Pet Portraits Preview

What type of pet will you photograph?
I will photograph dogs

Where will you shoot?
Inside near a window

What type of lighting will you use?
Mostly natural lighting

What challenges will you encounter?
The dog doesn't cooperate, the weather might be bad

How will you overcome these challenges?
Give treats to the dog, take the photograph inside

Canon 6D vs. T3i

Shadowless

Butterfly

Loop

Rembrandt

Split

Shadowless

Butterfly

Rembrandt

Split

Shadowless

Butterfly

Loop

Rembrandt

Split

SmugMug Prep

Content Blocks
How do you add Content Blocks to your site
You add Content Blocks to your site by dragging it from the Customize drawer and dropping it onto your page

Content Types
What are the eight different types of content you can add?
Photo, Navigation, Video, Design, Text, Social, Discovery, and HTML & CSS

Photos
When you add photos to SmugMug, which are the FOUR different ways you can display them? Briefly explain what each method does.
Single Photo- add a block that contains a single image to any page, gallery, or folder
Multiple Photos- add a block that contains more than one image to any page, gallery, or folder
Slideshow- add a slideshow to any page, gallery, or folder
Carousel- add a photo carousel to any page, gallery, or folder

Navigation
What are the SEVEN different types of Navigation items you can add to your SmugMug account? Briefly explain what each does.
Menu- Build a navigation bar with links to other pages on your site, as well as to any external sites you'd like your viewers to visit
Galleries- Display certain galleries
Folders- Display particular folders
Pages- Display certain pages
Folders, Galleries, and Pages- Display all types of content levels together
Breadcrumb- Add a breadcrumb to reveal the links between your homepage and the page being viewed 
Featured Events (Pro)- Feature an event on any page you create

Design Elements
What kinds of design elements can you add?
You can add a logo anywhere on your SmugMug site and add page separators to your site 

Image Preparation

Colorspace

What "Colorspace" should your images be processed in to be uploaded to SmugMug?

Your images should be processed in sRGB colorspace

Cropping

Should you crop your images before uploading to SmugMug?Why?

No because today's cameras produce files with plenty of pixels and are large enough to sustain cropping

Resolution

What is the minimum resolution size for an 8" by 10" print?

750x935

Light Basics and Vocabulary Part 2

Fill light- This is used to lighten shadows and control contrast 

Key light (main light)- This lighting is the strongest lighting and focuses more on the main subject

Hair light- Usually positioned near the top of the head to accent the subjects hair

Background light- Emphasizes the character of the background and separates it from the subject

Shadowless- A tool used to make a photo shadowless

Hard light- Focuses on the main subject and produces strong highlights and dark shadows

Soft light- Soft shadows and little highlights 

Grey card- A reflectance card 

Reflector- Something that reflects light onto the subject

Diffuser- A translucent material that is used to soften highlights and shadows

Intensity- The strength of the lighting being used

Light Basics and Vocabulary

Butterfly (Paramount)

What effect does it create?
Creates a shadow on the neck

Why use it?
Used for beauty lightning 

How many lights or light sources?
One light source

Loop

What effect does it create?
Even lighting on the subjects faces

Why use it?
Used to create even lighting

How many lights or light sources?

Two light sources

Rembrandt

What effect does it create?
It creates a triangle highlight on the shadowed part of the faceWhy use it?

Why use it?
You use it when you want to create drama in the photo

How many lights or light sources?

One light source

Split

What effect does it create?
It creates a shadowed side and a light side

Why use it?
Create more drama in the photo

How many lights or light sources?
One light source

Broad and Short

What effect does it create?
It emphasizes the light side of the face

Why use it?
It emphasizes frame and mystery

How many lights or light sources?

One light source

Flash Fact Notes

Flash Fact #1
-Every flash photograph is two exposures in one 

Flash Fact #2
-Fill flash can be used when subject is backlit or side lit to eliminate silhouettes or shadows

Flash Fact #3
-Flash exposure is not affected by shutter speed

Flash Fact #4
-Flash illumination is dramatically affected by distance

Flash Fact #5
-Your camera measures ambient light and flash illumination separately 

Flash Fact #6
-With automatic flash metering, the flash illumination is measured after the shutter button is pressed, and the flash output is adjusted accordingly 

Flash Fact #7
-Every SLR camera with a mechanical shutter box has a maximum flash sync shutter speed

Flash Fact #8
-Harsh lighting, washed out subjects and red eye can be eliminated by using diffusers and light bouncing 

Flash Fact #9
-It is possible to change the order of when the flash fires using "Rear Curtain Sync"

Flash Fact #10
-Removing the flash from the top of the camera helps eliminate red eye and unflattering shadows

Year in Photos: 2014

Photo taken by: Lefteris Pitarakis

-Cityscape/Landscape Photography

-Balance and Cropping 

- One light source 

-Natural Lighting coming from the fire. Some artificial lighting coming from the city lights 

-The photographer had to know when it was the right time to capture the image

Photo taken by: Jose Palazon

-Landscape/Portrait Photography

-Leading lines, Balance, and Viewpoint
-One light source
-Natural lighting coming from the sun
-The lighting had brighten the subjects and the area 

Photo taken by: Dan Winters

-Portrait Photography
-Balance,Symmetry, Background, Framing, and, Cropping
-One light source
-Artificial lighting
-The photographer had to position the subject in the right place, and make sure the lighting was right

Photo taken by: Hiroki Kondo

-Landscape Photography

-Rule of Thirds, Balance, Viewpoint,Background, Framing, and Cropping

-One light source

-Natural lighting coming from the sun

-The photographer had to make sure the sun was in the right place for the right angle

Photo taken by: Gene Blevins

-Landscape/Photojournalism

-Viewpoint and Background

-Multiple light sources

-Natural and Artificial lighting coming from the car and the sky

-The photographer had to take the photo at the right time 

Photo taken by: Marco Longari

-Street (Urban)/Photojournalism/Portraits

-Balance, Leading Lines, Background, Framing, and Cropping

-One light source

-Natural light source coming from the sun

-The photographer had to take the photo at the right time and be in sync with the dancer

Photo taken by: Kurt Arrigo

-Photojournalism

-Balance, Symmetry, Viewpoint, and Cropping

-One light source

-Natural lighting coming the sun

-The photographer had to get the lighting in the right place where the horse was swimming