Guest speaker

1. What inspired you to be a photographer?
2. whats your favorite type of photography ?
3. Out of all the photoshoots you have done , which one have you enjoyed the most? and why ?
4. when did you first start your photography business ?
5. What rules do you use the most when you do a photoshoot?

part 2:Josh Baker said it was better to get a major in business instead of in Photography.One of the biggest challenges in professional photography is time, you have to be quick on setting up your equipment.One of the benefits as a professional photographer is that you get to travel a lot.  As a photographer light is the most important thing,its what helps it make the story. He advised to advertised our work because thats were people get to review what your work looks like and can contact you through.

light basics and vocabulary

Rembrandt Light

• 1. What effect does it create? It created a shadow on her right cheek also leaving small triangle of light on the cheek.
• 2. Why use it? theres no shadow fill
• 3. How many lights or light sources?single light

Split light

• 1. What effect does it create?a strong shadow on half her face.
• 2. Why use it?dramatic
• 3. How many lights or light sources? 1 light

Broad light

• 1. What effect does it create? same a Rembrandt but this time facing away from the camera
• 2. Why use it? it gives broad light
• 3. How many lights or light sources? 1 light

Butterfly Light

• 1. What effect does it create? shadow under the nose
• 2. Why use it? beauty light
• 3. How many lights or light sources? 1 light

Loop Light

• 1. What effect does it create? loop shadow under cheek
• 2. Why use it? to highlight.
• 3. How many lights or light sources? 1 light

Butterfly (or Paramount) -- It creates a shadow under the nose forming it like a butterfly.

Loop -- Makes a shadow under the cheek.

Rembrandt -- It can also be called 45-degree lighting, it forms a triangle highlight on the shadow of the cheek.
Split -- Splits the face and illuminates half.
Broad and Short --same as Rembrandt but just turned to a different. 

Fill light- lighten shadows and control Contrast and Lighting Ratios.

Key light (main light)-The key may determine the character of the lighting, but often a strong Back Light

Hair light-Accent Light presumably limited to the top of the head

Background light-Reveals the character of the background and helps separate it from the subject

Shadowless-lacking dark portions

Hard light- relatively small, direct, usually focusable source, with or without lens, that produces strong High-lights and dark shadows

Soft light-Diffused, Bounced, indirect light

Grey card-A Matte 18% reflectance card used instead of a subject for a Reflected Light Meter reading

Reflector-

Diffuser-

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

3:1 lighting ratio-

learning how to import the right way..

1.Copy as DNG- image will be copied to a DNG format.
Copy-Image file will be copied to a original format.
Move-image files will be move to a original format.This is unavailable  in some cases like importing from memory card.
Add-files will not be moved or copied. Lightroom will just add them to your working catalog.This os unavailable if you import directly from memory card,etc.

2.Copy as DNG, and Copy.
3.The last section identifies the location of where the import process will store files.

micro

light as subject

rules of third

10 rules of composition

 balance

 circular composition

 leading lines

 vertical lines

 rules of third

 rhythm

light as a subject

motion

lightroom presets

1. A way of applying many changes to one photo in one click.
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3.http://www.lightroompresets.com/products/luminous-collection