Category: Class Topics (Page 1 of 3)

Needed for this class

• Review Portrait Lighting styles
• Camera or cameraphone
• Lightroom
• a clamp light
• tracing paper
• a model or if doing self-portraits, a tripod

Portrait Poses

 There are 3 basic poses:

1. Front view
2. 3/4 view
3. Profile

Focal Length

The … Read More

Needed for this class

• A camera or cameraphone
• Lightroom Classic or Lightroom Photoshop App
• A light source preferably a window during the day
• If working with a light, tracing paper or other material to diffuse the light
• A few simple

Needed for this class

• Camera or cameraphone
• A window w/daylight
• A model if possible or you can take self-portraits

Portrait Lighting Styles

There are a 5 basic lighting styles for portrait photography. Each style is defined by how light falls … Read More

Needed for this class

Props for still life on theme of fall

Black card, white card and or plain background

clip lamp

camera

Light Quality

Direct light or hard light – the rays of light are nearly parallel and strike … Read More

Food photography – the art of making food look good for the camera – often

• uses natural light. A window can be a great source of diffused light.
• uses shallow depth of field to draw attention to the food itself.