Photography Notes

In today lessons we went to the photography studio, and I took some notes of the instruction for the equipment so that I would understand how to use them.

White backdrop OR Black backdrop - You can adjust the length and height of the white backdrop

• They will blend in to the backdrop if you stand too near - make sure your model is standing away from the backdrop  
• The light are always switch off in the classroom

Studio flash - 

• Trinity studio flash head; they will 'ping' if the flash is on. 
• To test the if the flash is on, click the 'Test' buttons
• There will be a musical notes; the beat - it allow to make a 'ping' to make sure the flashes is on
• (+-) = BUTTONS /// (-) = 1.0: Smallest flash  (+) = 6: Highest flash

3 point lighting -

• Key light/ Main light: An effect to add more light to the subject area

• Fill light (it has a grid): It allows to take the shadows out, and fill in the light. It also allow to spread the lights out evenly to get an evenly light. 

• Hair light: It has a snoot a dented cone - it bounce light to the subject hair, which allow to separate the model from the backdrop so the model doesn't look flat. 

• Two soft boxes distributes light

3:1 lighting ratio -

• Different ration add more effects and contrasts to the image
• For example: Main light - 4, Fill light - 3, Hair light - 1.5  

Godox - 

• A remote for the lighting
• Acts like a receiver to the camera, it must be placed on top of the camera
• ON = FLASH

Reflectors -

• Bounce and reflect light 
• There is two reflectors - golden: it give a warm glow to the subject / sliver: it give creates a neutral effect on your image. When using sliver reflectors in B&W photo, it give more contrasts and shadows 

DSLR Camera - 

• Nikon D 7000; 17 megapixels; it has 18-105 zoom lens (can be shot in CU, MS or LS)

• Play icon - to view the picture you have taken ; (+) ZOOM IN / (-) ZOOM OUT
• There's a landscape or portrait mode 
• (A) = Auto mode; if there is a 'beep' - mean is in focus / (M) = Manual mode; there will be no 'beep' in manual mode - you control the focus 
• A = Aperture priority & S = Shutter speed priority - THE TWO MAIN SETTINGS
• Shutter speed - the faster the shutter = the more movement it will be capture
• Depth of fields - focus in the foreground then gradually out of focus in the background 
• 'Menu' > camera icon > set picture controls > Standard - Colour & Monochrome - B&W