Thursday, February 26, 2015

Landscape Preview

Tip 1: Think about horizons

Tip 2: Work with the weather

Tip 3: Consider the sky

1.
Photo by Florent Courty
2.
Photo by deep21
3.
Photo by Michal Ostrowski

Equipment:
Camera
Tripod
Neutral Density filter
Lenses
Spare batteries

Location:
I would like to take desert landscape photos, but west Texas is too far away so landscapes of parks will have to do.
Mary Moore Searight Park, or other nearby parks

Friday, February 20, 2015

Studio Shoot

Set 1 - One light
Shadowless

Butterfly

Loop

Rembrandt

Split


Set 2 - Two lights
Shadowless

Butterfly

Loop

Rembrandt

Split


Set 3 - Three lights
Shadowless

Butterfly

Loop

Rembrandt

Split

Friday, February 13, 2015

SmugMug questions

1. Content Blocks
How do you add Content Blocks to your site?
You drag it from the list of blocks.

2. Content Types
What are the eight different types of content you can add?
Photos, Navigation, Video, Design, Text, Social, Discovery, HTML& CSS

3. Photos
When you add photos to SmugMug, which are the FOUR different ways you can display them? Briefly explain what each method does.
Single, Multiple, Slideshow, Carousel

4. Navigation
What are the SEVEN different types of Navigation items you can add to your SmugMug account? Briefly explain what each does.
Menu- makes a pane used to navigate your items
Galleries- displays a gallery
Folders- displays a folder
Pages- displays a page
Folders, Galleries and Pages- displays all types of content levels
Breadcrumb- links the homepage and the current page
Featured Events- features an event

5. Design Elements
What kinds of design elements can you add?
A logo and a separator.

6. Colorspace
What "Colorspace" should your images be processed in to be uploaded to SmugMug?
sRGB

7. Cropping
Should you crop your images before uploading to SmugMug? Why?
No, because you can let the customer choose the cropping size.

8. Resolution
What is the minimum resolution size for an 8" by 10" print?
750x935