Friday, 24 October 2014

Photography Lesson Notes

GENERAL RULES:


  • NO Food
  • ONLY models and assistants allowed in the studio
  • Don't stand right at the back, they will bleach into the backdrop
  • Stand a bit forward to separate the model from the backdrop.
  • When ready to commence the shoot turn off the lights, light will affect the colour of the shoot.
  • After shoot, download images to USB

STUDIO FLASH:


  • Be aware of all the cables around the room
  • Trinity 250(x2), 600
  • 3 flash heads in the room
  • Flash heads are quite heavy
  • Lock up the flash heads so they don't move around
  • Test; test if they are all flashing
  • Music chime; notifies when the flash heads are ready
  • Numbers: 1--> smallest flash 6--> harder force of flash
  • 3:1 lighting ratio-- adds contrast
  • Fill and Key  45o facing the subject
  • Backdrop will come out grey. If you want pure white face the lighting towards the backdrop.


Godox:
  • 9/10 plugs into the light
  • Transmits the flash
  • make sure switched on before and off after the shoot
  • slot into the handle
  • signal received at the top of the camera
3 point lighting:


  • MAIN LIGHT: hits them on their face. VELCRO; softens the light on the models face GRID: spreads the light out evenly.

  • FULL LIGHT: takes the shadow out to get an even lighting
  • HAIR LIGHT: put light on the subjects head, separates the model from the background to not make them look flat on the backdrop


CAMERA:
  • Nikon D700
  • Canon 350D
  • DSLR: 17,000,000 mega pixel camera
  • Don't look through the flat pad, look through view box
  • 3.52 LCD
  • wear strap over head to not break the camera
  • 18-105 zoom lense
  • Play icon- top left corner of camera; brings back the previous photo taken.
  • Flipping the camera portrait, use the portrait shutter
  • A: Auto Mode - model in focus
  • M: Manual - your in control of the zoom 
  • Keep the camera on Auto to save time and be precise.

SETTINGS:
  • A: Aperture Priority; when the foreground and the background are in focus
  • S: Shutter Priority- capturing movement; quicker the shutter quicker you get the image.
  • Menu---> Set picture control ---> Standard (colour)/ Monochrome (black and white)
  • Reflectors: Silver+Gold (small) & Gold+White(big) -- reflects light
  • Gold- warm glow
  • Silver- contrast
  • White- knock out shadow

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