My New Studio February 24, 2010
Posted by Emily in : Family, Little Man Dallin, My Handsome Husband, Photography, Princess Hannah , trackbackI know.
You can smell Dallin’s adorable face through your monitor. :)
I shot this image of him in my new studio, in the garage.
Well, first let me back up. I’m a student at AAU and I’m taking a class this semester called “Quality of Light.”
Sounds easy, right?
Turns out, it’s been a very complex studio class for me so far.
Basically, I knew nothing about light a few weeks ago. Well, nothing about how to shoot in artificial light.
I had to order a bunch of studio equipment for my class, and now, I have a studio.
I still don’t know how to use everything, and when to use everything, but I’m learning.
And THANK GOODNESS David doubles as a computer/technical equipment geek because who would I direct all my geeky questions to if it weren’t for him? Plus, he can set up my studio and take it down in record time. Maybe I should hire him to work for me for free as my go-to guy? Oh, wait . . . he already does that.
This is my temporary studio for now . . .
It’s in the garage. :)
I ordered everything from B&H and let me tell you, that is a very dangerous place for me to shop. I could easily drop a lot of money there.
This is my assistant Hannah. She is turning out to be quite the photographer herself. She has her own director’s chair, and when my twin, Brian, lent her an ear, she told him all about the white umbrellas and the diffused light I was trying to produce to shoot his product. (OK, so she may not have said that.)
I have black and white back drops. My back drop is huge. Let’s just say I was more than “shocked” when UPS dropped off my back drop paper.
I did several product shots for my brother Brian, (who’s launching something very exciting) and I hope to share a few images with you soon!
Since it was so much work for me to watch my husband set this up, I thought I would take a few pics of the kids before letting him take it down.
Hannah is wearing all of her most prized possessions: ballet shots, crazy tights, leotard, a skirt that twirls, and her favorite umbrella from my friend Cheryl who brought it all the way from Singapore for her when she visited last month.
Tigger is Dallin’s most prized possession.
And together, they can’t hold still for less than 1/60 of a second. :) On a side note: kids should never be photographed at less than 1/60 of second. They are just too busy and inevetebly, you will get motion blur (the unintentional kind that looks sloppy and not artistic). To photograph this, I set my shutter speed to 1/60 of a second and took a light reading from my Sekonic light meter
With that said, Dallin has had it. No more photos, and no more talk about f-stops and apertures!
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Emily, when shooting the DOF you must always use the Sekonic Light to make sure the aperture is set accurately according to the number of people being photographed and that even sometimes the Strobe Light is a necessity…. Were you not paying attention in 1st grade. You must have been sick that day!
I love your work. Its been so fun to watch your style and technique grow!!! Your pictures are amazing. I love the color prints!!!! The kids look adorable, Everytime I look at their pics I just want to pick them up and gobble them!!!!
Well you could have written that post in chinese, it wouldnt have made much difference, but the pics are great. I can’t believe how tall Dallin looks. He sure is a little boy and no toddler anymore! I like how there is no shadow and you can’t really tell where the ground starts or the background. Does that make sense??
Wow. Reading your blog reminds me of how much I miss you guys. Congrats on the new studio! It looks very professional and your photos are amazing! Tell Hannah Miss Donna says “hi” and “we miss you and Dallin!” and Bear misses you all as well.
I can smell Dallin’s through my monitor and I’d love to kiss his adorable cheeks! Those cheeks would not stand a chance here. They would just eat him up. And how cute is Hannah?! I am so glad she likes the umbrella.
I know nothing about artificial light but have been thinking about it a lot lately. It gives you so many more options to be able to shot inside without having only poor natural light. I am so jealous but VERY excited for you! How awesome to have your own studio.
Thanks for the tut. I love learning more. I don’t think I will ever get a studio of my own, but it is fun to dream.
Love love love B&H. I wish I owned stock in that company.
So cute Em!!! You have BEAUTIFUL kids (and I seriously am realizing how much your kids are little minnie-me’s of David!!!) I tried to comment yesterday, to thank-you for the sweet post and the even sweeter pictures. You had me crying:) Thank-you for being such a wonderful friend and kindred spirit. I am so grateful to know your cute little family.
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