Digital Camera Requirements
Refer to the “Modeling Albums” as a reference for posing your subjects. Keep subjects away from backgrounds as much as possible to eliminate shadows. Perform use of the Studio Lighting and Natural Lighting in your Photos. Use good judgment for your project compositions. Put a check mark in front of the project activities that you complete.
Studio Shots: Use the studio lighting equipment. Overhead ceiling lights will be off when shooing in the Studio.
3/6- Green/Yellow/Blue/Black Background Yoga position or Reclining Poses as a Portrait compostion. Use the Work Lights and the Reflective Umbrella. As an alternative, your Digital “on camera” flash will fire the slave unit that should be bounced from the black reflective umbrella. Shop
3/6- Brown Carpet Background in the Studio. Use the Soft Boxes on the model and portable Lamps are available to light the background. Use the wooden and plastic chairs for sitting poses. Studio
3/6-Arrange poses with the models on the floor in reclining poses with the brown carpet-Studio. Use the Studio Soft Box Modeling Lights with background lamps. Also, use the Studio Soft Box Flash Units with a PC cord (B&W cameras) or digital “on camera flash” to set off the flash slaves in the Soft Boxes. Ceiling lights should be off when shooting. If these directions are confusing .....Ask for help. Studio
3/6- Black Background (gray or white chair) - (Use the table/desk covered with a black sheet and stool with the model resting their arms or elbows on the table top. Photograph the table top and the models upper body (arms, chest, and head). Use the Work Lights and the Reflective Umbrella. As an alternative, your Digital- “on camera” flash will fire the Flash slave unit that should be bounced from the black reflective umbrella. Shop
3/6-Use the bench covered in a C-curve with the black/blue/yellow/green sheet. Use the Work Lights and the Reflective Umbrella. As an alternative, your Digital “on-camera” flash will fire the slave unit that should be bounced from the black reflective umbrella. Shop
3/6-Black/Blue/Yellow/Green Background with the small stool...close-ups with upper body shots...be sure to keep the model’s back straight. Shop
4/8- Blue Chroma-Key Wall Background in the Studio- Use the White or Gray chairs with the White Diffusion Umbrella lighting on the subject and the black reflection umbrellas to light the blue wall. Also, have the subject stand a few feet from the wall for upper body shots.
2/4- Use the Soft box to one side of the subject for your lighting on the model to create a mood. Keep the Soft boxes at the brown carpet station.
Be Creative Shots.....2 or 3 Use the portable lights that are located on the cart as you walk in the Studio room. (Use good judgment)
Outdoor Shots: Natural Lighting
Macro Shots: Close-ups of subjects features...eye, lips, smile, ear outside with natural lighting.
Macro Shots of Nature- small things such as flowers, insects, leaves etc.
Landscapes.... (Use Framing & Foreground Objects)
Silhouettes....set your exposure to the light background behind the subject
Informal Portraits.....use flash for fill on a few shots
Formal Portraits.....use flash for fill on a few shots
Action Shots that stop the action.....use fast shutter speeds
Action Shots that blur the action......use slow shutter speeds
Action Shots that illustrate "Panning the shot"....slow shutter speeds and move the camera with the action as you snap the shutter release.
Photographs that illustrate "Framing"
Photographs that illustrate "Lines"
Photographs that illustrate “Perspective”
Photographs that illustrate “Rule of Thirds”
Use "Foreground Objects" to create depth in a composition.
Control "Depth of Field" (shallow / great)
“Shallow” large apertures such as f-4
“Great” small apertures such as f-11 or f-16
Photographs that illustrate the other basic guidelines to good composition such as Simplicity and Balance.
Photo Copying: photograph a picture of a picture by placing the photo in open shade or on a during hazy day (not during a sunny day with harsh light). Use a tripod or use a stool with your camera supported with your arms resting on your thighs. The camera should be 90 degrees or perpendicular to the picture being photographed. Use a polarizing filter and if necessary the close-up lenses when photographing with the B&W 35 mm cameras. Use a peice of plywood or masonite as a flat base for your project.
Use of outdoor flash for fill in when shooting in the shade or a cloudy day with gray skies.
Illustrate use of the Sun’s Lighting by photographing from different angles and positions.....side, front, and back lighting.
Use the black cloth table napkins for "portable backgrounds" for controlling the background color and accomplishing simplicity when shooting smaller subject matter. Use the larger portable backgrounds for Portrait Shots.
Shoot examples of “Table Top Photography” by taking the Table Top station outdoors in the Natural Lighting of the Sun.
Special Effects Shots: Solarize, B&W, Sepia, Negative Art with the Mavica cameras.
Be Creative Shots.....2 or 3 (Use good judgment)
Black & White Camera Project Requirements
Outdoor Shots: Natural Lighting
Macro Shots: Close-ups of subjects features...eye, lips, smile, ear outside with natural lighting.
Macro Shots of Nature- small things such as flowers, insects, leaves etc.
Landscapes.... (Use Framing & Foreground Objects)
Silhouettes....set your exposure for the light background..... behind the subject. It is best to under expose the shot.
Shoot examples of “Table Top Photography” by taking the Table Top station outdoors in the Natural Lighting of the Sun.
Informal Portraits.....use flash for fill on a few
Formal Portraits.....use flash for fill on a few
Action Shots that stop the action.....use fast shutter speeds
Action Shots that blur the action......use slow shutter speeds
Action Shots that illustrate "Panning the shot"....slow shutter speeds and move the camera with the action as you snap the shutter release.
Photographs that illustrate "Framing"
Photographs that illustrate "Lines"
Photographs that illustrate “Perspective”
Use "Foreground Objects" to create depth.
Control "Depth of Field" (shallow / great)
“Shallow” large apertures such as f-4
“Great” small apertures such as f-11 or f-16
Photographs that illustrate the other basic guidelines to good composition such as Simplicity and Balance.
Photo Copying: photograph a picture of a picture by placing the photo in open shade or on a during hazy day (not during a sunny day with harsh light). Use a tripod or use a stool with your camera supported with your arms resting on your thighs. The camera should be 90 degrees or perpendicular to the picture being photographed. Use a polarizing filter and if necessary a close-up lenses with photographing with the B&W 35 mm cameras.
Use of outdoor flash “Environmental Flash” for fill in when shooting in the shade or a cloudy day with gray skies.
Illustrate use of the Sun’s Lighting by photographing from different angles and positions.....side, front, and back lighting.
Use the black cloth table napkins for "portable backgrounds" for controlling the background color and accomplishing simplicity when shooting smaller subject matter. Use the larger portable backgrounds for Portrait Shots.
Be Creative Shots.....2 or 3 (Use good judgment)