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Monday, February 22, 2016

HDR Preview

What is HDR photography?
HDR photography can be described as images that appear to be very close to what the human eye sees. It creates images with a wide range of colors. It captures rich colors to create a very eye catching image.

1. HDR stands for High Dynamic Range.

2. The way these images capture so much detail and vibrant colors is what makes it a HDR photo. It captures a very wide range of elements that creates extremely eye catching images.

3. Bracketing is when you take several pictures of the same subject with different exposures.

4. Photoshop can be used to create HDR images.

5. When creating a HDR photo you should try to not combine too many images. This is what helps create more natural shadows instead of making every pixel too exposed.

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Sunday, February 21, 2016

SmugMug Preview

1. Content Blocks
You can add content blocks to your site by dragging it from the customize drawer and dropping it onto your page.

2. Content Types
The different types of content that can be added to your site are photos, galleries, navigation, video, design, text, social, discovery, services, and HTML & CSS.

3. Photos
The four different ways to organize and display photos on SmugMug is by adding a single photo to any gallery or page, adding multiple photos in the order you choose them in, making a slideshow, and adding a photo carousel.

4. Navigation
The different navigation items you can add to your SmugMug account are featured events, breadcrumb, and menu. With the menu you are able to create a navigation bar that links to different pages on your site and any other external sites you would like to add. The breadcrumb reveals links between pages being viewed and your homepage. With featured events you are able to display events on any page created on your site.

5. Design Elements
The three different design elements you are able to add to your site are separator, spacer, and logo. Adding a separator to your page helps guide viewers eyes. The spacer is helpful for giving content on your page more breathing room. The logo is used throughout your SmugMug to brand any of the pages on your site.

6. Colorspace
Before uploading an image to your SmugMug you need to process it in sRGB colorspace.

7. Cropping
You shouldn't resize your your images because it will create confusion in the shopping cart.
Allowing the customer to crop it to their liking is the best thing to do.

8. Resolution
The minimum resolution size for a 8x10 image is 750x935.

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Studio Portraits

Set 1:

Shadowless-

Butterfly-

Broad with just the key light-

Rembrandt-

Split-

Set 2:

Butterfly-

Loop with a key and fill light-

Rembrandt-

Split with a key and fill light-

Set 3:

Butterfly-

Loop with all three lights-

Rembrandt-

Split with all three lights-

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Self Portraits

The image is captivating because the simple background puts more focus on the subject. The lighting is very soft and didn't create any harsh shadows throughout the image. The rule of composition shown in this picture is rule of thirds because the subject directly in the center. The subject is conveying a happy emotion.

The background color creates a good contrast between the wall and the subject.

The rule of composition is rule of thirds because of the placement of the subject and Contrast of color because of the transition of colors throughout the picture.

The lighting created a strong light value on the face of the subject. The emotion shown by the subject is joyful.

The photo is captivating because of the centered subject and the interesting background. The emotion conveyed in the photo is simple and happy. The values transition through the subject added both light and dark. The composition showed is the obvious one Rule of Thirds but also Contrast of Color.