On this page you will find samples, examples and terms to use when communicating your photography needs. Portraits go beyond capturing a personality. If we know ahead of time a style or feel of the photograph you desire, we can help you better achieve the results you envision for your project.
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Types of Portraits |
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| Studio Artificial Backdrop & Lighting. Studio set up can be also on location where we bring backgrounds and studio lighting. |
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| Environmental Shot on location using surroundings as a background. Usually used to photograph executives in their place of business. Head & Shoulders can be environmental too. They can be in an office or outside. |
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Types of Lighting / Background |
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| High Key Lighting Light background. Highlights dominate the photo. Can be studio or environmental. |
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| Low Key Lighting Black/Dark Background. Shadows dominate the photo. Generally more “moody” lighting. |
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| Some Headshot Background Options 1. Traditional: mottled / gradated tone backdrop. 2. Plain color background 3. Black or white. 4. Environmental |
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Effects of Different Types Lenses |
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| Wide Angle Lens Used to place emphasis on subject, but includes a wider view of background for added information. Also used to distort the foreground, such as making heads bigger and feet smaller. Makes background feel farther away. |
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| Telephoto Lens Used to place more emphasis on subject without the distraction of a wide view of background. Compresses background so it seems closer to subject. |
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| Depth of Field Shallow depth of field makes complete blurry background. Medium depth of field allows you to comprehend the background, though it’s still blurry. A lot of depth of field has both foreground and background in focus. |
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| Composition “Tight” vs. “loose.” Tight composition: Cropped in with no room for additional cropping. Loose has a lot of extra room around your main subject. |
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Types of Photography |
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| Commercial Used to sell a product or service |
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| Corporate/Marketing Images that reflect what a company does, who the people are that make up the company, and how they serve the community. |
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| Portrait Used to show personality of subject. |
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| Editorial/Photojournalism Used to tell a story. Photojournalism photos are never set up or recreated. Truth in photo is as important as truth in the story. |
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| “Photojournalism-Style” Commercial, corporate or public relation photos that provide example of what a company does. Photo is not true journalism and is a set up opportunity or recreated to look real. |
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| Event Coverage of events, usually for photojournalism or public relation purposes, such as press conferences, corporate parties, or news events. |
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| Fashion Shot on location or studio, usually meant to sell a product or a look. |
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| Composite When 2 or more photos are combined to create an effect. |
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