Photography Studio Notes

Scott's Lesson

Today in media, we were taken to the photography studio where we took notes on all the equipment used in the room so that we are prepared for our photography shoot weeks later. We were also given some tips of where our models should stand in position when taking our pictures for our magazine.

White backdrop is the backdrop used the photo shoot however it can be changed to black and the length and height can be changed. If a model was to stand too far back they will bleach in the backdrop, so therefore make sure they stand in the right position.

Trinity Flash head
On and off button
If you press ' test' you are testing the flash so that it builds up a charge.
A music note sign means ' the beat'.
Plus + to add more power to the flash, maximum is 6 so that means a harder stronger flash (be cautious of eyes).
Minus - means that the flash is weaker, minimum is 1.
3 to 1 Lighting Ratio
The splashes of light will give a bit of contrast to the photo.
Godos is the transmitter, make sure it is switched ON to flash. You just slot it through the handle, it then goes through to the receiver in the camera.
Gold reflectors give a warm glow to a picture.
Silver reflector give a hard bounce back.

We have 3 main points of lighting!
 1) Main/Key Light - has big squares which are called soft boxes.

 2) Field Light - This takes away any shadows in a picture.


















3) Snoot/Hair Light - This puts light on the back of the model's head so that it shimmers. It separates the model from the backdrop.















Nikon D 7000, for the main photo shoot, we also have a (Canon 350 D for filming students) this camera to the left has 17 000 000 million mega- pixels. Lenses are 18-105 wide range from mid shot, close up or long shot.

 Little play icon shows the previous picture taken but not for too long.
Zoom in + and zoom out -
Settings:
A stands out for aperture if you want to focus the camera.
S, the faster the shutter the more pictures it will take. Single frame shot can take loads of pictures.
Click menu + green camera on, click set picture control, standard, color, monochrome = black & white.