Notes On Photography

Basic Photography Knowledge

The studio will contain a white Backdrop and the model must stand 5-6ft away from the back of the backdrop otherwise their body will camouflage into the white backdrop. Also no food is allowed in the studio as the equipment I would be using is very expensive. The set up includes 3 bowens flash lights and is knows as a three point lighting set up, one of the lights are called a snoot light which helps light up the back of the models head so you can clearly see the models hair and the other two are known as soft boxes and these are you to help light up the models face. Going into more detail about the soft boxes, these can be used to give a greater effect on the model. For example: one side of the models face can be lighter than the other. On the side of the soft box you will see a dial from 1-6. With this you can set one to 3 and the other to 1.5, the side of the models face with is closer to the 3 dial will be brighter.

Camera Settings

The camera is very easy to understand you can either use auto focus or manual focus. Auto focus is the easier of the two as the camera will simply beep once you are in focus. However if you use manual focus you have to adjust the lens until you are in focus which could be time consuming.