Photography Light Tone Texture

What is Tone in photography?

• Tone in photography is the lightness or darkness of an image.
• Tone refers to the color saturation in an image.
• Tone is the composition of elements in a photograph.
• Tone indicates the subject matter of the photo.

Label the shaded parts of the Sphere.

a

b

c

d

e

Reflected light

Core Shadow

Highlight

Cast Shadow

Midtones

Name FOUR types of Lighting used in Photography

Name the Photographer

• Edward Weston

• John Blakemore

• Karl Blossfeldt

Match the lighting type with the correct definition.

• Soft shadow

• Soft Light

• Enhances texture and volume

• Natural Light

• Well defined shadow

• Hard Light

• Shows colours most naturally

• Front Light

• Minimizes texture and volume

• Side Light

How can tone be used in photography?

• to create the illusion of form

• to create a particular atmosphere

• to create contrast and focus attention

• to suggest depth and distance

In real life, tone is created by the way light falls on an object.

The parts of the object on which the light is strongest are called____________?

In real life, tone is created by the way light falls on an object.

The darker areas are called ______?

Match the word to the definition

• refers to three dimensional objects

• Texture

• how light or dark something is

• Form

• how something feels

• Tone

Put these tasks in order

• Basic Edits with annotations

• Select best FOUR photos

• Upload Photos

• Create contact Sheet

• Photoshoot