Monday 20th October, 2014: Photography studio induction Notes

• The white backdrop is set up and can be readjusted accordingly.

• The model should not stand at the back of the backdrop, as they will bleach into the backdrop in the photographs.

• Therefore model(s) should ideally stand 5-6 feet away from the back of the backdrop.

• The main lights in the room should be switched off.

• In the studio, there are trinity flash heads (studio flash) that can be readjusted according to the type of shot.

• Everything is remote controlled.

• In terms of health and safety, it is important to be conscious  of long and heavy cables and equipment.

• There are settings on the back of the lights such as on/off and test (this tests the flash and builds up the charge- know as "dumping the flash"). There is also a music note that beeps if its charged and a + button which gives you a harsher flash, as well as a - button to give you less of a harsh flash.

• There is an option to use 3-point lighting. There is the key light which has soft boxes covering it to reduce light. Soft boxes can also be replaced with a lighting umbrella. There is also the fill light which is covered with a grid to spread out the light. The fill light takes the shadow away. Finally, there is the hair light and attached to it is the snout: which shines light onto the back of the model's head, as well as separating the model from the backdrops. This stops the image looking flat.

• There is a 3:1 lighting ratio. Each light should be set differently, for example at 4,3 and 1.5- to create a contrast. Different rations can be used to create different effects.

• There is a goodox plugged into the lights, which you push to flash.

• We use Nikon D7000s which have 17 million mega pixels, which ensures that no desaturation takes place. The zoom length ranges from 18-105. It also has a 3.5 LCD. Portrait and landscape buttons are different, as you can turn the camera and the button used changes. There is an auto mode , but if you want an extreme close-up it is better to use manual mode.

• There are also Canon 3500s.

• There are different settings . The first is aperture priority which is when everything is in focus. Secondly, there is shutter priority which captures movement. Thirdly, there is depth of  field: which is the distance between the nearest and furthest object- so this setting moves in and out of focus. Also, in the menu you can chose the standard or monochrome setting.