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Photography II

Published on Feb 04, 2016

Photography Pt II

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Photography II

A shot for every occasion 

The Genres

  • Portraiture / Still Life
  • Lanscape / Scenery
  • Events
  • Wildlife
  • Night / Low light

Areas For Consideration

  • Lighting
  • Environment
  • Composition
  • Focus

Lighting

Photo by Alesa Dam

Natural Lighting
vs.
Staged Lighting

Softer lighting allows you to avoid harsh shadowing by letting the light merge between light and dark. Highlights here are not as prominent.
Photo by Alesa Dam

Soft Light vs. Hard Light

Photo by Alesa Dam

Magic Hour(s)

Photo by Alesa Dam

Practical Time

Hit the lights!
Photo by Great Beyond

Shadows

Softer lighting allows you to avoid harsh shadowing by letting the light merge between light and dark. Highlights here are not as prominent.
Photo by Alesa Dam

Highlights

Softer lighting allows you to avoid harsh shadowing by letting the light merge between light and dark. Highlights here are not as prominent.
Photo by Alesa Dam

Reflection

Softer lighting allows you to avoid harsh shadowing by letting the light merge between light and dark. Highlights here are not as prominent.
Photo by Alesa Dam

Practical Time

Staring back at me.
Photo by Great Beyond

Portraiture

face to face. 

To portray the emotion, expression, mood and personality of the subject. Usually
human / live subjects.

Using light to flatter.

Where to focus?

From where again?

Landscape

keep yourself grounded

To capture vast spaces, usually involving the surroundings and environment.

This is where magic hour matters the most.

What's in a shot?

Movement

Events

Photography on occasion 

Fickle Lighting

Finding the Subject

Macro

See the big picture

Capturing images of subjects that are larger than life. Usually to show unseen detail.

How not to break the bank.

Manual Focus

Practical Time

Get up close and personal. 
Photo by Great Beyond

Other Stuff

Things to try once you master the basics
Photo by ecstaticist

Long Exposure

Photo by ecstaticist

Practical Time

Hold it there. Or maybe not.
Photo by Great Beyond

Flares

Photo by ecstaticist

Others

Photo by ecstaticist

Thank You