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What makes a portrait look professional?
What gives a photo value?
Your Shooting Recipe
1.Light2.Location 3.Pose/Styling4.Technical decisions5.Expression/Finer details
1Choose your light
Locate window. Shoot next to it.
Big sliding glass doors in front of subject
Window above head of subject
Window up left, white walls to bounce light around
Three sash windows to the right, girls standing on desk
Egg light
2Choose your location
in the light
But where do you choose?
Eggs to the north
Eggs to the north
Eggs to the south
3Pose/Styling
Rule of Thirds
The Rule of Thirds
For ideas on posing kids, just Google:
Ideas for posing children
The Colour Wheel
Look at the children’s fashion blogs
Fluxlings PirouetteSmudgetikka Little Style FixBabiekins Hide & Go (Style)Milk Papier Mache Now & Then
www.design-seeds.com
4Make technical decisions
“Creative” settings
“Professional” settingsAx = Aperture PriorityTx = Time Exposure PriorityM = Manual
Apertures
F 5.6 F8.0 F11 F16
F 5.6 F8.0 F11 F16
1/60 second
1/125 second
1/250 second
1/500 second
Olloclip
Fisheye
Normal vs wide
Macro x 10
Macro x 15
Lens choiceTelephoto (>50mm)= PortraitureWide angle (<50mm)= landscapeMacro (100mm)= Macro/Still life
5Get expression/fine tune
Getting EXPRESSION
Getting EXPRESSION
Getting EXPRESSION
Food photography tricks- Add sugar to champagne to
make it bubble- To make ice cream that doesn’t
melt, make mashed potatoes & add food colouring
Food photography tricks- Brush olive oil on for sheen- Use whisked egg whites for
froth on drinks that won’t collapse
Food/still life photographers to watch
Jonathan GregsonIda Frosk
Sarka Babicka
Create a look/brand that’s unique to you
Can you guess the blogger?
Can you guess the blogger?
Emily Quinton from www.makelight.io
An EggDone Six Ways
Delia set up
Heston set up
Gwyneth set up
Annabel set up
Jamie set up
Nigella set up
Shot on iPhone
Shot on DSLR
Shoot an Egg ChallengeShoot an egg in your
style – and then show us.
#britmumsegg
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