Friday, April 24, 2015

Photojournalism plan


For my Photojournalism project I want to shoot pictures of events like the following:






School events
Concerts
Weddings

2. The photographer had to know the date of the event and get permission to shoot
3. Get up close and personal
4. you have to swim up stream if the crowd is moving, or wade into the crowd and then turn around if the the crowd is stationary.
5. A photo essay is very simply a collection of images that are placed in a specific order to tell the progression of events, emotions, and concepts

6. First you have to find and event, after you found an event do research of the event. Then find another point of view of the event.Then make the event really emotional. After all of that plan everything your goin to do.

7. I will take pictures at the upcoming Choir concert on 05/14/15 

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

HDR Photography Review

1. HDR or High Dynamic Range
2. An HDR photo allows for a wider and deeper range of color which makes an image appear much closer to what the human eye sees
3. Bracketing is when sever shots of the same subject are taken using different exposures
4. Photoshop
5. cropping too much of a layer
6. 

Friday, February 27, 2015

Prom posing planning

Pose for a single girl:


Pose for a single guy:


Pose for friends:

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Family portraits

1. I will photograph my own family
2. I will shoot outside of my house, most likely
3. Outdoor lighting
4. I will need a tripod
5&6.  I will need to set up the camera on the appropriate mode and shutter speed/ aperture etc.
7.
I really like this family photo because its unique, the way the family is NOT posed makes this picture an eye catcher and interesting. I also like the lighting and the way it is black and white. 

Landscape preview

Three tips:

  • Look for a focal point
  • Use a tripod
  • Consider sky and weather 


Three favorite photos:









Equipment:

-Wide shot lens
- Tripod
- Filter

Where?
360 bridge austin texas




Thursday, February 19, 2015

Studio work













Set two:

Image 1: shadowless




Image 2: butterfly 



Image 3: loop


Image 4: Rembrant


Image 5: Split

Set three:
Image 1: Shadowless


Image 2: butterfly


Image 3: loop

Image 4: Rembrant

Image 5: Split

Thursday, February 12, 2015

SmugMug prep

1. Content blocks are building blocks for your site. To add a content block to any page, drag it from the Customize drawer and drop it onto your page.

2. Photo, navigation, video, design, text, social, discovery, html

3. Single photo: add a block that contains a single image
    Multiple photosAdd a block that contains more than one image to any page, gallery, or folder.
    Slideshow: Add a slideshow to any page, gallery, or folder.
    Carousel: Add a photo carousel to any page, gallery, or folder.

4.
  • Menu: navigation bar with links to other pages on your site
  • Galleries: certain galleries.
  • Folders: particular folders.
  • Pages: certain pages.
  • Folders, Galleries, and Pages: Display all types of content levels together.
  • ​Breadcrumb: Add a breadcrumb to reveal the links between your homepage and the page being viewed.
  • Featured Events (Pro): Feature an event on any page you create.

5. Design Elements: Logos and separators 

6. Color Space: you can work in a different color space, the file has to be saved as a JPG, and must be converted into sRGB for upload to SmugMug.

7. 

Friday, February 6, 2015

Canon 6D vs. T3i

1. Full frame camera in general, has a better image quality across the board and Crop sensor is for capturing less. For example if your shooting pictures of landscapes, a full frame sensor would be way better.

2. 5 advantages to the 6D:




3. 

Monday, February 2, 2015

Lighting

Butterfly (or Paramount) -- 
  • 1. What effect does it create? butterfly shaped shadow under the chin
  • 2. Why use it? Beauty lighting
  • 3. How many lights or light sources? at least one.

Loop -- 
  • 1. What effect does it create? 
  • 2. Why use it?
  • 3. How many lights or light sources? Two.

Rembrandt --
  • 1. What effect does it create? Creates a triangle of light on the shadowed side of the face.
  • 2. Why use it? Creates drama and mystery.
  • 3. How many lights or light sources? One or second light if its dim.

Split --
  • 1. What effect does it create? Two face, half shadow half lit side.
  • 2. Why use it? To create a story or create mystery.
  • 3. How many lights or light sources? one.

Broad and Short -
  • 1. What effect does it create? Emphasizes one side of the face.
  • 2. Why use it? Get someones good side.
  • 3. How many lights or light sources? one

Fill light- used to lighten shadows and control contrast 

Key light (main light)- Key light determines the character of the lighting 

Hair light- light placed facing the top of the head

Background light- Reveals the character of the background and helps separate it from the subject

Shadowless-

Hard light- a small focusable source used with or without a lens that produces strong highlights and/or shadows

Soft light- Diffused, Bounced, indirect light

Grey card- A Matte 18% reflectance card used instead of a subject for a Reflected Light Meter reading. Tips: Exposure corrections for unusually light or dark subjects are the same as for an ILM - not an RLM. Angle the card for typical but glare-free light. See: 18% Assumption*

Reflector- reflects light from subject

Diffuser- A Translucent material placed in front of a Light to soften Highlights and Shadows, reduce Contrast and increase Beam Angle.

Intensity -he "strength" of the Incident Light independent of subject reflectivity, commonly measured in Foot Candles or Lux. High levels allow for increased Depth of Field (not always desirable) or faster shutter speeds (stills or high-speed filming). 

  • Direction: Where is the light coming from—the front, the side, or behind?
  • Intensity: How bright is each light source?
  • Color: What color is the light—white, red, blue…?
  • Contrast: Is the transition from the highlights to the shadows subtle or sudden?
  • Hardness: What do the edges of the shadows look like?

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Science Fair Proposal

1. Ricky
2. Shutter speed/ compare the picture quality for photos taken at different shutter speeds with the camera handheld vs. with the camera on a tripod.
3. If _____ _____, then _____]_____ will happen
4. poster board,
5. digital camera, tripod
6. http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Photo_p017.shtml

Monday, January 12, 2015

Flash facts

Every flash photograph is two exposures in one
- ambient light exposure
- flash exposure

Fill flash can be used when subject is backlit or side lit to eliminate silhouettes or shadows

Flash exposure is not affected by shutter speed

Flash illumination is dramatically affected by distance

Your camera measures ambient light and flash illumination separately

With automatic flash metering, the flash illumination is measured after the shutter button is pressed and the flash output is adjusted accordingly

Every SLR camera with a mechanical shutter box has a maximum flash sync shutter speed

Harsh lighting, washed out subjects and red eye can be eliminated by using diffusers and light bouncing

It is possible to change the order of when the flash fires using "Rear Curtain Sync"

Removing flash from the top of the camera helps eliminate red eye and unflattering shadows

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Year in photos: 2014



1. Entertainment photography
2. Background. The background is blurred, main focus on the subject
3. The event had plenty of light, red carpet events should always have good lighting in order for photographers to get good photos of the celebrities.
4. The photographer must have had to be quick on getting the perfect shot of the celeb.

Add caption
1.






Add caption
1. Portrait 
2. Viewpoint/background
3. Artificial lights
4. Photographers should make sure the artificial lights are correctly set up





New Tutorials

1. Processing smoke
2.

Add caption
3. To take the picture: camera, tripod, 
To edit the picture: Lightroom 5

4.
1. have the needed material for the shoot
2. choose a perfect place depending on what type of picture you want to take
3. set up the camera settings correctly
4. take many pictures

5. Tips: take enough pictures

6. Tips for ligthroom: watch a tutorial of the things you want to try first then step by step try it out on lightroom