Words and Photos from Hanson C.
Today, we all went down to Q Academy, a place where you could learn a multitude of different skills in all areas; we of course chose photography. We were introduced to more camera settings and understanding how they work, what they do, and how to adjust them. We then learned the different types of exposure, what it means, and how to use it to get the effect you desire. We learned more about different photography compositions, how to make a photograph that draws you to the point of attention ( face, object, etc. ) And the most important part: we learned how to play around with lighting in photography. All of our photography today was indoors; therefore, we got to play around with two light kits. We learned how to activate the light kit with a camera flash, and how to use a camera's flash, as well as using different instruments to reflect or enhance lights such as reflectors, natural surfaces and strobes.
After all of that, we went back to SMUS to talk about what we learned and split up into groups to take portrait photos of others, taking the skills we have learned today and putting them all to the test. After we were all done, we went back to the computer lab to review the pictures we have taken and to reflect on the day. We are all excited to see what we will learn next.