Advanced Commercial Photography

Post one leave behind (front and back) and one business card (front and back) on your blog

LEAVE BEHIND: https://designshack.net/articles/freelancing/the-importance-of-a-leave-behind-for-clients-top-tips-advice/




BUSINESS CARDS: http://content.photojojo.com/photo-technique/tips/12-awesome-photography-business-card-ideas/

Depth of Field with Books

Commercial Photo Job Summary –

Formal Assignment (Major Grade)

Depth of Field

Equipment                                                                                                                                         

Camera, tripod (or a stable setting), self-timer or remote control (optional)

Formal Assignment:

Create a still-life composition of 3 objects placed on the pages of an open book, choose your objects and book with intention so that the objects somehow relate to the text in the book. Think creatively. This will configure in your grade.

                 

·       Arrange the objects at varying distances from the camera.

·       Using a tripod and a normal focal length lens (about 40 mm), frame you image to get a tight composition with little or no background.

·       Make sure you can see some of the text in the composition

·       Light the still-life using window or artificial light; either way, use reflector cards to add fill light into the shadow areas.

·       Use manual focus

1.     Focusing consistently on the front object, make 3 correct exposures adjusting the f/stop from widest to middle to smallest. [total of 3 exposures]

2.     Focusing consistently on the middle object, make 3 correct exposures adjusting the f/stop from widest to middle to smallest. [total of 3 exposures]

3.     Focusing consistently on the far object, make 3 correct exposures adjusting the f/stop from widest to middle to smallest. [total of 3 exposures]

Advanced Commercial Photography

Create a website on WIX.COM

I will go over more details with you on Tuesday and Thursday but if you would like to get started on it before then, use that website. Consider what you did and did not like from the website reviews when creating your website.

Whatever your URL and Website name is, make sure it ties to YOU and is something unique! Once you create this, it will be used for everything else you do for your photography business such as business cards, leave behinds, etc.

Commercial Photography

                                                              GHOSTLY IMAGE

Create a "ghostly" image using one of the following techniques or if you have an idea of your own, you may do that. The final image MUST have a "ghostly" theme. Have fun and be creative!!! If you are having trouble with ideas, Google is a great place to start, I have included some examples.

Set the theme to black and white. Shoot a creepy location with a dramatic still effect. Then capture a portrait of a classmate (best to use the white back drop in class). You should have 2 images, one of the setting and one of the person.

Open both images in Photoshop, using your creepy setting as one layer and the portrait as another layer. 

Remove the portrait photo from its background in Photoshop using the magnetic lasso, set it as a new layer in the background and adjust its opacity. Then use the blur effect to create the ghostly effect that you wanted to achieve.

**The sub has my Photoshop book if you have any trouble with these tools, or you can look up tutorials online.

You may also try a long exposure for a "ghostly" image, although you will need to have little to no light so your image is not over exposed. Pick your setting and open your shutter while in "bulb" and have someone move in/out of the frame with the shutter still open. 

The blur techniques that you used in your motion assignment are other techniques you could use to create a "ghostly" image.

Have a safe and fun Halloween photographers! 

-Coach Henry

Commercial Photography

HALLOWEEN THEME SHOOT!!

Post a photo (edited in LIGHTROOM, shot in RAW) representing each of the following words:

1) Enchanted
2) Ghoulish
3) Chilling
4) Eerie
5) Ominous
6) Undead
7) Strange
8) **Your choice, must be Halloween related

Title each photo with the word used.

Advanced Commercial Photography

12 Website Reviews DUE October 11th

Should include:

• Name and location of photographer
• URL
• 3 things you like about their site, 3 things you do not like
• How many tabs/drop downs are on the site?
• How many photos are in their portfolio?

Commercial Photography-Lightroom Tutorial

Begin by watching the following YouTube video (I will play it on the overhead during class) but here is the link in case you want to look back on it later...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bECi0ZQAB34

Plug in your hard drive and open Lightroom the way we discussed, if you need help doing this please come see me! Be sure to check you have opened the correct catalog!

Edit 2 of your existing photos using Lightroom and some of the basic techniques you learned in the tutorial. Post your before AND after picture, you should have 4 total images. You will have time to work on this during class today and the next class period. It is due by Friday October 7th.