SELF-PORTRAIT

I am fairly pleased with my self portrait. I used a soft box, light stand and a 17-50 lens. I originally had done a trial self portrait and used Alex as my model. I had planned to use a rim light behind my head and the have the soft box angled at a 45 degree angle to my right. BUT I was lacking a flash and was forced to use one light source. I was ALSO lacking a tripod so i had to use a chair and a stack of books to support my camera. I had to manual focus my camera, then set the timer for 10 seconds. After a LONG two hours and numerous shots, I finally got 3 poses that I was pleased with. I will list them in order from least favorite to most favorite. My settings were ISO 100, 50mm, f/2.8, 1/320sec. 

Breana Lafayette MAKE UP FOR NOV. 18th

Today I decided to take pictures of my Best Friend and do a photo shoot !!! She was somewhat cooperative. I thought this would be a good way to get more experience with using natural light and strobe lights. I used a soft box and light stand. My theme was school life. My settings were ISO 800, 50mm, f/7.1 @1/125.

Dec. 9th

I really just don't know what to say. DISAPPOINTED DISAPPOINTED DISAPPOINTED, hopefully I will have some time this weekend to sit down and get my self portrait shot and hopefully i will appreciate the end result. The picture below is another one of my recent pictures from the basketball game.

Dec. 7th

I was disappointed with my basketball pictures. I need more time to be able to keep up my photography skill because it is definitely lacking and what you put in is what u get in return. So with that Im in need of getting some deadlines met so I have to cut this blog short.

Dec. 1st

Varsity Basketball against Arkansas High was going well until a fight broke out during halftime. I was EXTREMELY disappointed because just as i started getting everything correct I had to leave due to the Mace and chaotic circumstances. I didnt even get a chance to get underneath the goal and get a better distance considering the lense i was using. 

Nov. 18th

HAPPY THANKSGIVING SMITH !!!!!

Atlanta Varsity Basketball Game

second time shooting a varsity basketball game. I used on camera flash due to lack of gear, lighting would have been alot better if off camera flash was used. Alot of my pictures were shot a stop under correct exposure. I uped the exposure in lightroom which caused the graininess. I had to constantly alter my AWB.
My settings were ISO 1250, 68mm, f 4.0, 1/200 sec.

Student at Work

It's getting closer and closer and our deadline is steadily approaching and we are pressed for time in accomplishing to get people on the yearbook cover. Soooo many faces....soooo little time !!! The yearbook color scheme happens to be orange and blue and this guy who was guaranteed a spot on the yearbook front cover was wearing blue. This just made thre job alot more simpler. No flash was used but I did have a high ISO. Settings were ISO 1600, 28mm, f/5.0 @1/200 sec.

MANNEQUINS :)

so i had this crazy idea for a blog picture that would use little mini-mannequins ! The pictures turned out better than i expected ! I used a 50D camera with a 17-50 lens. I used off camera flash with one light stand and a soft-umbrella. I mainly decided to take this picture so i could get more practice with capturing still-life  ! Im a very excited with my final product. My settings were ISO 100 35mm f/3.2, 1/250 sec.

Self-Portrait Practice

I was TOTALLY lost as to what I was going to do for my self-portrait six-weeks project. So today in class I decided to at least experiment as to how I was going to set up my strobes and the my idea would follow. My plan was successful. I used two light stands, a soft box umbrella on one and flash only on the second one. I also used the clicker button that connected to the camera so i could take the picture totally on my own without assistance. Both light stands were extended to about 5 and a half feet because thats the desired view point I wanted for my picture. The light stand with the umbrella was set to the left of the camera literally touching it side by side in order to get the main light to totally light me. I used Alex to pose as myself just so I could see what it would look like. From time to time I took Alex's place in order to make sure that the light settings still were appropriate for me considering that I will be the subject in the final picture and also considering that me and Alex are two different skin tones. In this picture alex is wrapped in black tool and it is also intertwined between her fingers.  In my final photo I will be posed almost exactly the same only that I will use brown tool so it will kind of look like and extension of my skin. My settings were : flash 1(with soft box umbrella)-1/4 power; rim light flash-1/16 power; shutter speed 1/250 sec, ISO 100, aperture varied between 7.1-5.6.

Robert Hoover

Today was the first time I took a light stand with me on a headshot assignment. BUT considering the weather conditions outside and where the person who assigned the assignment the light stand wasn't needed. I took the picture in the courtyard at school and tried to go by the sunny 16 rule, but I decided to get my subject out of direct sunlight and into a more shaded area. My settings were ISO 125 70mm f/4.0 1/160sec.

Workshop

Room 63 is the workshop class. A yearbook assignment  assigned me to shoot workshop students at work. Unfortunately, the workshop teacher informed me that they wouldn't be doing much work today. So I captured a few shots of the students doing simple odds and ends jobs. At first my pictures were turning out to be really yellow-ish so i adjusted my AWB and ISO. My settings were ISO 320 37mm, f/4.0 @ 1/60sec.

Make-Up BLog for Oct. 27th

Alex is trying out for the cheerleading team at U of A and she needed head shots for her portfolio. She asked me to take them for her. I used a reflector to give her some warmth on her skin and used the "feminine" pose technique. My settings were set by using the sunny 16 rule.

Make-Up Blog for Oct. 13th

Taking pictures of minority students at school. I saw this girl in class and I liked her red flower. This is a picture of her blushing and being bashful while I was taking the shot. My settings were ISO 1000 47mm, f/5.0 @ 1/160 sec.

Make-Up Blog for Oct. 6th

Classroom pics, on camera flash used. My settings were ISO 1000, 34mm, f/4.0, @ 1/160sec.

SIX weeks project

Second attempt of my creeper project was a success !!! I used a snooted strobe for my subject who posed as my creeper and i used  soft box umbrella to light my "victim". It took a while to get my creeper posed perfectly in order to get my desired shadow but it all worked out. My camera settings were ISO 100, f/5.6,@ 1/320 sec.

Creeper project ATTEMPT

For this six weeks project we were assigned to do a "creeper project". I found my location, set my desired camera settings, flash settings and didn't receive my desired look due to the amount of ambient light. I couldn't reduce the amount of ambient light without changing my camera settings and improperly exposing my picture. I am going to keep my set up the same and try again later the afternoon after the sun has set a little bit. My settings were ISO 160 17mm f/2.8 1/250 sec.

volleyball !!!

Senior night  volleyball's last game ! I got shots of the senior volleyball girls throwing souvineir balls into the crowd ! on camera flash was used.

Jordan Allen

I was assigned to get a headshot of a girl during second period. At first, I had great difficulty trying to locate an ideal spot to take the picture. Natural lighting isn't my strong suit, I tend to be more successful in strobes. After re-positiong and positioning my subject several times I got my desired shot. I am pleased with the rim light but not too fond of the background. My settings were ISO 200 73mm f/16 @ 1/100 sec.

JV Football

THursday night I was scheduled to shoot a freshman football game but I decided to stay and shoot the following game which was a JV game. I got this decent shot. When I first shot this I looked in the viewfinder because it appeared to be an amazing shot, but once I started processing in lightroom I noticed that the pic was a bit blurry. -__-
My settings were ISO 800 186mm, f/3.2 1/200 sec

Sib;ing Rivalry

I was assigned to shoot a photo assignment about two sisters at school who battle with extreme sibling rivalry. The assignment only called for a headshot of both siblings...but i decided to take the shot a step further and stage a setup to "show" the sibling rivalry. My settings were ISO 400 78mm f/4.0 @ 1/160sec

Musician

An administrator at school asked me if I could take head shots for her. She sings opera and has had the opportunity to perform at carnegie Hall. My settings were ISO 1000, 70mm, f/8.0, 1/200 sec

Back to the 80's

80's themed day at school ! Lots of school spirit ! My settings were ISO 800, 104mm, f/4.0, 1/80 sec

Fun in the Darkroom

Alex decided that she wanted to experiment with self-portraits so I decided to go with her and take the time to use it as a learning experience. We used a couple of light stands and "snooted" one of the stands to create a harsher light source that she desired. settings were ISO 100, 17mm, f2.8 @ 1/200 sec.

Justin

Settings ISO 200, 70mm, f/4.0 1/400 sec

WATER DROPLET

First time doing water droplet ! LOVED IT !!! my settings were ISO 100, 50mm, f/4.0, 1/250 sec.

Camo Day !

Texas vs. Arkansas week is by far the biggest event to take place on the Texas High School campus. Everyday has a theme. I was assigned to shoot Camo Day. I used flash depending on whether I was inside or outside. When shooting outside my settings were pretty basic and based around the sunny 16 rule.

Settings were ISO 800 50mm f/5. @ 1/50 sec

Settings were ISO 800, 32mm, f/5.6, @1/60sec

Western Day !

I was assigned to shoot western day during tx vs. ark week. I decided to upload this picture because of the expression on the girl's face. My settings were ISO 800 43mm, f/6.3, 1/40 sec.

Mr.Schroeder

Recently an assistant principal at our school received the principal of the year award. I was assigned to take a picture of him for the online newspaper. I didnt have any difficulty, I used flash and it was pretty simple...point and shoot. My settings were ISO 800, 28mm, f/4.0, 1/100 sec.

Volleyball !

My first volleyball game of the season !!! I had a problem with flash because I was shooting with another photographer and the timing flash was a little difficult to master. The following picture is one of the few good shots I shot.

Football !!!

This picture was a picture taken during my FIRST sports assignment of the new year. It was also my first time using the BIG lens (the sigma) and using the monopod to hold it up. I had a BLAST ! This was also my first time shooting varsity football. I used flash because it was in the evening with the sun setting and I had to raise and adjust my ISO accordingly with the time changing from evening to night. My settings were              
ISO 400, 120mm, f/2.8, at 1/500sec.

SEMESTER PROJECT

For my semester project I decide to do an environmental portrait. My environmental portrait was over my dad at his job which is at his funeral home. I used a tripod, because I didnt have a flash, and due to my lighting in the building my shutter speed was really low. My settings varied from ISO 400-500, shutter speed 1/20 sec-1/50 sec, 44mm, f/ 2.8-4.0.

Shoes ! Shoes ! Shoes !

So at first I decided that I wanted to do my semester project over fashion, having the main subject shoes...but then I changed my mind and wanted to do an environmental portrait of my dad at his job. Since I already hauled the high-heels up I took some shots of the heels in the theater and the pictures turned out nice, so I decided to use the picture for my blog. The setup was pretty basic, i used one light stand, two pocket wizards, ISO 100, 50mm, 1/250 sec, f/2.0.

Painting with light

While in the dark room helping alex practice her bottle picture....I decided it would be cool to paint an antique looking glass jar that was laying around in the room....Since Alex was there with me I set the shutter speed to bulb so she assisted with holding the shutter button. My settings were ISO 100, f 3.2, 50mm, and bulb