Monochrome

 

Aaron Siskind

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The image appears to be a shadow of a tree or something of sorts, but the color and pure darkness of the shadow allow the imagination to run wild. When first looking at the image, Slenderman and similar shadowy figures come to mind. Like a monster of pitch black extending its tentacle like appendages. Thats the idea in photography, imagination in one frame.

Advertisement

The client I am presenting is Nalani Argon and her product is a shiny amber colored Butterly jewel chocker and/or necklace for any and all who love to wear elegant necklaces. I would expect to see this advertisement on the company’s social media page. In order to make it look professional I plan to use a very dark setting with the source of light being the monolight. The only props required are a stunning model and the beautiful necklace.

Advertising photography

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One of the things that makes Coca-Cola commercials so appealing is how crisp and perfectly clear the images and videos of the drink come out.

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One thing that makes images very appealing is creativity and the classic splash when a beverage is put down combined with very perfect visuals and up-close splashing that almost feels like your there, creates an amazing advertisement.

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People love a good mystery, what better than a dark setting with light illuminating a target.

 

Introduction to Using Strobes

The most important thing in photography is the light. Cameras settings, are all different ways to alter light. In shooting light equipment is necessary in order to take a good picture at times. In photography there are generally two lights one can use, a flash head and a power pack or a monolight which is a light stand with its power built in. Flash packs are basically multiple “heads” (the parts that emit light) and its separate power generator (the power pack) that emits voltage, when transmitted into the heads they create a flash of light.  The symmetric power packs emit voltage equally into every head (equal lighting) and the asymmetric lights allow for one to manually be programed to emit greater light. Mono lights on the other hand are more like a regular flashlight which makes them convenient for moving around. Other devices you could use to modify the lighting on pictures are the light modifiers. These modifiers are things like reflective umbrellas which help create a softer light tone for images by basically spreading the light in a lighter tone and spreading it out more. Some other devices would consist of soft boxes which are similar to reflective umbrellas except their light is far more focused and tone is not as light.

Jpg vs Raw

  1. The difference between a Jpeg and a Raw file is as the name suggests for a Raw file, it is the original primary capture with all information attached, data like lens, distance, and aperture, while a Jpg is a compressed version of that where its much less information therefore much easier to work with.
  2. The Raw file is much bigger than a Jpeg file.
  3. Raw files can be changed to Jpegs, after all Jpegs were originally Raw files. In order to change it you must export it through a software. An example of export would be through the ‘file’ option in photoshop 2023.
  4. If you were to be shooting an important event, the best choice would be a Raw file. This is because for reasons like credit and being able to replicate the information used, a Raw file can be used and always compressed later into a Jpeg.

Pop Art

  1. Pop art is the use of popular objects or topics and displayed in bright and bold colors.
  2. Andy Warhol’s work is considered pop art because he created a uniquely and strangely bold style out of popular things.
  3. The work he’s known best for is his Marlyn Monroe work as well as his can of soup work. which is 4 of the targets in one image and each is colored strangely.
  4. I picked Andy Warhol because he is the father of the pop art style, he created one of the most known pieces of work there is to know.