HDR photo

Over Exposed

Under Exposed 

Balanced

Final HDR photo

Explanation: The photos were taken in manual with bracketing and combined automatically in photoshop.

Reflection: I think the final picture turned out okay, if the exposures had been more different it would have more of a HDR look. 

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?
Different exposures layered together to make the colors bright and sharp.
3. What is bracketing?
Bracketing is a mode the atomically takes the different exposures and layers them.

4. What software can you use to produce an HDR image?
You can layer images in photoshop.

5. When selecting layers, what do you have to be careful about when creating your HDR photos?
Leaving some natural light and shadows in the picture.

6. Save your favorite HDR photo on your blog.

Landscape preview

Favorite

Google photo

Tip 1: Have a high aperture 

Tip 2: Have a focal point

Tip 3: Have a good foreground 

3 favorites

Equipment

tripod

lenses

extra battery 

Locations

slaughter creek

wildflower center 

Smug mug

1. Content Blocks
How do you add Content Blocks to your site?
Drag from the customization bar to the page.


2. Content Types
What are the eight different types of content you can add?

1. galleries
2. photos
3. navigation
4. video
5. design
6. text
7. social
8. discovery

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.

1. single
2. multiply
3. slideshow
4. carousel 

4. Navigation
What are the THREE different types of Navigation items you can add to your SmugMug account? Briefly explain what each does.

1. menu-links to other websites.
2. breadcrumb-links between home page and other visited pages.
3. featured events-features events on every page.

5. Design Elements
What are the THREE kinds of design elements can you add? What do they do?

1. Logo-adds logo to brand your pages.
2. Separator-guide viewers eyes.
3. spacer-adds space to clean up the design.

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

The image needs to be changed to a JPEG.

7. Cropping
Should you crop your images before uploading to SmugMug? Why?

Don't crop, let the customer crop to avoid confusion.

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

750x935

Studio Shoot

Set 1

shadowless

Butterfly with just the key light

Broad with just key light

Rembrandt with just key light

Split with just key light

Set 2

Butterfly

Loop

Rembrandt

Split 

Set 3

Butterfly 

Loop

Rembrandt

Split 

Portrait Light Basics and Vocabulary

Butterfly

1. Shadow under nose, chin shadow and shadows on cheeks

2. both sides of the face can be seen, beauty shot for woman

3. 1

Loop

1. Loop of light that build on cheeks, one side is a little shadowed the other is highlighted 

2. Not good for people for need flattering pictures 

3. 1

Rembrandt:

1. Creates a triangle shadow on the side of face, 

2. Flattering 

3. 1

Split:

1. Shadows half the face down the nose, lots of contrast 

2. Creates a dramatic feeling

3. 1

Broad and short:

1. Broad light, shows the longer side of the face is lit

2. Most flattering 

3. 1

Fill light-Used to lighten shadows and control contrast.

Key light (main light)-Determines lighting, for example a strong back light. 

Hair light-Accent light for the top of the head. 

Background light-Helps separates background from subject

Shadowless-creates no shadows

Hard light-Small light, produces highlights and shadows

Soft light-Directional light, large and close to subject

Grey card-Reflectance card used instead of a subject for a reflected light

Reflector-A reflector shape used with some focusing fixtures to provide efficient output, especially in Spot setting.

Diffuser-Placed in front of light to soften highlights and shadows

Intensity-Strength, or how to set shutter speed and aperture's appropriate to portraits

2:1 lighting ratio-one light is half as bright as the other

Direction: Where the light is coming from.

Intensity: How bright the light is.

Color: What color is the light.

Contrast: Transition from highlights to shadows-soft or hard?

Hardness: What the edges of the shadows look like.

Flash photography basic concepts

1. Every flash photo is 2 exposures in one.
2. Fill flash can be used when the subject is backlit or side lit to eliminate silhouettes or shadows.
3.  Flash exposure is not affected by shutter speed.
4. Flash illumination is dramatically affected by distance.
5. Your camera measures ambient light and flash illumination separately.
6. With automatic flash metering, the flash illumination is measured after the shutter button is pressed, and the flash output is adjusted accordingly.
7. Every SLR camera with a mechanical shutter box has a maximum flash sync shutter speed.
8. Harsh lighting, washed out subjects and red eye can be eliminated by using diffusers and light bouncing.
9. It is possible the change the order of when the flash fires using ''Rear Curtain Sync"
10. Removing the flash from the top of the camera helps eliminate red eye and unflattering shadows. 

Spring challenge

1. Name of Tutorial?
How to set up your Canon DSLR to shoot double exposures in-camera

2. Save and post an example of the type of photograph this tutorial produces?

3. What equipment do you need? (Make a list. Be specific.)
A camera that has the ability to do this.

4. List of important things to do to prepare for shoot? (Make a numbered list.)

1. Find a place to take with a background of trees or branches.
2. Find someone to model for me. 
3. 6D camera

5. List of important tips during shoot. (Make a numbered list.)

1. One picture needs to be a silhouette
2. The other should be some kind of pattern or texture  

6. List of important tips on how to process in Lightroom (or other software) after shoot?

1. Adjust exposure 
2. try making it black and white 

Year in photos

AP

1. Cityscape and photojournalism 

2. Rule of thirds-the tower in off center on the right side.

Leading lines-The shore leads your eye to the tower.

3. Describe the lighting:

• Natural lighting from the city.
• You can tell no flash was used by the way everything is equally lit.
• The photographer probably used a tripod and slower shutter speed and farther lighten it in editing.

4.Slower shutter speed to get enough light and a tripod so the photo is clear.

Time magazine

1. Portrait

2. Lines-the dancer's body creates lines.

3. Describe the lighting:

• light sources
• This was taken in a studio so the lightening is not natural. 
• The use of lights creates shadows on the dancer and a shadow on the ground. 

4. The photographer would have had to timed taking the photo at the right movement.

National Geographic contest

1. Black and white

2. Rule of thirds-lions are not centered

3. Describe the lighting:

• Natural lighting
• The photo was taken outside so the lighting is most likely natural. 
• The photographer used the light to create shadows on the lions.

4. The photographer would have to be brave enough to pretty close to the lions

Reuters

1. Photojournalism 

2. Rule of thirds-not centered
3. Describe the lighting:

• sunlight
• Natural lighting, you can see the sun reflected in the mud. 
• The lighting makes the photo look natural.

4. The photographer would have had to somehow get above what was happening to get a photo.

Buzzfeed

1. Photojournalism 

2. Symmetry, the sign she is breaking through creates this look.
3. Describe the lighting:

• Sunlight 
• It is obviously a very sunny day because is lit and the sky is white due to all the sunlight.
• The runner is very sharp because the photographer was able to use a very quick shutter speed.

4. The photographer would have had to be ready for her to break through.

Twisted stifter

1. Pet portrait

2. Symmetry-the cats face is almost symmetrical. 
3. Describe the lighting:

• Natural lighting, probably from a window.
• No flash in the cat's eyes, you can kinda see a window in the blue one. 
• The photographer used light to make the eye's stand out. 

4. The photographer would have had to get the cat to look at camera, which can be hard to do. 

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Getty Images

1. Photojournalism 

2. Contrast of colors, the silhouette creates.

3. Describe the lighting:

• Lighting from the stage lights
• You can see the lights in the background.
• The photographer used the lights to make the photo interesting with the contrast and colors.

4. The photographer would have had to have the right camera settings and be readt.

Portraits

I think the framing effect of the mirror looks captivating. It could convey a story, it has lots of effects such as the mirror, my hand the background also the fact that my face is covered my the camera. The actually camera is dark as well as my hair but the background is brighter balancing it out. The photo shows circle composition (the mirror) and it balanced. 

I think the subject looks captivating, the color of my hair with the background is interesting. It conveys a serious emotion as there really is  no facial expression other than that. It has lights, darks and shadows, my face is lit while the background is darker and the background has shadows while my face has none. The composition is simple, it has balance and symmetry. 

The selfie within the portrait I think is captivating and interesting. The content has a story, taking a selfie instead of portrait but using it in the portraits anyway. The photo has a dark background in parts but still has light and my phone screen has it's own light.  The photo is centered and balanced but otherwise is simple.

plus X

How many PocketWizards do you need to fire a flash remotely?
2How does a PocketWizard transmit a signal?
Through channels How many channels are available on a PlusX transmitter?
10How can you tell if a signal has been sent or received?
The light will turn solid redWhat do you need to remotely trigger your camera to take a photo?
Connect a plus X with a cable to the plus x in your hand.