advanced spring 2009

Painting with light - driving directions

2009-04-20T22:41:00.000-07:00

Here's the LINK (click on the word link) for how to get from the Lee Hills Hall building to the Rock Bridge State Park.

Don't forget to bring your cameras, your flashes, lots of charged batteries, flash lights, tripods, and - very important - WARM CLOTHES!!!

Inspiration

2009-03-03T17:13:00.000-08:00

Magnum photographer Paolo Pellegrin produced a project that includes a number of images that were shot with one or more flashes - bounced and direct. Pellegrin is an exceptional photographer who prefers to produce a photographs that have an "unfinished" look. I like his style, and I certainly like the way he uses the strobe.
Take a look here:
http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/magazine/20090205-great-performers/

Lighting diagram 2.0

2009-02-18T08:27:00.001-08:00

Here's another one. It seems like this one it's easier to use:

http://www.lightingdiagrams.com/

Lighting diagram

2009-02-17T10:49:00.000-08:00

Hey y'all,

Here's some help for the lighting diagram:

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic2/446987

Submission Guidelines

2009-01-28T21:05:00.000-08:00

FILES: date_code_name_number (up to four digits)
*** NO outtakes ***NO selects in naming of files
Date: yyyymmdd

FILES IN THE SELECTS FOLDER: date_code_name_lr or hr_number

SIZING : ONLY RESIZE THE SELECT
High resolution images should be submitted at the same size they were shot. Low resolution should be resized to 800 pixels at longest dimension at 72dpi

FOLDERS: code_name_outtakes or selects

METADATA you MUST enter: Name, copyright info, caption info on what assignment is (© copyright symbol on Mac is Option+G and on PC is Ctrl+Alt+C), also add location where the pictures were taken, your contact info (e-mail and/or phone number), and key words

NAME YOUR CD: code_name

ALWAYS SUBMIT: A self critique, caption sheet, light diagram, label your cd, in an evelope with name and code of assignment

POST EVERY ASSIGNMENT ON BLOG

Welcome

2009-01-28T20:30:00.000-08:00

Dear gang,

I see a lot of light in your near future. Artificial light. Some natural light. Colored light. Just a whole lot of it. All you need to do is to learn how to master it, and all we are going to try to do is take you to that level. It's not easy, but it's not as hard as it might seem either. It's all about patience and perseverance. Practice, practice, practice, and don't fear failure because it's part of the game. A missed shot is nothing more than another brick on the foundation of your future great photographs.
I hope -actually I am positive- that we'll have a lot of fun together.