Friday, February 26, 2016

Family Portrait




1. Whose family will you photograph?
Mine 

2. Where will you shoot?
outside or inside

3. What type of lighting will you use?
natural or ceiling light

4. What equipment will you need?
camera, tripod

5. What challenges will you encounter?
time

6. How will you deal with these challenges?
make time

7. Post an example for inspiration for your shoot. Explain what you like about the photo and how you will attempt to emulate or use for inspiration.



Pet Photography








1. What type of pet will you photography?
My cats

2. Where will you shoot?
house

3. What type of lighting will you use?
natural from the window

4. What equipment will you need?
camera

5. What challenges will you encounter?
getting them to comply

6. How will you overcome these challenges?
With patience

7. Post an example for inspiration for your shoot. Explain what you like about the photo and how you will attempt to emulate or use for inspiration.

Monday, February 22, 2016

SmugMug

1. Content Blocks
How do you add Content Blocks to your site?
-Drag the content to the blocks to add it.

2. Content Types
What are the eight different types of content you can add?
-Galleries
-Photos
-Navigation
-Video
-Design
-Text
-Social
-Discovery

3. Photos
When you add photos to SmugMug, which are the FOUR different ways you can organize and display them? Briefly explain what each method does.
-Single Photo  Shows 1 photo at a time
-Multiple Photos  Shows multiple images in a block
-Slideshow  Slides through 1 photo at a time
-Carousel  Slideshow but with a fancy transition

4. Navigation
What are the THREE different types of Navigation items you can add to your SmugMug account? Briefly explain what each does.
-Menu  sticks to the side of any part of the page you go to
-Breadcrumbs  a hidden menu until you mouse over it
-Feature Events  Shows the featured pictures of your choosing

5. Design Elements
What are the THREE kinds of design elements can you add? What do they do?
-Logo  Include the logo anywhere on the page
-Separator  Separators to help guide viewers' eyes
-Spacer  Used to add space between blocks

6. Colorspace
What "Colorspace" should your images be processed in to be uploaded to SmugMug?
-sRGB colorspace

7. Cropping
Should you crop your images before uploading to SmugMug? Why?
-No so customers can choose the crop they want 

8. Resolution
What is the minimum resolution size for an 8" by 10" print?
-720x935

HDR

HDR


1. What does HDR stand for?
High Dynamic Range
2. In your own words, explain what makes an HDR photo an HDR photo?
Gives the picture more depth than normal
3. What is bracketing?
Taking the same picture multiple time, to get different exposures, like a mountain, sky and grass
4. What software can you use to produce an HDR image?
The almighty Photoshop
5. When selecting layers, what do you have to be careful about when creating your HDR photos?
Don't delete them?
6. Save your favorite HDR photo on your blog.


Landscape preview


Landscape

Tip 1: Take the photo in good lighting lighting

Tip 2: Good position and location

Tip 3: Correct lens

Equipment List

1. Camera
2. Tripod, maybe
3. Bigger than normal lens

Pictures

Highway on frontage Road


Thursday, February 18, 2016

studio



Rembrant Lighting (one light)
Rembrant Lighting (two lights)

 Broad Lighting (two lights)

 Broad Lighting (one light)


 Butterfly Lighting (two lights)

 Butterfly Lighting (one light)

Loop Lighting (one light)

Loop Lighting (two Light)





Friday, February 5, 2016

Advanced Camera Tutorial




6D

1. What is the difference between a Full Frame Camera and a Crop Sensor?

The crop sensor is a smaller version of the full frame which hints the name, its cropped from the full frame

2. What are five advantages of the 6D compared to a T3i?

Higher mega pixels, higher ISO (25,000), larger sensor, built in wifi, built in GPS and everything else

3. What makes the autofocus of the Canon 5D Mark III better than that of the 6D?

Auto focus points are 6 times larger than 6D



7D

Is the 7D Mark II a Full Frame or a Crop Sensor camera?



How many frames per second for stills can the 7D Mark II take?



What is the ISO range on the 7D Mark II?



How many cross-type AF points are available on the 7D Mark II?



How many RAW images can the 7D Mark II capture in a single burst?