Photo Techniques and Editing Outline

1. Photo Techniques and Editing

2. Photo Techniques and Editing
a. Courtney Smith
b. Product: Photographer Portfolio and Animoto Video
c. Mentor: Kasey Marsh, Photographer
d. K. Shannon Creative
e. Photographic Techniques and Editing
f. ISM Multidisciplinary: Spring 2015
g. ISM Teacher: Mrs. Click
h. Some information in this presentation comes from outside sources
3. What is Independent Study Mentorship?
a. ISM stands for Independent Study Mentorship. This class allows us to
pick a mentor and study with them outside the classroom.
b. We are given assignments within the class, but really the goal is to let
the student explore and interest.
c. We are required to complete:
i. At least two hours of mentorship related activities a week
ii. Three hours of ISM related activities
iii. Online Weebly Portfolio
iv. Professional- Grade Product
4. Weebly Portfolio:
a. Another requirement of ISM is to have a Weebly Portfolio:
i. Weebly is a free, online website creator. Using a website allows
easy access to all the information I have collected.
ii. On our websites we include assignments like our journal logs,
our powerpoints and other assignments.
b. You can view my portfolio at
courtneysmithphotographyproject.weebly.com
5. My Project:
a. Last semester I also studied photography. We focused on how to work
the camera.
b. I chose to do photography again because it was really interesting for
me and I wanted to expand my knowledge to more of the artistic side.
6. This Semester:
a. This semester my project is more focused on the different techniques
you can use with the camera and how to edit them.
b. My goal for the end product is to have a professional portfolio made
out of a couple different styles and types of photography. I also want to
create an animoto video you would present to a real client.
7. K. Shannon Creative:
a. Kasey has a small studio in her home but a large portion of her
photography takes place outside.
b. She focuses on portraits of people of all ages and serves the Houston
and Galveston area.
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8. Intro to Photography:
a. Aperture is the width of the opening of the lens. It is measured in FStops.
b. Depth of Field is the amount of the shot that is in focus. It is controlled
by the aperture.
c. Shutter Speed is how quickly the shutter opens and closes. It is
measured in seconds.
d. ISO is the cameras sensitivity to light. The higher the ISO the grainier
the shot will be.
e. White Balance is the color in your shots. Different lights (fluorescent
versus natural light, etc.) give off different life and so white balance
adjusts the color to make white look white.
f. Exposure is the amount of light reaching the cameras light sensor.
9. Light Room:
a. Picture (I will explain what is in the pictures)
b. Picture
10.Light Painting:
a. Light Painting is a long exposure photograph in which the subject or
another person uses light to illuminate the subject or draw an image.
b. Picture
c. Picture
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g. Picture
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i. Picture
11.Childrens Portraits:
a. I photographed a young girl, Kendall, and her baby sister, Kamryn.
12.Kendall and Kamryn:
a. I learned to focus on the eyes because thats what people care about
most.
i. Picture
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iv. Picture
v. Picture
vi. Picture
vii. Picture
13.Senior Photography:
a. I photographed my friend Natalie (by myself this time!)
b. It was definitely a learning experience, but I think I took a lot out of it,
14.Natalie:
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b. Picture
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15.Animoto Video:
a. This is the animoto video I created like I would for a real client out of
Natalies Pictures
16.Photography Research:
a. This semester I researched marketing and metering.
17.Marketing and Business:
a. Consider a per-image pricing model because it rewards productivity
and increases good relations between photographer and customer.
b. Starting a blog allows you to answer commonly asked questions as well
as demonstrate your style.
c. Define you target market- this allows you to more easily reach your
desired customers.
d. Create boards on Pinterest- it allows you to update you style and for
your business to be seen.
e. Create a one year market plan and calendar to keep you on track
within your market goals.
f. Upload a video on your photography to Youtube, it allows customers to
better see your style and the way you work.
g. Develop relationships with bloggers, they may advertise for you.
h. Create unique props for your business to help you stand out.
i. Ask other photographers to review your work and give you feedback.
j. Calculate how much it costs to run your business each day, each
month, or each year, in order to help decide how much to charge.
k. Define you personal brand, your brand is your status.
l. Follow successful photographers on social media, it helps you develop
ideas.
m. Research business prospects with bad photography on their website.
18.Metering
a. If there is high contrast in the scene, the reading may not work
because the particularly bright or dark areas may overwhelm it.
b. Meter up close in order to avoid the contrast that makes the reading
inaccurate.
c. Try not to include light sources in the metering reading.
d. You can tilt the camera down in order to eliminate the sun from the
reading.
e. When using your palm, just move your palm into an area of the same
amount of light and take the reading from there.
f. When using a card, place the card parallel to the subject and make
sure the camera does not cast a shadow.
g. When calculating exposure for a portrait, meter for the skin tone.
h. Most skin tones are within a three stop spread.
i. A substitute reading can include a gray card or the palm of your hand
(although light skin is usually one stop lighter than middle gray, so
account for that).
j. If it is too dark to measure the middle gray, measure something white
and then give two more stops.
19.Interviews:
a. What I learned:

i. Each photographer has different equipment they prefer. Some

like to bring a lot and have an assistant. Some prefer to work
alone.
ii. Even though there is high competition there is growth potential,
you just have to make yourself and your company stand out.
iii. Photography has a lot of hidden costs: insurance, materials, new
technology and they all have to be accounted for.
iv. Pretty much everyone loves photography because of what is
does for people: makes memories and makes them feel good
about themselves.
v. Theres unlimited opportunities because there are so many
types of photography: portrait, commercial, photojournalism,
etc.
20.Thank You
a. Thank you to Mrs. Click for being an awesome and supportive teacher.
b. Thank you to Kasey fir being my mentor for the past school year. Ive
earned a lot.
c. Thank you to my graders for coming out to watch my presentation.
21.Conclusion:
a. Are there any questions?
22.Works Cited:
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Sept 2014. Web. 12 Mar. 2015.
b. Sillars, Rosh. 197 Business Support Ideas for Photographers. Creative
Marketing
Business Social Media Photography Blog Podcast. N.p., 02 Mar.
2015. Web. 11
Mar. 2015
c. Stone, Jim, Upton, John, and London, Barbara. What Will You
Photograph
Photography. Tenth ed. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2011.
10-11. Print.
d. Stone, Jim, Upton, John and London, Barbara. How to Meter?
Photography. Tenth ed.
Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2011. 72-77. Print.
e. Stone, Jim, Upton, John, and London, Barbara. Lighting with Flash
Photography.
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