Eazy Briezy Photography

These are my top 5 favorite photos from this semester.

This was much easier than some of my previous projects involving light painting. After some color gradients this was the end result, very impressive.

Environmental portraits are a good way to express a worker’s favorite part about their job. Taking all aspects of their job and applying it to the photo.

The dresses and suits at this shoot were so beautiful! I’m always so glad for opportunities like these.

I love costume shoots! It’s always a good laugh and I get these amazing photos after!

Split Lighting

Single light placed directly to the side of the subject, illuminates half of the subject.

Rembrandt Lighting

Angled 45 degrees above and at a 45 degree tilt and placed on one side of the subject. Illuminates half of the subject as well as a spot on the cheek on the other side of the subject.

Butterfly Lighting

Angled 45 degrees above and at a 45 degree tilt and placed directly in front of the subject. Uses shadows to emphasize the hollow of the subject’s cheekbones, creating a butterfly shaped illumination on the subject’s face.

Loop Lighting

Angled slightly higher than eye level and 30-45 degrees tilted away from the camera. Creates a shadow that loops down from the subject’s nose to on or near the subject’s upper lip.

The first light we use in studio lighting is a hair light, located directly above the subject, as seen above.

The second light we would use is our main square light, located on the left or right side of the subject, to illuminate the back or less visible parts of the subject.

The last two are umbrella lights located at a diagonal (making a triangle) to the subject to illuminate but enhance the shadows of the front of the subject.

Using a Gradient Map filter in Photoshop is one of the easiest ways to create a clean black and white photo.

I believe this stock image is good and would sell well because, while it maintains an artistic aesthetic, it looks more realistic and relatable than most stock images you would see.

Out of all the photos I’ve taken, this one would sell the best as a stock photo. It is simple and interpretable. It could be used as an ad or a quote background or even a Wikipedia photo, depending on what the search was. I would picture this being used as an optometrist’s ad, for contacts or something of the sort.

The goal of product photography is to eliminate as many shadows as possible and highlight the product as much as possible.