Pictures of Senior Pictures

ISO 1600

f/1.8

1/640

ISO 1600

f/1.8

1/640

ISO 800

f/1.8

1/250

ISO 800

f/1.8

1/250

Headshots? Okay.

ISO 250

50mm

f/1.8

1/3200 sec

Today we practiced headshots. I'm definitely not the best, but i actually enjoyed it. 

It was a little hard to get up in Carlie's face since i was using a 50mm lens and 2 other people were also shooting. Therefore, i ended up using a photo with Duchess as the subject. I'm happy with the picture overall, but i could've done far better. I think it's strange that i enjoyed headshots, since everyone else seems to think they're horrible. I am getting a little better at the whole exposure thing, though. I'm also getting kinda sorta pumped for the school year and learning more.

"I Wanna Be A Cameraman" Research:

1. Hasselblad- Victor Hasselblad is a Swedish manufacturer best known for his medium-format cameras. Hasselblad cameras were used on the Apollo space mission.Widely used for the V-System cameras. They have a long life and available lenses.

2. Lights- The five main types of photography lighting are natural light, natural plus fill in flash, flash, ambient, and studio/softbox.  

3. Strobists- This is a blog that explains how to use an off-camera flash.

4. Exposure- The amount of light let in to produce the photo.

5. Leibovitz- Leibovitz was a very renowned photographer who shot many album covers and famous photographs of celebrities such as John Lennon and Miley Cyrus.

6. Snoot-  a tube or similar object that fits over a studio light or portable flash and allows the photographer to control the direction and radius of the light beam. These may be conical, cylindrical, or rectangular in shape. Snoots can isolate a subject when using a flash. They help by stopping "light spill", or when lighting falls in a larger footprint than intended.

7. Kelby Training- Kelby is editor and publisher of Photoshop User magazine, president and co-founder of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) and is president of Kelby Media Group, an Oldsmar, Florida-based software training, education, and publishing firm.

He is the training director for the Adobe Photoshop Seminar Tour and conference technical chair for the Photoshop World Conference & Expo. He is featured in a series of online Photoshop training classes and DVDs and has been training Photoshop users since 1993.

In the fall of 2007, he created Kelbytraining.com.

8. Post-Pro- A final stage in the production of a film or a television program, occurring after the action has been filmed or videotaped and typically involving editing and the addition of soundtracks.

9. Profotos- Profotos.com exists to serve two main purposes: 1) we are on the Internet to serve photographers with online gallery space, which they may utilize to display their own photographic images, and 2) we are online to offer insight and how-to education to our visitors and member photographers, to help them become better photographers.

10.L-Bracket- Right-angle quick release "L-brackets" fit the base of your digital or film camera, allowing easy access to its battery pack or I/O ports. Quickly release, turn, and remount your camera for either a horizontal or vertical shot – no more flipping your tripod head on its side or upsetting your shooting position. These plates work especially well when you're using shorter macro, wide-angle, and tilt-shift lenses.

11.HDR’s- It stands for “High Dynamic Range” and it creates photos with gorgeous, impossible detail and clarity.

12. Pocket Wizard- Pocket Wizard is a wireless triggering device used for taking off-camera flash photos. The Pocket Wizard products are connected to the camera via a transmitter and is often used by amateur and professional photographer's alike. The product was developed in the 1990s, according to the company website, and since then, the company has come out with many different models and accessories for the Pocket Wizard.

13. Photography- producing pictures with camera: the art, hobby, or profession of taking photographs, and developing and printing the film or processing the digitized array image

using light to make pictures: the process of recording images by exposing light-sensitive film or array to light or other forms of radiation

14. Camera- device for taking photographs: a device for taking photographs by letting light from an image fall briefly onto sensitized film, usually by means of a lens-and-shutter mechanism

Reflecion

The first day of Photography boot camp was a little stressful, not only because of the strange stares coming from the people being used as subject, but also because everyone isn't quite comfortable with acting like goobs yet. I'm also terrible remembering to do things, so i had to repeat the process in my head often. Fortunately, it isn't that hard to memorize. ISO, Aperature, Shutter Speed. Repeat. I didn't have much trouble remembering to change ISO and whatnot every time i went inside or outside, which was nice. I had a good time today, and I'm glad my battle buddy is Sydney because she's super sweet. The scavenger hunt was fun. I'm really competitive, and i didn't get to finish so it was kind of a bummer. I enjoyed learning today, mostly because I like the way Smith teaches, but also because photography is interesting to me. I really hope I turn out to be an aggressive photographer.