Monday, February 29, 2016

                                                                             Single:



opposite-sex friend couples:



funny couples:



romantic couples:



different heights:


different backdrops:



different color clothing:













    Thursday, February 25, 2016

    1. What type of pet will you photography?

    -My dogs, Marley and Luna.


    2. Where will you shoot?

    -My house

    3. What type of lighting will you use?

    -Natural 

    4. What equipment will you need?

    -Camera
    -tripod 

    5. What challenges will you encounter?

    -Luna is still a puppy and isn't as obedient as Marley.

    6. How will you overcome these challenges?

    -bribe her with treats

    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.





    Friday, February 19, 2016

    HDR Photography


    1. What does HDR stand for?
         High Dynamic Range


    2. In your own words, explain what makes an HDR photo an HDR photo?
         very rich colors, shadows are exaggerated

    3. What is bracketing?
         is the general technique of taking several shots of the same subject using different camera settings.

    4. What software can you use to produce an HDR image?
         Lightroom

    5. When selecting layers, what do you have to be careful about when creating your HDR photos?
         The key is to not go to the extreme and combine dozens of photos leaving every pixel of the photo well exposed. Leave room for natural shadows and use moderation when combining images.
    Smugmug:
    How do you add Content Blocks to your site?
    drag and drop it from your customize drawer

    What are the eight different types of content you can add?
    Galleries, photos, navigation, video, design, text, social, discovery, services, HTML & CSS

    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 photos- a single image
    Multiple image- more than one photo in a form of gallery or folder
    slideshow- multiple images automatically switch
    carousel-

    What are the THREE different types of Navigation items you can add to your SmugMug account? Briefly explain what each does.
    Menu- building a navigation bar with links to other pages on your site
    Breadcrumb- it revels links between homepage
    Featured Events- feature an event on any any page you create

    What are the THREE kinds of design elements can you add? What do they do?

    logo - includes your logo an brand 
    separator- it helps to site viewers eyes 
    spacer - add spacing between content block to give more room
    What "Colorspace" should your images be processed in to be uploaded to SmugMug?
    sRGD color space
    Should you crop your images before uploading to SmugMug? Why?
    proof delay, cause others could cause confusion

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

    Friday, February 12, 2016


    Tip 1: "consider the sky"

    Tip 2: "change your point of view"

    Tip 3: "maximize your Depth of field" 
    List:
    -camera
    -tripod
    -wide lens

    Pictures I like:
    austin stock photography,austin cityscape,skyline of downtown austin,austin texas



    where i wanna take pictures:

    Monday, February 8, 2016

    Image 1 - shadowless - just the fill light
    Image 2 - Butterfly with just the key light 
     Image 3 - Broad with just the key light
                                                       
    Image 4 - Rembrandt with just the key light 
    Image 5 - Split with just the key light 
     Image 1 - shadowless - just the fill light
                                                      
     Image 2 - Butterfly with a key and fill light
                                                      
     Image 3 - Loop with a key and fill light
                                                       

     Image 4 - Rembrandt with a key and fill light
                                                       
    Image 5 - Split with a key and fill light 
    Image 1 - shadowless with a fill light and a background light 
    Image 2 - Butterfly with all three lights 

     Image 3 - Loop with all three lights
                                                       
    Image 4 - Rembrandt with all three lights 

     Image 5 - Split with all three lights