Felicia Approved | Feb. 10, 2013 | 5:54pm | Rexburg, ID | f/1.8 | 1/125 | Nikon D40
My home teacher came over to help with the shoot and brought along his Nikon D40. I was so impressed by the aperture capabilities but intimidated by the manual focus. I’m still dependent on my automatic! Felicia let me practice with it by taking shots of her pulling faces. Just look at that bokeh! I can’t wait to get a 1.8 aperture lens of my own.
Suave | Feb. 10, 2013 | 2:09pm | Rexburg, ID | f/5.6 | 1/32 | Canon EOS Rebel T3 | Speedlite Flash, LED continuous light (orange gel) and two gold reflectors used for lighting
Brit and LC were called as Ward Directory Coordinator and Ward Directory Assistant, respectively, and so were tasked with tracking down the info of every member of the ward along with photos. Since my assignment for this week for Digital Imaging was portraiture, I thought it would be an awesome opportunity to practice. I borrowed a small light kit from the school and a tripod and a large reflector from my home teacher. We used a bed sheet as a backdrop. We still needed more light, so we opened all of the windows and doors, turned on all the lights, and brought down two desk lamps. The shoot itself was a riot! We had over fifty people come over throughout their day to get their photos taken and some of them really let their personalities show. This will certainly be a ward directory like no other!
She’s a Lady | Feb. 10, 2012 | 4:07pm | Rexburg, ID | f/5.6 | 1/800 | Canon EOS Rebel T3
You might not expect it, but Kayli’s husband Joseph is very savvy in women’s fashion. He picked out this beautiful wine red gown for his military ball this past weekend. I thought she looked absolutely stunning, so I asked if she would model for me. She was such a trooper! It was freezing outside, but we really wanted to show the dress against a backdrop of snow. Kayli wants to give this photo to Joseph for Valentine’s Day since it will be their first together as a married couple. Here’s to the both of them!
Slumber Party | Feb. 11, 2013 | 12:00am | Rexburg, ID | f/5.6 | 1/30 | Canon EOS Rebel T3 | Speedlite flash, LED continuous light (orange gel), and one gold reflector used for lighting
It was quite difficult to get the right lighting for this photo! I resorted to two lamps and the full light kit, and even still, I had to use the adjustment brush in camera raw to increase the exposure on their faces and other spots. Getting a good angle on this shot was also difficult, because the room is pretty small. My roommates have such cute robes and pajamas!
The Crew | Feb. 10, 2013 | 11:54am | Rexburg, ID | f/5.6 | 1/32 | Canon EOS Rebel T3 | Speedlite flash, LED continuous light (orange gel), and two gold reflectors used for lighting
Since we only had a black bed sheet for a backdrop for the ward directory photoshoot, we had to work really hard on the lighting to keep our subjects (many of whom were wearing black suit coats) from disappearing into the background. It became quite the team effort! Felicia served as a point of reference since she has such dark hair, and the other girls helped by holding the lights and reflector as close to her as possible. I thought it was so funny that the framing of the images for the photo shoot hid the three girls from view even though they had to get so close.
All Dolled Up | Jan. 25, 2013 | 7:15pm | Rexburg, ID | f/4.0 | 1/200 | Canon EOS Rebel T3
Felicia is one of the few girls I know of who can keep a pretty, neutral expression while putting on makeup. I shot several photos of her primping before she left to go ballroom dancing with friends. I turned up the shutter speed a lot because it was so bright, and I wanted to be sure that I wouldn’t blur her exacting motions.