Tuesday 19 August 2014

My 5 Tips For Taking Better Pictures at Events

I was at my friend, Tom's Birthday party at the weekend and everyone was taking pictures, I was reminiscing on the times I had photographed his birthday parties and remember all the tips and tricks I've learned from photographing events, so I decided to produce a small video giving you my 5 tips for taking better pictures at events!



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Friday 8 August 2014

The Girl in the Pink Coat

So I wrote this blog post up last night and I guess I was just so tired that I forgot to schedule it for next week and accidentally posted it; don't worry, I'll have another blog post for you next week!


This is a project I created at the beginning of my first year of university, we were given the brief that we had to create a series of images of the same subject and within the series we had to be creative and use a variety of camera angles and depict our technical skills.

I asked my friend, Priya if she would model for the project and she agreed, as I was new to Leicester I did not really know what there was to shoot, so I went scouting around the university and walked up towards the shopping centre. There was a walkway on the way and both walls were covered in mirrors, I thought this would be a good starting point for the series.


Reflections



Panning


Fast Shutter Speed


Slow Shutter Speed


Large Depth of Field


High Angle and Frame within a frame


Shallow Depth of Field


This was a really fun and interesting experience, it was my first time shooting with the same model the whole way through the project; the model was very fun to work with and took direction very easily, which made my job easier too. 

It is always good when you and your subject can work together with the same image in mind, this way you produce better images with both of you working towards the same goal.


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My First Attempt at Product Photography

During my third year of university I was approached by my friend, Jai Mistry, a graphic design student who was working his final year project and was putting together a portfolio of work. He was working on the branding for two different products and wanted some pictures taken for his online portfolio.

Initially when he came to me we were thinking of photographing the objects in a classroom with lots of lights and a shallow depth of field, however this would have distracted the audiences attention away from the objects.

A few days went by and I saw that we had a table in the photography studio for shooting objects, I proposed this to Jai and we both agreed it was a better option.

Here are the final pictures I submitted to Jai.





I used a range of apertures varying from f9-16, 
as I wanted to retain as much detail as I could in the objects.






This shot of the cups is probably my favourite from the whole shoot, 
I love the strong shapes we displayed the cups in and also the way the gently fall out of focus.

I wish I could shoot this one again, I would give myself a little bit more room at the top of the frame and also I would adjust my shadows, having them fall to the left of the cups.



The second series of products are a set of greeting cards.

I really enjoyed this experience, I was able to experiment with new lighting set ups, I learnt a lot about working with a client and meeting their needs; I would love to photograph more products as it is different from photographing people or landscapes, it's enjoyable just to set up the products the way you want and work around them.





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Friday 1 August 2014

Manfrotto ML240 Mini LED Unboxing and First Impressions

I've been looking at my videos, especially the lighting in them and they seem to be quite dark. 
I make the effort to film during the day and use a reflector so can get the best lighting possible, however it can still be quite dark, so I decided to invest in a small light - the Manfrotto ML240 Mini LED. 




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