Shooting Activity
Below you will find instructions on a day to day basis. Ensure that you work diligently so that you don't fall behind.
Shoot Day 1 &2
Using the information that you gathered from meetings 1 & 2; decide from the given lighting techniques: Split, Loop, Rembrandt, Butterfly, Short and Broad which would compliment the mood/theme of the poster - choose at least 3 techniques with 2 different poses (6 total).
The first model will pose facing the camera.
The second person will setup the strobe on one side and the reflector on the other. There should be lots of light on the model.
The third person will be the Photographer.
Photographer poses the model, lighting person positions the light and reflector bounces light onto the model from the opposite side. Each person should have at least 6 posed shots (you may tilt the head on some but it is important that you have most of the face facing the camera). Save the roughs photos in a folder located in your culminating folder called: Test shots.
Depending on you final mood of your image, you will need to decipher which
tutorial will give you the desired look you are after:
Glamour: Softer feel with lots of light on model. No harsh shadows.
Dodge & Burn: Edgier feel. Used with rebelling themes or something that is more harsh than glamour.
Sharpen: Darker mood result. Evil looking image with high contrasting shadows will result with this tutorial.
The first model will pose facing the camera.
The second person will setup the strobe on one side and the reflector on the other. There should be lots of light on the model.
The third person will be the Photographer.
Photographer poses the model, lighting person positions the light and reflector bounces light onto the model from the opposite side. Each person should have at least 6 posed shots (you may tilt the head on some but it is important that you have most of the face facing the camera). Save the roughs photos in a folder located in your culminating folder called: Test shots.
Depending on you final mood of your image, you will need to decipher which
tutorial will give you the desired look you are after:
Glamour: Softer feel with lots of light on model. No harsh shadows.
Dodge & Burn: Edgier feel. Used with rebelling themes or something that is more harsh than glamour.
Sharpen: Darker mood result. Evil looking image with high contrasting shadows will result with this tutorial.
Glamour Tutorial
You will need to download the image below to use with this tutorial. You may follow along with the video or use the document that follows the video as your guide. Please use earphones while listening to the tutorial.
| beauty_portrait_original.jpg |
When Complete: Save your file as: glamour_tutorial.psd AS WELL AS: glamour_tutorial.jpg in the Test Shots Folder
Using your Glamour.jpg from Day 1. Edit as in the tutorial above. Make sure when completed to save as: Glamour.jpg in the Presentation folder.
Dodge & Burn Tutorial
Using the photo below complete the Dodge/Burn tutorial. Make sure to save your own as: Tut_Dodge and Burn.jpg
| model.jpg |
| lesson_1d_dodge__burn.pdf |
FINAL Dodge and Burn
Open Photoshop and import one of the best images from your photo shoot and Edit as in the tutorial:
Save as: D and B.jpg in a Final Images Folder
Save as: D and B.jpg in a Final Images Folder
Sharpen
Complete the below tutorial. First download file hooded_guy and use this for the tutorial.
Save the Final as: Tut_Sharpen.jpg in your Test Shots Folder
Save the Final as: Tut_Sharpen.jpg in your Test Shots Folder
| lesson_1di_sharpen.pdf |
| hooded_guy.jpg |
Your Own Sharpen
Open Photoshop and import one of the best images (different from the last) from your 10 Portrait folder. Edit as in the tutorial above.
Save this final as: Sharpen.jpg in the Presentation folder.
Save this final as: Sharpen.jpg in the Presentation folder.
Grading Day
Grading Rubric:
- 7.0 if you have worked to standard
- Less than 7.0 if your work is not to standard
- Less than 5.0 if your work is incomplete
- 8.0 if you work is all complete and of reasonable quality
- 9.0 to 10 if your work seems exceptional.
Grading Day Continued
If required we will extend the grading of your projects today.
Clean up
Clean-up. Download your images for home if you wish to keep a Portfolio. All work from this day on will be wiped clean!!