Location Assignment 3 - Candid Shot

Location Assignment 3 - Candid Shot

Location Assignment 3 - Candid Shot - Research

Location Assignment 3 - Candid Shot - Research

A candid photograph is one that is usually not posed and is more about spontanity than it is about technique.

http://theplasticthird.com/galleryPS72207BTSpg04.html

http://blog.colormailer.com/capture-beautiful-images-from-everyday-life-with-candid-photography/

Location Assignment 2 - Group Shot

Location Assignment 2 - Group Shot


Make two portraits using flash lighting.

Photograph a group of 6 people. This is a PR shoot of 6 executives. They do not have much time. Your job is to find an outdoor location and get a group shot for their newsletter. The group needs to be posed formally and also a more relaxed lok. The only hitch is the only time they have to get together for the shot during their conference is in the middle of the day.



1. Formal




2. Relaxed

Location Assignment 2 - Group Shot - Research

Location Assignment 2 - Group Shot - Research



Challenges:

- Coordinating a number of people.

- Creating something unique (all group shots seem to look the same)

- Tme of day (has to be midday)






http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/group-photography-tips-and-beautiful-examples/

Location Assignment 1 - Portraits

Location Assignment 1 - Portraits

1. Stadard Corporate portrait/headshot with plain background.

2. More creative corporate headshot with plain background.

3. An environmental portrait.

Location Assignment 1 - Portraits - Research

Location Assignment 1 - Portraits - Research

For this assignment I have decided to photograph one of my mum's good friends. She owns a winery with her husband. I went to have a look at her property and business and believe that the vineyard would make a very interesting composition for an environmental portrait. She also has a cafe in which there are some plain coloured walls that would be good for the head shots.

Some examples

http://blog.rashaphotography.com.au/



http://www.corporatephotographysydney.com.au/corporate-photographer-sydney.html

http://www.store44.com/waynerainey/environmental-portrait/index.html

Week 10 - Workflow & Lightroom Revision

Week 10 - Workflow & Lightroom Revision

Workflow, Archive, shooting to a deadline

Workflow - quick but properly

- Consistant workflow
- RAW CR2
- Use card reader
- Lightroom
- Photoshop (if needed)
- Convert to DNG
- Date backwards
- Back up to external harddrive with RAID system
- Metadata
- How long do you process each file for
- Develop photos/process
- Export, sizing file type etc
- Web gallery
- Deadline

Lightroom
- Import
- Copy as DNG
- Name
-Metadata (caption/copyright)
- Select Photos - Culling/Flag
- Caps x = not in use p = inuse
- Develop
- Colour Balance
- Crop/Straighten
- Spotting
- Exposure etc
- Blacks
- Presets
- Export

Week 9 - Tent Embassy

Week 9 - Tent Embassy

Started today's lesson by reviewing the garema place photos from last week.

Photojournalism
- Tells a story
- Candid
- Documents something in history
- Be objective
- Words often go with pictures to tell a story
- Up against elements eg war zone/weather

Documentary
- Several pictures to tell a narrative
- Candid
- Humanitarian Style story

Social Documentary
- Looking at less priveleged
- Social comment
- Sub cultures
- Disadva

Street Documentary
- Candid Lifestyle


Excursion to tent embassy

Week 8 - Garema Place Portraits

Week 8 - Garema Place Portraits

Task: Go to Garema Place and find a person working in a shop who is happy to be photographed. You will be making three pictures.

Florist

1. A traditional Head shot

2. Creative Headshot

3. Person in their working environment.

Hand Made

1. A traditional Head shot

2. Creative Headshot

3. Person in their working environment.

Week 7 - Two Person Portrait Ex.

Week 7 - Two Person Portrait Ex.

Task: Shoot a portrait with two people in it using monoblocs or speedlights. Process images using lightroom.

Week 6 - Exercises

Week 6 - Exercises

1. Find and artwork in the building and photograph it with flash.



2. Make a portrait using Rembrandt lighting and two monoblocs.

Week 5 - Monoblocs

Week 5 - Monoblocs

Task

Courtyard/Outside

1. Single light straight at subject

2. 1 light turn around with umbrella

3. 2 lights 45 degree at subject

4. 1 light w/ umbrella behind camera

5. 2 lights at 45 diagonal

Indoor
1. Balancing outdoor and indoor light

2. Portrait using bounce flash

3. Lights off 1 flash on half face

4. Portrait w/ proper background

Week 4 - Speedlights

Week 4 - Speedlights

580EX

Three settings
- Off = normal position
- Master = Controls multiple flashes
- Slave = when there is another master flash

Guide Number = 58 at ISO 100 flash head zoomed to 105mm focal length

Flash Head Zoom
This control allows the flash tube and reflector to move forwards and backwards in the mount allowing a narrower but higher intensity flash for a given subject distance when set at 105mm than when set at 24mm where for the same subject distance it will be broader but less intense.


Exercise:

1. Group Photo of 6 or more people.

2. Take a photo in a room and bounce the flash of the roof/wall/front on.

Bounce off Roof

Bounced of side wall

Front on


Shutter controls ambient light
Aperture controls flash

Week 3 - Revision

Week 3 Revision

F16 Rule

Used at strong midday sun shoot at f16, ISO100, 1/125th will be the correct exposure.

D.O.F

Distance between nearest distance and furthest distance that is in focus is called the hyperfocal distance. 1 third in front, 2 thirds behind of focus point will be in focus.

Take subject away from background to blur the background.

Composition

Guidelines

- Find point of interest
- Contrast
- Simplicity
- Rule of thirds
- Framing
- View point
- Movement - create movement by leaving space
- Leading lines - linear elements
- B & W Photography
- ISO
- Lenses

Belinda's Kit
- 16-35mm Wide Angle
- 100mm macro
- 70-200 2.8 L Series
- Converter (makes 70-200 become 300mm - but you loose and f-stop)

Lightroom Presets
www.presetsheaven.com

Fill Flash

Adds flash/light to shadows

TTL = Through the lens metering (Auto)

Flash Models
Yongnuo YN560 / 467 ( TTL, Auto Exposure) $129
Reciever $40

Week 2 - No Class

Week 2 - No Class

Week 1 Introduction

In this class we will learn about relevent technologies and practices associated with photographic portraiture, public relations and evaluate the relevance and functionality of new imaging technologies.

Discussion of last semesters work. Talked about the BIO Diversity comp.