Over the summer Heather and I (Danielle) took a photography class at the Manhattan Beach Art Department to refresh our skills. We went once a week for 8 weeks and learned some valuable lessons from our teacher Brian, who happens to be a very experienced and famous toy photographer.
The casual environment made it a relaxed and comfortable learning experience, which we loved! Over 8 weeks, with our digital cameras set to manual, we learned how to:
1. Explore depth of field using aperture/f-stop (shallow vs. deep)
2. Use shutter speed to control light and introduce blur
3. Adjust ISO settings
4. Read and measure light
5. Shoot with strobe and flash
6. Determine color/white balance (shooting in artificial light, daylight, tungsten, etc.)
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| Meet our teacher, Brian. See his work here |
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| Shallow Depth of Field Exercise - Inside Classroom vs. Outside |
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| Practicing the "panning technique" - We chased each other around the classroom for about 30 minutes! |
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Over Exposed Heather vs. Under Exposed Heather - I adjusted my strobe settings
to get the perfect exposure.
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Experimenting with Studio Lights
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