Garage Photo Shoots.

I am few days behind.. I apologize, just trying to get back into the swing of things. Trying to get the kids ready for school, (start Aug 6) and I am back in school as well!

For September, we will experiment with Garage Photo Shoots. I use the term Garage Photo Shoots lightly, because maybe it could be a little setup you have even in your basement. What ever the case, let's create a "make-shift" studiio. There is nothing like creating your own little studio to make you feel like a real photographer. There are a few things to consider before taking an available client, like your children to your photoshoot. Here are some tips to help you prepare for a photoshoot:

Who: who will you be photographing? While you can photograph one person in small area, keep in mind, a group will need much more room. If more than one person, what is the relationship between them? Husband, wife, siblings, friends, parent, child.. remember each of these relationships can be portrayed in interesting ways.

Physical Characteristics: Does your subject have great eyes? Wild hair? Tall? Petite? Think of these characteristics, do they need to be enhanced or minimized?

How old is your subject? Keep in mind the way you will set up for a baby will be different with older children.

What does your subject want from the photoshoot? For example, men, boys will like to portrayed as masculine. While women would like to appear beautiful.

Pre-visualize: Think about what YOU want from this photoshoot before doing it.

Now we will talk about PREPERATION:

1. Clear the space
2. Set up light. In this case a garage makes for beautiful lighting. Keep in mind the direction of light and where your subject will be. May also want to use a reflector to even out the light.
3. Backdrop. Hang up a background that is not distracting.

The stage is set. Ready, Set, Click. Have fun. And don't forget to post your photos

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Here's an example:


CANON 20D
LENS: 18-55
FOCAL LENGTH: 39 mm
SHOOTING MODE: manual exposure
SHUTTER SPEED: 1/100
APETURE: 8.0
ISO 800
Note: Lighting in this photograph is considered a hard, direct light, from a 45 degree angle, creating a nice contrast on his face. I wanted to use the hard light to my advantage by adding depth to the photo.

Well, this is going to be a fun one, our garage needed some cleaning for a year now, a good insentive for me to finally get there, the only problem is I have only one month to clear my Avgian stables! Might not have enough time to have a shoot as well ! LOL! Thanks for a challenge. I am looking forward to seeing what everybody else comes up with.

Great challenge. I will definitley be posting my pictures!

mine

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Complete beginner here. I was just wondering what kind of lighting you recommend. Can you get good results just using regular lights? I always have a hard time getting the lighting figured out.

Thanks!

Megan

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Megan, I always use just natural light from a large window. Or, if you have a garage, open the garage door and let the light shine in. Sorry, I'm not much help in the artificial light area

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Lynne
My Photo Blog

I'm in, I've never participated in a photography challenge, I don't consider myself a great photographer but I'm willing to learn. I have a white sheet that I bought for something like this. I'm going to stay away from dark backgrounds becasue we all have dark hair.

Any lighting tips are really appreciated.
Becky

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Becky
I Do Whatever My Rice Krispies Tell Me To.

oh boy! i just had a garage photo shoot recently so get ready for me to flood the gallery!

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http://www.scrapbook-bytes.com/galle....php?cat=10877
here they are! some were taken out in the garage, and some were taken in thd house-makeshift studio. the ones from inside are a bit grainy from there not being enough light (lesson learned).

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