Week 5: Portraits

Individual: Side Composition

1. Lacey: 5.19.11; Rexburg, Idaho; f4; 1/100; Canon Rebel T2i; Manual

Individual: Head Shot

1. Head Shot: 5.19.11; Rexburg, Idaho; f5.6; 1/100; Canon Rebel T2i; Manual
2. Umbrella: 5.19.11; Rexburg, Idaho; f16; 1/25; Canon Rebel T2i; Manual

Individual: Full Body

1. Full Body: 5.19.11; Rexburg, Idaho; f5.6; 1/100; Canon Rebel T2i; Manual
2. Sitting: 5.19.11; Rexburg, Idaho; f5.6; 1/100; Canon Rebel T2i; Manual

Group Posed

1. Couple: 5.19.11; Rexburg, Idaho; f4; 1/100; Canon Rebel T2i; Manual
2. Shoes: 5.19.11; Rexburg, Idaho; f5.6; 1/100; Canon Rebel T2i; Manual
3. Legs: 5.19.11; Rexburg, Idaho; f5.6; 1/100; Canon Rebel T2i; Manual

Group Candid

1. Walking: 5.19.11; Rexburg, Idaho; f4.5; 1/100; Canon Rebel T2i; Manual

Environment

1. Churro: 5.22.11; Porter Park-Rexburg, Idaho; f7.1; 1/1000; Canon Rebel T2i; Manual

This photography shoot was really fun! I love the candid shots as well as the posed ones. I tried a lot of different approaches and found that I tend to like the more natural looks. Lighting was hard to make perfect. I learned that lighting is easier to find in nature than to try to adjust or add light. I tried and failed at using my fill flash. Instead I prefer to use natural light at the right time of day. Evening and morning light is the best. I also took many of these pictures on cloudy days which is great lighting. I also played around with motion in the Umbrella shot. No big edits were made. Only simple saturation and lighting adjustments were made in Camera Raw. Models included: Lacey Rock, Jesse Kempler, and Danica Reed.