Studio and Natural Light Practice

At today's session we took natural light and studio photos. In this post I would like to describe the effects of my work and the problems I faced. And of course I will present some photos I took.

At first, I'd like to describe a natural light session during which I took photos with Pedro and Filip, who were my main models. To make this shots I used Nikon D3500 with standard lens18-55mm. Below I have included a contact sheets with photos I made, created in Photoshop.

I started shooting with ISO 400 and Aperture Priority because the light outside was bright. In this task I tried to focus in photos composition and model poses. Here are some of my favourite pictures from this session, with brief descriptions of each one.

F5.6, 1/160, ISO 400, +0.3 exposure bias, FL 20mm

F5.6, 1/125, ISO 400, 0 exposure bias, FL 55mm

F5.6, 1/30, ISO 400, +0.3 exposure bias, FL 48mm

In the last photo, I even got to capture a rival gang of photographers at work.

F5.6, 1/80, ISO 400, +0.3 exposure bias, FL 55mm

Overall, I am happy with the results of this session, but I need to learn how to better use the camera and its settings. I hope it helps me improve my skills in the future.

Second part of lesson was portrait studio session. We made monochrome photos of Miss Lauren in low key background. I started this session at ISO 200 and aperture priority and then tried adjusting the rest of the settings. Below you can see Contact sheets with ma photos.

Unfortunately, we had very little time because our group was quite big, so our tutor rushed us and I couldn't set the camera properly. Below you can see my best photos from this session with a short description.

F5.6, 1/60, ISO 200, -1.7 exposure bias, FL 55mm

F5.0, 1/20, ISO 200, +0.3 exposure bias, FL 34mm

To summarise, I am satisfied with today's classes, particularly the outdoor session. Unfortunately, the studio session was too short, and I had trouble adjusting the camera settings, so my photos are not excellent. Therefore, I need to focus on improving my operating skills and setting up the camera for the future.