Second Stage
The remit in the study guide was for a portrait session, so elaborated on that idea to see what I could achieve in for a shoot that had to have a "limited time constraint". I had been working on a project of photographing Lyme Characters – people of Lyme Regis, where I live, who I felt were interesting in some way in natural light if possible.
My aim would be to make sure I got as many different photos of each person. I also wanted to practice using my on camera flash, so practised reducing and increasing the output of the flash. Knowing I would be in several different locations, and moving about, I felt that I shouldn’t take too much equipment; eventually deciding on an
My aim would be to make sure I got as many different photos of each person. I also wanted to practice using my on camera flash, so practised reducing and increasing the output of the flash. Knowing I would be in several different locations, and moving about, I felt that I shouldn’t take too much equipment; eventually deciding on an
18 -105mm f3.5-5.6 zoom and a 35mm f1.8 prime lens, and the flash guns. I also had a 20” white/gold Lastolite reflector available.
After each event, photos were imported into the computer. Have become used to using EOS utility, and simply plug the camera in via USB, and dial on the camera to push only the new images I have taken. These get moved into a directory which simply has a date stamp for uniqueness. I tend to do my initial sort in MS Picture Manager as it’s quick and easy to access and can rotate and delete as required. Maybe because I have so much disk space, I tend to keep even the mistakes.
My backup routine seems OK, but there is room for improvement. I always store my initial work in a general holding file in the folder for each module. Then, I would create another file for each project/assignment so there is another safe source. I also have a Transcend 500 Gb portable external hard drive where I archive all my work. This is done on a regular basis in case there is any problem with my computer hard drive.
My Lightroom DB - although this is backed on the computer by Lightroom itself, this needs to be backed up to USB too - So a note to self to create a new Sync toy mapping.
After each event, photos were imported into the computer. Have become used to using EOS utility, and simply plug the camera in via USB, and dial on the camera to push only the new images I have taken. These get moved into a directory which simply has a date stamp for uniqueness. I tend to do my initial sort in MS Picture Manager as it’s quick and easy to access and can rotate and delete as required. Maybe because I have so much disk space, I tend to keep even the mistakes.
My backup routine seems OK, but there is room for improvement. I always store my initial work in a general holding file in the folder for each module. Then, I would create another file for each project/assignment so there is another safe source. I also have a Transcend 500 Gb portable external hard drive where I archive all my work. This is done on a regular basis in case there is any problem with my computer hard drive.
My Lightroom DB - although this is backed on the computer by Lightroom itself, this needs to be backed up to USB too - So a note to self to create a new Sync toy mapping.
