Fifth entry- Studio Photography

Good day, everyone! So last entry we covered on light sources in digital photography and types of different emotions and moods captured to create a striking photograph. So today, we are going to work indoor as we are going to discuss o studio photography, emphasizes on the instruments and apparatus in studio lab, in taking photos respectively. Here we go!

We starts with some pictures of how studio photography looks like to give you some general impressions on it.

A photographic studio is both a workspace and a corporate body. As a workspace it is much like an artist’s studio, but providing space to take, develop, print and duplicate photographs. Photographic training and the display of finished photographs may also be accommodated in a photographic studio. Accordingly, the workspace may possess a darkroom, storage space, a studio proper - where photographs are taken, and a display room, as well as space for other related work.

As a corporate entity, a photographic studio is a business owned and represented by one or more photographers, possibly accompanied by assistants and pupils, who create and sell their own and sometimes others’ photographs. In this website, it shows some of equipments that usually present in a photographic studio such as flash and slaves, monolights and strobe lightings, light modifiers and reflectors, light stands, booms and supports and so on. All of the equipments have their own functions and uses and photographers need to familiar with the equipments that been mentioned earlier.  

Next, we move on how to capture a still-life photograph and their applications. This website will guide use to capture the best photos on still-life photograph by following their instructions and guidance respectively. In the website, some consideration needs to be aware of in order to have a perfect shot on still-life photography. Choosing the perfect angles and the right equipments, choosing suitable light sources, choosing suitable materials as main objects and as well as composing the right shot are crucial factors and photographers need to think critically and applying creativity in every shots so that it looks fresh and more appealing. 

Last but not least is the portrait and living photography. When we speak of portrait photography in general terms there's a tendency to overlook the sub-categories. From the strictly formal to the candid street shot. Here is a range of the more common types of portrait photography:

Candid

Unplanned or unposed photos

Posed

Communication between photographer and the subject about the body position  and expression

Formal

Communication between photographer and the subject regarding clothing, location, style and mood

Couple

Interpretation of a relationship between  two people

Environmental

An environmental portrait shows the subject(s) in their own territory

Sporting

Shows the subject with their uniform, equipment on their sporting environment

The important factor is to let the equipment and location tell part of the story

Group

Here are the tips in order to have nice portrait living photographs:

Choosing the Right Background

Focus on the Eyes

Change the Format Framing

Lighting, Lighting and more Lighting

Movement

Alter your Perspective

Reflection and Shadow

Serious but not too serious shot

Give your subject space to look into

Unfocused shot

That's it for today. On the next entry I will discussed on visual resources and technology. I will explained more on producing and transforming analogue to digital images as well as what is scanning, 2D images and digital imaging. See you soon guys! Fighting!