How it went: Alex and I definitely pushed ourselves to our limits for this assignment. We spent a straight 5.5 hours getting all our photos completed. Pinterest was extremely helpful and probably my best-est of friend. Since I am not use to posing models, especially fashion photography it was hard to think of positions for …
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Counter Culture 2 Singles
How it has been: I have learned a lot about the Cosplay culture from Rebecca. She balances between working, getting her cosplay costumes made and attending classes. But thus far she has been fun to work with and tell a story not many hear about.
Portable Studio Lighting Exercise
Quinn Kirby poses for a portrait on Monday October 21, 2019. Natalie Flanders poses for her portrait in the Engineering and Technology building on Monday October 21, 2019. How it went: I had a blast shooting these portraits! I never had the chance to get creative with the colored gels and I absolutely loved how …
Counter Culture Single
Rebecca Steelman has been involved in Cosplay since she was 10 years old. I am excited to see where this project takes me! So far, Rebecca has been looking forward to me taking interest in her hobby outside of working a job and attending classes. I have learned that she creates all of her outfits, …
Location Lighting Assignment
Sportrait It was challenging to create a unique sportrait, nothing that looks typical or overused. We were able to get access to the lacrosse field, thanks to Kara and her roommate. My goal was trying to get a shadow across half of her face, by setting the umbrella strobe to the side. Creative Portrait This …
Hey Batter Batter Swing!
Sammi Howell is a junior at Central Michigan University and has played as a batter and thrower on the softball team at CMU since she was a freshman. Recently, Howell has had knee surgery, so she is forced to bench on the sidelines for her team. But that does not stop her from keeping a clipboard in …
Light Kit Practice
How it went: It was a much better experience than the last time we practiced with the equipment. Having Jesse LaPlante give my group some words of knowledge was extremely helpful. I learned that placing the umbrella near the top of the subjects head creates a better spotlight. My favorite technique is creating a back …
420 In Class Lighting Kit Exercise
I cannot say I fully understood how to shoot with the light kit. This photo I experimented with a snoot and got a result I thoroughly liked. My group and I struggled trying to first off find a not so distracting background and secondly, trying to figure out the camera settings to create the best …
Sports Feature Single
My experience: My subject has been quite helpful throughout my visits to take photographs of her. The coaches allowed me to attend their weight training practice and other future practices. The difficult obstacle I was faced with was trying to follow Sammi as she ran back and forth for their fast-paced circuit of different exercises. …
A Day in a Life of the McConnell Farm
Located just a few miles down the road after entering Rosebush, lies the McConnell Family Farm. Pat McConnel has been working there for a little over twenty years now, ever since his grandfather passed the role onto him. The farm is made up of 150+ cows of which Pat and his son, Kevin tend for. Their …
Laura Helferich JRN 420 & 422 Photography 