GOT THE STUDIO!!!

After 5 conversations I was able to reserve the studio.  Guess what?  The time slot I was able to reserve it for?  Time slot that appears as my lab time on my class program.  {sigh}  I don't know why things get so difficult, really.  It's like they have no clue how to work things sometmes.  It just reminded me of the last time I was a student there.

Sorry...

Been gone for a minute...LOL

Well, I finally found a place to print my photos where the customer service was very good (she even told me of instructions i could give the tech next time I go) and the photos came out very VERY good.  HAHAHA

I photoshopped some photos from my first shoot and I still have others I want to process.  As soon as I'm done with that I'll be uploading the video.  I still am not sure of what background music/song to use.  My big thing right now is I'm trying to separate a date for the studio and it's like if it's not available when some classmates and I are available.  Actually, there's exactly ONE slot of availability and it's only for an hour and a half.

FINALLY!!!

At the photoshoot I maxed out my mem card and couldn't believe it.  Later that night I remembered that I wanted to shoot in RAW and realized instead of having the RAW option I had the RAW & L option which basically meant I was going to have two copies (one RAW and one JPG) of each shot.  It also didn't help that I was bracketing.  To see the images in RAW I can't use Windows Live Viewer and I have to go through Photoshop which I just find to be a hassle.  Now, I'm wondering if I should just shoot JPG or go through the hassle of one by one with RAW. The good thing about using the RAW & L option on my camera is that I can view the JPG on the Live Viewer but also have the RAW photo if I need to get some processing done.

MY FIRST PHOTO SHOOT WENT GREAT!!

Yesterday, I had my first photo shoot.  It was the portrait shooting I had mentioned before.  I wasn't sure how it was going to go because I expected other models to also be there, but there was only one other one.  My "mom" model is such an awesome person.  I've known her for quite a few years, so when I was wondering who to use as a model when I started school, I realized I could use her.  She was definitely down for it when I mentioned it to her.  Later, she brought her daughter by my house saying I had there another model.  Her daughter I had seen a couple of years ago and had only seen recent pictures where she is all grown up.

DOF Assignment

Today, I handed in my depth-of-field assignment.  I am the first to admit: not my best work.  I've even had "oopsie" photos that came out better.  I mean, although I couldn't get my pins to stand the way I wanted I am pretty happy with the outcome.  The shoes?  Nooooooooooooot so much.  Of course, my lazy self COULD'VE ironed the background.  I think I was so tired by then, I just didn't bother.  Then I had wanted to make a tower of shoes, but it just didn't work so I ended up only using three.  I worked where sunlight came in so as to not use my multi-colored lights.  Plus, AFTER I did the shooting I realized my eyes may have something wrong.  I realized the photos were just not as sharp as the pins photo.  Go figure.  You'd think it'd be harder for me to focus on the smaller items.  Anyways, I'm still a newb.  I hated turning them in but that's what happens when you procrastinate.