Thursday, May 19, 2016
Final thoughts
We have had many different thoughts on how to end and present our blog. We decided to create a power point to show what we learned about photography and add a few of the pictures we have taken. We will talk about different kinds of cameras along with their pros and cons. We will describe different ways to edit pictures such as: Saturation, Exposure, ISO, Contrast, Brightness, and more! We will be going into detail about the different types of pictures like portraits and panoramics. We took some senior pictures of out friend, Hailey. We will be sharing the process of picking the perfect outfit, time for the lighting, makeup, and hair. Then we will share before and afters giving a description of how we edited to get the perfect picture turnout! Thanks for keeping up with our blogs & hope you enjoyed!! :D
Friday, May 6, 2016
Senior pictures of Hailey
Allison and I are so so happy with the picture turnouts of Hailey. We will be posting before and after editing the pictures and explain the editing process below. Hope you enjoy!
To get the best quality of the pictures we tweaked and edited them a little bit! Adding brightness gave the pictures more of a brighter appearance. Saturation made the overall color appear more vibrant. Contrast helped make the darker spots darker, creating a bigger contrast from the light and dark places in the pictures. Focus helped bring out certain spots of the picture and add a little blur to the others. In the last picture we added focus around Hailey's face to help make it the main focus of the picture. A little bit of sharpness can go a long way with helping some minor blurriness go away. Highlights and shadowing can help make the picture appear brighter or darker overall. With a little bit of practice and playing around with the different options for the pictures outcome, you can create the perfect picture!! Hope you enjoyed the pictures and blog.
Portraits
The other day, Cory and I got with senior Hailey Hutchison and took some (very late) senior pictures. We had a lot to do to prepare for this.
Our first step was to find out what time of day we wanted to take these pictures. We did not want to take them too late because if we waited until the sun went down we wouldn't have the sun which was a key part in the lighting. We also did not want to do it too early because we didn't want the sun to be too bright so that she couldn't open her eyes in the pictures. We took the pictures around six o'clock, right before the sun set so the sun is more of a soft glow then a bright, blinding light.
The second step was finding the right outfit. It was a little bit tough trying to find an outfit because it was not warm enough to wear shorts, but it was not cold enough to wear jeans. With the weather being a tricky temperature we decided to put our model in a gray flow t-shirt style dress. We chose this so she wouldn't be too hot or cold, and she could be comfortable while also being stylish.
The third step was hair and makeup. We wanted her pictures to be as realistic as we could make them. They are called senior pictures for a reason, they are supposed to capture you and what you looked like your senior year. It is not supposed to be something dramatic and you don't want to look like a different person. With Hailey we did simple looser curls with her hair, nothing too big just something she might casually wear to a nice event. For her makeup we went with a natural look with a little bit of bronzer to make her face glow and eyes pop a little bit, and for her eye-makeup we did a soft brown color making her hazel eyes stand out a little bit more. She looked stunning.
The final step was to go take her pictures. We couldn't have picked a better time of the day. We used our Cannon camera and reflectors to get the perfect picture. While one of us was taking the picture the other was holding the reflector giving off the perfect lighting. Thinking of poses was a little bit tricky, but we used some inspiration from pictures we had seen before on pinterest to help us. It was an honor and was very fun getting to capture these pictures. We will be posting some of our work in our next blog!
Our first step was to find out what time of day we wanted to take these pictures. We did not want to take them too late because if we waited until the sun went down we wouldn't have the sun which was a key part in the lighting. We also did not want to do it too early because we didn't want the sun to be too bright so that she couldn't open her eyes in the pictures. We took the pictures around six o'clock, right before the sun set so the sun is more of a soft glow then a bright, blinding light.
The second step was finding the right outfit. It was a little bit tough trying to find an outfit because it was not warm enough to wear shorts, but it was not cold enough to wear jeans. With the weather being a tricky temperature we decided to put our model in a gray flow t-shirt style dress. We chose this so she wouldn't be too hot or cold, and she could be comfortable while also being stylish.
The third step was hair and makeup. We wanted her pictures to be as realistic as we could make them. They are called senior pictures for a reason, they are supposed to capture you and what you looked like your senior year. It is not supposed to be something dramatic and you don't want to look like a different person. With Hailey we did simple looser curls with her hair, nothing too big just something she might casually wear to a nice event. For her makeup we went with a natural look with a little bit of bronzer to make her face glow and eyes pop a little bit, and for her eye-makeup we did a soft brown color making her hazel eyes stand out a little bit more. She looked stunning.
The final step was to go take her pictures. We couldn't have picked a better time of the day. We used our Cannon camera and reflectors to get the perfect picture. While one of us was taking the picture the other was holding the reflector giving off the perfect lighting. Thinking of poses was a little bit tricky, but we used some inspiration from pictures we had seen before on pinterest to help us. It was an honor and was very fun getting to capture these pictures. We will be posting some of our work in our next blog!
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