Photoshoot Training

n this tutorial we learned about the important things to remember in order to take a good photo. This tutorial was lead by an professional photographer.

The 4 basic things we need to remember when taking a photo is
Composition
Lighting
Exposure
Post production

Composition dealt with the rule of thirds meaning that when we take a picture we imagine the picture as we are looking into a grid. The object we are taking the photo of should lie in the points of that grid because this is where peoples eyes are drawn to in a photograph.

However all photos don't have to necessary follow this rule.

Exposure- This deals with high key lighting and low key lighting. When taking pictures using high key lighting, we were advised to use a big white light

Low key lighting uses harsher lights and have mysterious feel to them.

Lighting - this is the difference between low key lighting and high key lighting. High key lighting is usually used in fashion magazines and beauty magazines to emphasize someone's beauty whereas low key lighting would be in adverts trying to create a mysterious, scary atmosphere like a poster for a horror movie.

Post production - this deals with everything after you've taken the photo such as editing, and resizing

We also attempted to replicate a professional photo and experiment with the lighting and composition of our volunteer to see how to take a professional photo.