Photography studio notes

Photography studio notes

§  3 point lighting setup

§  White backdrop

§  Camera controls all the lights by infra-red

§  Trinity flash light/ head simple set up

§  Built in fan so the lights don’t heat up

§  Turn the light off after use because they build  up charge

§  The receiver is godex delicate main bit of flash remote control

§  Transmitter sends signal from camera to all the lights

§  Square thing is called a soft box has a square grid to distribute light evenly

§  The circle light is a snoot

§  Key light is main light that lights up the subject

§  Fill light blocks the shadow on the face

§  The snoot/ the hairline light hits the subject at the back of the hair so it doesn’t make it look too deep

§  3-1 lighting ratio

§  Nikon DSLR D7000

§  18 million megapixel camera

§  Look though eyepiece to take a picture

§  Won’t take picture unless it’s in focus

§  Press play button to go through pictures

§   14-105 zoom lenses

§  When it beeps it’s on auto mode

§  After photo-shoot download the images from the camera to the computer

§  Shallow depth feel background out focus and foreground in focus

§  Faster shutter quicker its takes pictures

§  45 degrees angle to subject pit strap on when taking pictures

§  Reflector boards gold removes share silver softens it