JRN 420 PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO TECHNIQUES
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Sportraits!
Read more: Sportraits!Sportraits are photographs that capture the spirit of an athlete. They convey their relationship with the sport. Use light in a dramatic way to enhance the mood and composition. Use props, and the uniform to help tell the story of the athlete. Use backgrounds that enhance the photo such as a court, pool, mat, ice…
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Sportraits!
Sportraits are photographs that capture the spirit of an athlete. They convey their relationship with the sport. Use light in a dramatic way to enhance the mood and composition. Use props, and the uniform to help tell the story of the athlete. Use backgrounds that enhance the photo such as a court, pool, mat, ice…
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Final Portfolio
This assignment brings together your best work from class. Your portfolio is a statement about yourself. It is one of the main elements in which potential employers will judge you. It will consist of your best five photos taken from assignments and two additional photos. Directions: You may (and in many case you probably should)…
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Portable Studio Portrait
Due: November 3, 2025 A studio portrait must be more than just a photograph of your subject. It must have mood, personality, and tell a story about the subject. With expressions, posing, and lighting, a portrait photographer can portray any mood from happiness to gloom. Bring out the personality of your subject. Including props and…
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Location Lighting Assignment
Location Lighting a Car with Remote Strobes Due October 13, 2025 When on assignment, it is easy to ignore the light, shoot and hope for the best. Sometimes available light is very poor and unpleasant. The intent of this assignment is to help you become an expert with remote strobes on location. If you are…
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Welcome to JRN 420 Photographic Studio Techniques
Hello studio and lighting students, Welcome to JRN 420! Please read over the syllabus I’ve posted here on this website. Write down questions you may have and bring to our first class. Please also read a little about me and get my contact information and office hours. Please subscribe to the class blog. Do this…
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Studio Portrait Post by Joe McNally
Cool post about a studio portrait and his portfolio by Joe McNally.
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Bounce Flash and Extreme Bounce Flash Assignment
Assignment 1: Shoot two compelling bounce flash photos and two compelling extreme bounce flash photos. Four different photos. Blog your photos with labels for the type of bounce (extreme or normal). Write complete captions. Write 250 words about your experience. Include diagram or photos of your set. Take studio quality light with you wherever you…
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Fashion
Due: November 10, 2025 https://www.avedonfoundation.org/the-work
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Making and using a snoot to create drama
This post, on Strobist shows you how to build your own snoot. Below is a photo a group of JRN 420 students took of Kent Miller, using their handmade snoot, during their location light exercise a few years ago in the IET building. Joe McNally shows us how to use a snoot for the cover of a…
