As part of an induction to create my print advertisement, initial information to use the equipment was required, therefore a photography studio induction. Key information included the correct directions on using the equipment and beginning to use a lighting technique.
Key points in the studio-
- Positioning of the lights around the model to create effects using 3 area lighting. This includes, (as in the name, ) 3 lights including a back light and 2 front lights.
- The 3 main light setup is mainly used for fashion, portrait and product photography.
When photographing someone, make sure they do not stand too close to the backdrop - 5ft to 6ft away from the backdrop. This is to make sure the person does not blend into the backdrop.
- The key / main light is used mostly for contrasting photos
- Fill light
- Back light / hair light, positioned to look down on the main subject.
- Dial between 1-6, 1 being the lowest for the flash. The dial usually stays at 3 when shooting.
- There are soft boxes around the lights to defuse the brightness to make sure the overall light looks natural.
- When uploading to web, make sure the resolution is 72dpi ( dot per inch.)
- Image and image size tells you the actual size of the image when it was actually photographed.
- Transform - Ctrl T and hold down shift key when making an image the background - then resize the image to fit the overall page.
- Ctrl z - undo
- To edit the brightness, saturation, contrast etc of a photo, go to image - adjustment.
As part of the initial use of cameras, regulations for the equipment was required, such as the tripod. The camera that will be used for the final moving image is canon and will be shot in the field of the school. Practice shots were taken using the recce in order to adjust / get used to handling the camera.
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