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Jaron Hairston I need Help to find a winter scene background ASAP for Next Thursday!

I have an event next week that I need a winter/santa background for a youth shoot does anyone have anything available? Continue

Added by Jaron Hairston on November 27, 2009 at 1:52pm — No Comments

Rose-Anne Kumpunen Posing Tips

Don't ask them to say cheese. Instead, just before shooting, ask them to sing Old Macdonald Had a Farm. Kids know the words and respond well, and even the adults may laugh. You get natural body language and better facial expressions. Use a symmetrical shape of grouping. Try an inverted triangle with one person in the front middle, place pairs of people beside and behind, three in the next row etc. Photo may look more balanced if everyone gets the same amount of space and each person is showcase… Continue

Added by Rose-Anne Kumpunen on March 9, 2009 at 8:40pm — No Comments

Rose-Anne Kumpunen The Secret Language of Photographs

The metalanguage of paintings was a big deal in the Neo-Classical, Romantic, Renaissance periods -- each person's position and pose in the painting was carefully calculated. The viewer, if able to "read" the painting, was privy to "relative status" information that a casual observer missed. Body language and poses still make a difference in the feel of the photo -- do the family members touch each other? Do their shoulders overlap to indicate a tight family unit? Do the senior members sit in th… Continue

Added by Rose-Anne Kumpunen on March 9, 2009 at 8:39pm — No Comments

Rose-Anne Kumpunen Storing and transporting a backdrop

Don't store the backdrop in a bag, dyes are organic compounds, and you could end up with a smelly backdrop. There are better ways to make an impression on your clients! Let it breathe when in storage, dry shelf in the studio or basement will make it happy. For transportation (especially for oversize backdrops) get a gym or hockey bag or use a construction-grade garbage bag (Home Depot has them). Don't fold backdrops (you'll see the creases in photos), instead crush pack for transportation. Crea… Continue

Added by Rose-Anne Kumpunen on March 9, 2009 at 8:38pm — No Comments

Rose-Anne Kumpunen Lighting backdrops

Backdrop darkness (like everything else that's visible to human eye in the universe) is a function of reflected light. If you want the backdrop to look darker, put less light on it, or move it farther away from your subject light boxes (e.g., with family on right, you'd use a 30ft to give a floor piece and still have room to move the group to foreground). In turn, more light on the backdrop will make it appear lighter (subject lights will spill to backdrop). One great way to get variety is to… Continue

Added by Rose-Anne Kumpunen on March 9, 2009 at 8:30pm — No Comments

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