this section ** ||
 * Self Critique || Excellent self-assessment. Written comments meet or exceed requirements. || Adequate self-assessment. Written comments meet requirements. || Poor self-assessment. Written comments do not meet requirements. ||
 * Peer Critique || Excellent peer assessment. Written comments meet or exceed requirements. || Adequate peer assessment. Written comments meet requirements. || Poor peer assessment. Written comments do not meet requirements. ||
 * Peer Comments || Peer comments exceed expectations. || Peer comments meet expectations. One or two comments might be missing. || Three or more peer comments were missing, incomplete or poorly written. ||
 * Total Points || >89%
 * Total Points || >89%

Other comments:

Jacki - Mike, I really like the way you photographed this picture. I think you did a great job of tranforming the image of his face with the light. It really does look eveil!:) It really does look like your picture of the inspiration behind the picture. The only suggestion is to remove the light in the bottom right hand corner of the picture; it kind of draws my eye towards it. But, great job!

__Kevin__- Michael, I think I remember that episode. I know I have watched them all hundreds of times in the past. This is a good concept for this project showing both light and shadows- either of which can be good or bad depending upon the situation. The only thing to improve this shot would be to have an even darker and even background as in your example shot. This could be done digitally, of course.

Emily-Michael, this photo rocks!! I myself am not a fan of Star Trek, but I like that you were inspired to create this cool photo from something that interests you. You nailed the concept of light and shadows. A suggestion I have is to maybe get closer to the face to see if that adds a different dimension to the look of this shot. Maybe you could change the position of the camera from a lower vantage point. Great job! :O)


 * //Edited photo//**