Today we learned how to construct head shots. To accomplish these shots i had to get close enough to my subject  that her face fills up the frame. I had two soft boxes on each side of her face creating a soft light effect. Additionally, i used Adobe Photoshop  to blend a colorful photo and my subject to create a paint effect.

Today we focused on different ways  to capture motion. For majority of my photos i attempted to freeze my subject in motion. To accomplish freezing my subject in motion, i had a quick shutter speed (1/150) of sec. My iso was 100 and aperture around 1.8. I struggled with getting the subject in focus while still having the background moving.

Today we learned how to use studio lighting while shooting  outdoors. In order to accomplish taking these photos my subject had to be under exposed. In fact, we were using an external flash  and an umbrella to soften the light on the subject. My iso also remained at 200 through out the entire shoot, despite the dark environment we were in.

Today we learned how to capture our subjects in the night . With little to no light present the photo required a high iso. It also required us to allow as much light to come in as possible with out losing  focus on the subject. I accomplished this by maintaining  a low aperture and my shutter speed at 1/100.

For this learning log i focused on capturing a image with a message. My PSA statement placed emphasis on the Flint water crisis. Additionally, i used photoshop to get the fonts that would complement my PSA image with out over powering it.  I also, used png for the image  logos.

Today we learned how to shoot for different magazine covers.  We used Photoshop to adjust the logo and photo for each magazine we were advertising. My goal was to mimic Vibe magazine while adding my own twist.

Today we experimented with capturing different object on a white or black background. Additionally, i gained an better understanding of advertisement photography. For example, each photo was taken with the lighting positioned behind the hourglass to give a more appealing highlight to the object.

Today in class we learned how to paint with light and the effect of long exposed shots.To accomplish each shot we adjusted the camera settings to provide  a longer the shutter speed. The shutter for each shot was around 15-20 seconds. The iso was at it lowest which was 100 and the aperture was set to 14.  Additionally, we used flash to add light to the subject face. Due to being in a very dark environment, a flash light was also used to help focus the camera on the subject before taking the picture.

3-point w/ background light

3- Point w/ hair light

Butterfly Light

Edge Lighting