Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Darren Pearson
Darren Pearson is an American photographer mostly known for his light painting photographs that can range from skeletons to dinosaurs to aliens and sea creatures. He lives in Los Angeles and has been a photographer for four years, three of which he has been using the light painting technique. Pearson uses a canon 7D, tripod, canon 580ex speedlite, flashlights, colored keychain lights, electric wire, plastic gels, and prism glasses to create his images along with an artistic sense to actually draw out the image he wants. He was influenced by friends, fans, artists, and fellow light painters, some of which he works with occasionally. I was attracted to Pearson's work because he found interesting places to take pictures that alone would have made beautiful mages alone, but by adding his drawings he made them light and fun and even more interesting to look at.
Magazine Review
The magazine Expert Photo Techniques had a good balance of articles about how people create there images or where they got an inspiration for a series of photos, and equipment that you can buy. There was equipment techniques that it talked about in articles that I had never heard about like printing images on metal and a close-up bounce flash that you use on things mostly out in nature, for example butterflies. There were also articles about what to pack when you go out shooting and the bag you should use which has lots of compartments for many lenses, or snacks.
One article that caught my eye was written by Jeff Wignall about Darren Pearson and his night drawing. He uses a combination of long shutter speeds, an s=assortment of small flashlights, and great drawing skill to make pictures of skeletons smoking or playing ball in interesting picturesque locations, so it adds a fun twist to a beautiful photo. Another article that caught my eye was by Jeff Wignall, again, about Matt Stock. He lives in florida and takes pictures out in the marshes and oceans of objects that are partially submerged in the water. The lighting technique he uses lights up the object from beneath or on top of the water so you can see more that what is just on top of the water, you can actually see beneath the surface.
Overall I found this magazine quite interesting. There were a few different article that piqued my interest and there were quite a few lenses i learned about that I want. I'm not sure I would subscribe to the magazine, but I would defiantly pick a copy up if i saw it on a stand or in the front of a book store.
One article that caught my eye was written by Jeff Wignall about Darren Pearson and his night drawing. He uses a combination of long shutter speeds, an s=assortment of small flashlights, and great drawing skill to make pictures of skeletons smoking or playing ball in interesting picturesque locations, so it adds a fun twist to a beautiful photo. Another article that caught my eye was by Jeff Wignall, again, about Matt Stock. He lives in florida and takes pictures out in the marshes and oceans of objects that are partially submerged in the water. The lighting technique he uses lights up the object from beneath or on top of the water so you can see more that what is just on top of the water, you can actually see beneath the surface.
Overall I found this magazine quite interesting. There were a few different article that piqued my interest and there were quite a few lenses i learned about that I want. I'm not sure I would subscribe to the magazine, but I would defiantly pick a copy up if i saw it on a stand or in the front of a book store.
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Printing- What Kind of Paper is Best?
Four Characteristics of Paper
1. Paper Thickness
2. Paper Opacity
3. Color Brilliance
4. Paper Finish
ISO brightness is the European standard that qualifies the brightness of paper as it would be perceived in an environment that is illuminated with a mixture of cool-white fluorescence and some unfiltered daylight. The fluorescence present in paper can provide a significant contribution to the brightness. ISO brightness numbers can exceed 100%, but not by much.
TAPPI brightness is the North American standard that qualifies the brightness of paper. Along with fluorescence and environmental light, TAPPI includes an ultra-violet light component which is the lowest of any standard. In addition, light hits the sample from only one particular angle. TAPPI brightness numbers will rarely exceed 100%.
We will use:
Lasal Photo Gloss 270- resin coated, single sided, brightness D65 95, water resistant, pigment/ dye, brilliant white
Lasal Dual Semigloss 330- brightness D50 98, double sided, water resistant, pigment/dye, brilliant white, instant dry, good for saving on paper costs, good for high quality photo prints, there was no bleed through, good for wide color and dynamic ranges.
Lasal Exhibition Luster 300- resin coated, ultra white, water resistant, single sided, pigment/ dye, CIE whiteness D65/ 10 145
Colorado Fiber Satin 245- alpha cellulose, single sided, bright white / high dmax. water resistant, pigment /dye, acid and lignin free
Slickrock Metallic Silver 300- brightness 39, gloss 60deg 78, acid free, single sided, pigment dye, designed for photographers who want to enhance their photos with a metallic look, ultra shiny, instant dry coating
1. Paper Thickness
2. Paper Opacity
3. Color Brilliance
4. Paper Finish
ISO brightness is the European standard that qualifies the brightness of paper as it would be perceived in an environment that is illuminated with a mixture of cool-white fluorescence and some unfiltered daylight. The fluorescence present in paper can provide a significant contribution to the brightness. ISO brightness numbers can exceed 100%, but not by much.
TAPPI brightness is the North American standard that qualifies the brightness of paper. Along with fluorescence and environmental light, TAPPI includes an ultra-violet light component which is the lowest of any standard. In addition, light hits the sample from only one particular angle. TAPPI brightness numbers will rarely exceed 100%.
We will use:
Lasal Photo Gloss 270- resin coated, single sided, brightness D65 95, water resistant, pigment/ dye, brilliant white
Lasal Dual Semigloss 330- brightness D50 98, double sided, water resistant, pigment/dye, brilliant white, instant dry, good for saving on paper costs, good for high quality photo prints, there was no bleed through, good for wide color and dynamic ranges.
Lasal Exhibition Luster 300- resin coated, ultra white, water resistant, single sided, pigment/ dye, CIE whiteness D65/ 10 145
Colorado Fiber Satin 245- alpha cellulose, single sided, bright white / high dmax. water resistant, pigment /dye, acid and lignin free
Slickrock Metallic Silver 300- brightness 39, gloss 60deg 78, acid free, single sided, pigment dye, designed for photographers who want to enhance their photos with a metallic look, ultra shiny, instant dry coating
Monday, April 20, 2015
Online Portfolios
http://www.portfoliobox.net
https://foliohd.com
I think these two sites would be good because they seem easy to use and say that they were designed with a professional photographer in mind.
https://foliohd.com
I think these two sites would be good because they seem easy to use and say that they were designed with a professional photographer in mind.
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