Blog Notes: p.114-119

How to shoot a formal portrait...

• place background
• place light about 45 degrees to the right of the subject
• put reflector on left, 3-4 feet fom subject
• guide subject to pose

camera settings

• make background out of focuse
• wide-open aperture
• shallow depth, emphasizes subject
• no slower than 1/60 of a second shutter speed

Lighting for Formal portraits

• indoors-light 45 degree angle on the side and reflector
• Outdoor-no direct sunlight, use open shade, cloudy days are perfect

The Candid

• capture a person going about everyday life
• take more pictures
• include surroundings
• look natural

Blog Notes: Action Photography p.130-139

close a place with the best viewpoint
a clear unobstructed view
chose plain or visually natural background to create emphasis
timing is everything
camera settings
shutter speed no lower than 1/250
manually select f-stops
flim
outside-try to keep sun behind you
400 ISO-400 ISO
lenses
telephoto lenses

A Glimpse of My Sunday

Self Portraits

In Class Portriats of Amanda

Blog Notes: Ch.5 Portraits pg.108-113

Working with people:

• gain subjects trust to get their cooperation
• be comfortable interacting with strangers
• make them feel at ease when taking your photographs

camera formats:

• balance between subject an detail i the background
• large format cameras are sklow to operate but but have the most detail
• use 35mm for candid an enviormental shots

film choices for portraits:

• slow film speed-captures more etails an smoother looking imagwes
• fast film speed-use for canid an enviormental because you can hold the camera and still get sharp images

Blog Notes: Portraits

types of portraits:

• formal portraits emphasize only the person who is the subject of the photograph
• candid portraits capture a person going about everyday activites
• enviormental portraits place a person in a setting that sayss something about him or her

early portrait photography:

• replaced painting as the medium for portraits
• very affordable as opposed to painting
• portrait related ton the subjects personality

creating portrait photos:

• consider value-you want a wide range because it helps move your eyes around the image
• keep in mind your light source that will cause highlights or shadows
• bring mood to the photograph expierimenting with different lighting

Photo Essay

Photojournalism

http://myjournalism.wordpress.com/

http://old.thecompellingimage.com/courses

http://www.westminster.ac.uk/schools/media/journalism/ma-photojournalism

http://izismile.com/2009/12/09/photojournalism_documentary_photos_that_worth_a_thousand_words_37_pics_text.html

http://katieryan.com/pjournalism/16/0/

Other Career Photography: Event Photography

Some notes I took on event photography....

• Music and Clubs
• Circus and Theatre
• Use flash if you are in a drak area
• Use 35mm and 50mm lenses, ocasionally 80mm
• Uses white balance a lot
• Most pictures are balck and white
• Try to capture all elements of event
• Capture emotion

Want an example? Go to
http://www.jackrandallphotography.com/pets