Studio Notes

Backdrop: 

- White back drop which can be made look darker or lighter 

- Never have the model stand right at the back of the drop as they will bleach in. Have your model 5-6 feet from the back drop (distance from the subject). 

Lighting: 

- Lights should be off while photographing as the room lights will effect the picture. 

- Flash Head- it is a flash unit giving elements of contrast. 

- 3 point lighting for portrait pictures 

- Model lights are used for portrait as it adds light to any area above the hip. 

- 3 types of lights: model, fill & hair light. 

- Doing a 3:1 lighting ratio helps add contrast and creates a better effect. 

Back of the light: 

You have a few buttons such as: 

- On & Off

- Test (everything works together) 

- Music note which beeps informing us that the light is ready to go again. 

- + and - for light setting (how bright you want the light to be. 1 is the lowest and 6 is the highest) 

- Godox which is a remote control and is the transmitter. 

Camera: 

- Camera  that are used normally are DSLR 

- DSLR's have a 2 card memory slot 

- To add an effect to the picture, e.g black and white you must go to menu then press ok and choose monochrome. 

- Always look at the play back to view any shots you've taken which can be done by pressing the play button. 

- Settings you should use: A&S (Aperture and Shutter) aperture is for focus of the camera and shutter is for movement. 

- Reflectors: used for a warm tone or cool tone.