Assignment: Jewelry [reshoot]

Advertising Photography Assignment: Jewelry
-must be close-up and dazzling
-shoot medium format digital
-shoot tethered
-vertical
-crop 8.5"x9.5" @ 300ppi

my first attempt at this assignment was unforgivably bad.

Leaf Aptus 17
Mamiya 645 AFII
Mamiya 150mm f/4 macro lens

-lit by light table through extra-large grid
-excess area flagged-off
-fill card directly over subject, just out of frame

Sunset Theater Portrait (pt.2)

model: Jorge

Graflex Pacemaker Speed Graphic
Kodak Ektar 127 f4/7 lens
Kodak Ektachrome 100 (EPP) 4x5 sheet film
Alien Bee 800 monolight

-main light: Alien Bee, barebulb @ 3:30 high
-fill/color bleed from compact florescent bulb above door

Sunset Theater Portraits

Mamiya C220
Mamiya 55mm f/4.5 lens
Fujicolor Pro 160s 120 film

Joint Project Studio Images

These are some of my raw images (before being composited into a layout) from the joint assignment between the Graphic Design and Commercial Photography concentrations.

Design kids come up with the idea and layout that's "photo heavy," then create four separate advertising pieces, and photokids do the photography.

These images will be used for a full page magazine ad layout and in-store poster layout.

Photography: me
Lighting: Christian and me
Design: Andre
Makeup: Milisa
Model: Carolyn

Nikon D200
Nikon AF 70-200mm f/2.8 lens
Kodak DCS Pro
Nikon Ai 20mm f/2.8 lens
Broncolor Powerpacks

Assignment: Interior

Canon 40D
Canon TS 24mm f/3.5 lens
Canon 580EX II Speedlite
Canon 430EX Speedlite

Assignment: Corporate Portraits

#1

#2

#3

#4


Advertising Photography
Lighting assignment from James:
-create 4 corporate/business portraits
-use 4 different lighting setups
-3 in studio
-1 on location
-1 or multiple models

#1. model: Ryan

based on Will Crocket's "power fill" portrait lighting setup
Main light: strobe with medium square softbox @ 4:30, ~1.5' from subject
Fill light: "power fill" bare-bulb strobe directly above camera @ 6:00 high, ~7-10' from subject
Kicker light: strobe with medium square softbox @ 2:30 (just out of frame), ~2-3' from subject
Background light: strobe with bowl reflector @ 11:00 very low

Leaf Aptus 17 back - Mamiya 645 AFD II - Mamiya 150mm f/4 lens - Broncolor powerpacks

#2. model: Layne

Main light: strobe with medium square softbox @ 4:30 slightly high, ~2' from subject
Fill light: strobe with bowl reflector through medium scrim @ 7:00 high, ~6-7' from subject
Kicker light: strobe with bowl reflector and grid @ 10:00 low, ~4' from sumject
Background light: strobe with bowl reflector and blue gel @ 12:00 very low, behind subject

Leaf Aptus 17 back - Mamiya 645 AFD II - Mamiya AF 80mm f/2.8 lens - Broncolor powerpacks

#3. model: Layne

Main light: strobe with small square softbox @ 6:00 very high, nearly directly above subject, ~3-4' from subject
Fill light: strobe with medium rectangle softbox @ 6:00 slightly low, directly under lens axis, ~3-4' from subject
Hair light: bare-bulb strobe @ 12:00, directly behind subject, ~1' from subject

Leaf Aptus 17 back - Mamiya 645 AFD II - Mamiya AF 80mm f/2.8 lens - Broncolor powerpacks


#4. model: Amy

Location: 101 Cafe, downtown Raleigh, NC

Main light: bare flash bounced of ceiling @ 7:30-8:00
Fill light: ambient

Nikon D200 - Nikon Ai 20mm f/2.8 lens - Vivitar 285HV flash - Cactus V2s wireless flash triggers

Assignment #1: Dessert

PHO-229 Advertising Photography
Assignment #1: Dessert

Mamiya 645 AFD II
Mamiya 80mm f/2.8 lens
Leaf Aptus 17 digital back
Processed through Leaf software
Post-work in Adobe Photoshop CS2

James Portrait

ONE portrait assignment:

create 3 good/unique portraits using only ONE:
-model
-camera
-lens
-light
-fill card
-assistant
-background

Nikon D200
Nikon Ai 50mm f/1.8 lens
Speedotron 2403 powerpack
-Speedotron stobe
---standard reflector bowl
---medium softbox
~3'x4'fill card

Self Promo #2 reshoot

Nikon F2
Nikon Non-Ai 50mm f/1.4 lens
-DIY infrard filter (2 layers of processed unexposed Ektachrome film)
Efke IR 820 35mm film (metered at 25iso)
-D-76 ~20°C - 8 minutes
Broncolor 1600 powerpack x2
Broncolor 3200 powerpack x2
Nikon Coolscan V 35mm film scanner
Composite through Adobe Photoshop CS3

Lighting:
-diffused copy-light/split-light
-1 1600w/s strobe and 1 3200w/s strobe with standard bowl reflectors @ 7:30 through large scrim
-1 1600w/s strobe and 1 3200w/s strobe with standard bowl reflectors @ 4:30 through large scrim

Self Promo #4 reshoot

model: Keaton

Mamiya 645 AFDII
Leaf Aptus 17 digital back
Mamiya 150mm f/2.8 lens
Broncolor Primo 1600 power pack
Adobe Photoshop CS2

lighting:
-strobe with large umbrella @ 7:00 high
-kicker strobe with grid @ 11:00 low

Self Promo #6

Mamiya C220
-original 80mm f/2.8 lens
-original waist-level viewfinder
-original twin-lens cover

Mamiya 645 AFII
Leaf Aptus 17 digital back
Mamiya 150mm f/2.8 macro lens
(lots of) Adobe Photoshop CS3

Self Promo #5

PAK Slide Viewer
made by Le Belle Industries
Oconomowoc, Wis.

It holds 8 mounted slides that it ratchets-out onto a small groundglass, that sits below an adjustable loop, that folds inside the body. The mechanism is simple, pulling the silver tap returns the current slide to the bottom of the stack inside the "clip," pushing the silver tab back in loads whatever slide is on top of the stack into viewing position. the viewer can point the groundglass at any nearby light source to illuminate the slide. There is a switch on the bottom of the device that allows the silver tab to be completely removed in order to load/unload slides.

It's a clever little device, but I imagine designed to handle slides mounted on more sturdy material. If the slide is not sitting correctly on the ground glass it can jam as it's returned to the "clip," resulting in bent mounts and/or slide damage.

This is the image being viewed through the loop.

Sinar F1 4x5 view camera
65mm f/4.5 lens
Phase One H10 digital back
Capture One Pro
Broncolor Primo powerpack

-diffused strobe under translucent plexi
-medium softbox strobe ~2-3' overhead

composite image through Photoshop CS2

Jewelry

Commercial photography group assignment #4: Jewelry
-split into groups of 3 0r 4
-pick a wrist watch
-decide on a basic composition
-light well
-each member turn-ins separate image

I'm not 100% keen on this image. I was going for something a little different from the rest of my group. I went more straight-on, going for a more direct geometric composition. But I ended up with much flatter lighting with a lot less depth and dimension compared to the rest of my group.

Canon 30D
Canon 24-105mm f/4L lens
Broncolor Opus powerpack
Adobe Photoshop CS3

Lighting:
-strobe-head with standard bowl reflector at 8:30 slightly above, through cloth scrim
-strobe-head with standard bowl reflector at 3:00 slightly above, through semi-translucent, textured plexi/plastic
-white reflectors below and above subject
-glass watch face flagged off with small black gobo/flag
-Photoshop:
---separate contrast adjustment layer masking for overall image, watch face, and ring around watch face
---iridescent areas brought-out through masked Hue/Saturation adjustment layer

Model Composite

Photography Illustration assignment
Client #5: Model Composite

-create 10 portraits for a "model"
-show variety in location, dress, posing, expression, composition, etc

I wasn't able to reserve proper equipment to shoot this to my liking. While I'm happy with the images I turned-in, I wanted more than just on-location/outdoor images, at least a few studio-esque shots using strobes with softboxes/umbrellas. Plus, my poor little-ol' Rebel XT is not quite up-to-task for the kind of quality and clarity I'd like. I will (re)shoot this again soon.

Canon Rebel XT
F-to-EOS adapter
Nikon Non-Ai 50mm f/1.4 lens
Adobe Lightroom
Adobe Photoshop CS3

(Computer) Lifestyle Illustration

Commercial Photography Client #4 Assignment: Lifestyle Illustration
-5-10 photographs
-2 or more people
-interacting (happily) with a computer(s)

Models: Daryl Ludwig and Matt Norton

Canon 40D
Canon 17-40 f/4L lens
Canon 580EF Speedlite flash
Vivitar 285HV
Vivitar 285HV (w/ DIY mini-softbox)
Cactus V2s wireless triggers

Assignment: Breakfast

My take on it: "Breakfast on the Go"



-Nikon D300
-Nikon AF 24-85mm f/3.5-5.6 lens
-Broncolor Opus power pack
---main strobe feathered over passenger side door/window with amber gel
---amber gelled snoot through windshield onto cup and pop tart
---non-gelled sofbox filling back window


Commercial Photography Assignment: Client #1 Breakfast
-photograph "breakfast"
-show time and place
-shoot in studio

Everyone else in my class shot really nice table top breakfast scenes, but I decided to go with something different; a more realistic, less idealistic breakfast: coffee and a pop tart.

I'm not totally satisfied with the shot, but I was surprised by mostly positive comments during critique.

Setup shot:

Holiday Portrait

BioCom Portrait Lighting assignment: Thanksgiving Holiday Portrait
-shoot a good portrait during holiday celebrations



Canon 30D
Canon 17-40mm f/4L
Canon 430EX Speedlite flash
bounceflash off wall/ceiling

Zach

BioCom Portrait Lighting: Outdoor Portrait
-submit one digital capture
-use appropriate lighting
-with fill card/flash










Canon Rebel XT
Canon 17-40mm f/4L lens
Nikon 20mm f/2.8 (held to mount)
Canon 430EX Speedlite flash
tungstein (amber) diffuser +
fluorescent (bluegreen) diffuser

Silhouette Play

BioCom Portrait assignment: Long Lines
-study body shape in relation to masculine and feminine lines
-notice how they change with subtle movements
-submit 6 feminine and 6 masculine poses with both a male and female model










Canon 5D
17-40mm f/4L lens
70-200mm f/2.8 lens
studio hot lights

Foosball

More from Bill's (photojourn) Friday night football assignment.










Canon 30D
Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L lens
Canon 430EX flash