Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Family portrait

1. Whose family will you photograph?
My family

2. Where will you shoot?
A pond near this museum on the eastside

3. What type of lighting will you use?
Natural lighting

4. What equipment will you need?
tri-pod
camera

5. What challenges will you encounter?
to get the families not to look awkward

6. How will you deal with these challenges?
Make them feel comfortable

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.


I like how natural they look, and happy. 

Pet Portrait

1. What type of pet will you photography?
Either one of my dogs or my snake

2. Where will you shoot?
The park near my house or my backyard

3. What type of lighting will you use?
Natural outside lighting

4. What equipment will you need?
A Camera

5. What challenges will you encounter?
Trying to get my dog to stay still and pose

6. How will you overcome these challenges?
Giving my dog treats and being ready to catch them at all times 



I like this photo because it looks warming, and frames the dog in a nice way. Also, i like how the dog looks in this lighting, i will take my dog in my backyard or to a park near my house to attempt to take a photo like this. 

Monday, February 22, 2016

 balanced exposure
 over exposed
under exposed





Merged HDR

I used photoshops auto merge. 

I felt like i was successful but wish there were more clouds in the sky. 

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

HDR Preview

1. What does HDR stand for?
High Dynamic Range
2. In your own words, explain what makes an HDR photo an HDR photo?
a processing photos that allows for a wider/deeper range of colors 
3. What is bracketing?
when several shots of the same subject are taken with different exposures
4. What software can you use to produce an HDR image?
Photoshop
5. When selecting layers, what do you have to be careful about when creating your HDR photos?
adding to many photos
6. Save your favorite HDR photo on your blog.


Thursday, February 11, 2016

Landscape Preview

My favorite Tip:
Considering the sky

Tip 1:
Maximize your depth of field
Tip 2:
Find a focal point, point of view
Tip 3:
Time of day or work with weather



Landscape

I would need a tri-pod, camera, and maybe a wide lens

honestly have no idea where i want to shoot my photo

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

SmugMug Intro

1. Content Blocks
How do you add Content Blocks to your site?
link would not work (video)

2. Content Types
What are the eight different types of content you can add?
Photos, Navigation, Videos, Design Text, Discovery, HTML, Social

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: Add a block that contains a 1 image to any page, gallery/folder
Multiple Photos: Add a block that contains more than one image to any page, gallery/folder
Slideshow: Adding a slideshow to any of the contents above
Carousel:add a photo carousel to any of the contents above

4. Navigation
What are the THREE different types of Navigation items you can add to your SmugMug account? Briefly explain what each does.
Menu: Build a navigation bar with links to other pages on your site, as well as to any external sites you'd like your viewers to visit/see
​Breadcrumb: Add a breadcrumb to reveal the links between your homepage and the page being view
Featured Events "pro": Feature an event on any page you create.

5. Design Elements
What are the THREE kinds of design elements can you add? What do they do?
Logo: Including your logo anywhere on your SmugMug site to brand your page
Separator: Adding page separators to your site to help guide viewers' eyes
Spacer: Adding spacing between content blocks to give your content more breathing room

6. Colorspace
What "Colorspace" should your images be processed in to be uploaded to SmugMug?
sRGD color space

7. Cropping
Should you crop your images before uploading to SmugMug? Why?
proof delay, cause others could cause confusion

8. Resolution
What is the minimum resolution size for an 8" by 10" print?
750x935
SET ONE 

shadowless

Butterfly 


Loop



Broad 


Split light



SET TWO 

Butterfly


Loop


Rembrant 


Split 


SET THREE 
Butterfly



Loop




Rembrandt 



Split



You told our group to skip the shadowless in the two last sets to save time.