A few of the students came down to give me a hand as models for my Portrait/Wedding class from Sacramento City College last night... Thanks Jen, Ian, Adam, Quillan and Sarah. Here are a couple of shots from last night
Well, Its here. Your last week of assignments. You have done a good job and should be proud of what you have accomplished this year. Anyway, these 3 will be reruns for you, but, I want them MUCH better than the originals... hey, your better now.
Telephoto Outdoor Portrait.... different location than last time. Outdoor Commercial, with model
Have fun. Now lets start on the finals. Dont forget your internships.
Zed, or Comp cards are used by models and actors as promotional peices to give to casting directors or Art directors to get jobs.
There usually are 4 to 5 images on a page. Color or Black & White. Larger headshot, full length, 3/4 shot in different clothing. Looking for a variety of different "looks".
Attitude is everything in Fashion Photography. We are looking for a fashion type statement. More emphasis on the clothing than the model. Use different types of locations than you would for portraits. Use reflectors. Shoot at sunset or dawn.
Get some clothing that is in style now, kind of loud and different. Look in magazines to get more ideas. Dont forget, attitude!!!!
Must be a legitimate product. Outdoor. Total shade or after sunset. Watch your white balance, backgrounds, use reflector. No fill flash. Make sure you product is new, or at least in perfect cond.
We will have a Sat meeting for this shoot. Watch your white balance, backgrounds, shoot Telephoto, Shoot Vertical, use reflector NO FILL FLASH. Retouch all
Pick a story or theme, shoot and make a composite page with 4 images. Close up, wide normal and telephoto. One paragraph, get names, locations and the main theme in paragraph. News worthy.
ROP Commercial Photography started in 1992 at Ponderosa High School in Shingle Springs, Ca. Over the years, the program has morphed from a "Fine Art" photo class to a full fledge Commercial Photography Class. The concept is to actually teach the students how to create images that they actually can make a living at.
The current instructor, Bob Calkins , a professional photographer who has owned his own studio (www.motherlodephoto.com) since 1976. He also teaches at Sacramento City College. He has been teaching for ROP since 1993