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Cinemagraphs, Oh MY!

I have been wanting to try out a cinemagraph ever since my instructor showed us the little magical moving photograph at the start of the semester! A cinemagraph is basically a still photo that has parts that move! It was SUPER fun going out with the beautiful Tara Waller and shooting little videos clips here and there in hopes of getting some good footage for the editing process. To create one of these fun little photos, you must first get a tripod and a camera that shoots video. You shoot a few second of video and tell the model to be very still, then the rest is done in Photoshop! I used an excellent tutorial by Russell Brown… I had such a fun time creating these two photos and it was such a nice little break from all of the technical aspects of photography I have had to focus on for these last few months. I would highly recommend trying this out, because it really makes you step outside of the box and provides such a fun outcome! You can find Russell Brown’s tutorial HERE if you need a little help on the Photoshop side! Click on the photos below to see my first ever cinemagraphs!!

Ciao,

Shannon

The Results Are In… Residential Interior

For my residential interior I shot a cute little house in Decatur that was completely renovated  on the inside but a super friendly couple! The work that they have done to the inside of this house is both shocking and beautiful! They used golds and warms tones to really make the interior feel like home! This shot is of the guest bathroom downstairs and it was very difficult to get! The bathroom was extremely tiny and had very little room for any other angles other than this. I shot with my Canon 60D with a 55mm lens set on 18mm and my settings were at F11 ISO 400 with a Shutter Speed of 1 second. I really wanted to keep the warm, ambient light of the room and really highlight the gold accents. If I were to do this shot over again, I would try to kick a bit of light back into the bottom of the cabinet and darken the lights a bit more. Check out the final outcome below!

Ciao,

Shannon

Inspiring Architecture Photographer: Residential Interior Emphasis…

Laura Moss is the photographer for Pottery Barn, Better Homes and Garden, and Country Home. To me, her interior architecture photography style is “perfectly imperfect”… She does a lot of “lived in” looking rooms but still manages to light it well and place everything in a way that looks very appealing and not “messy”. When i was shooting my residential interior assignment, I was so worried about making everything look “perfect” and in place, and I was so focused on getting the whole room in the shot, but Laura Moss takes some of that pressure away because she can take a creative shot of just a section of a room and still make it look interesting. Her work is fun and she really has a talent for making her photos of interiors look homey and inviting.

Check out her work and get inspired HERE!

Ciao,

Shannon

The Results Are In… Madison Building

One of our assignments in architecture class this semester was to go on a field trip to Madison County, Georgia and take a photo of one of the historic buildings/houses with the Large Format Camera. I looked through the list of buildings my teacher gave us and with the help of Google Maps, made a decision. My shooting buddy and I left at 6 am to get there before the sun came up. As we were riding down the road to my building, the GPS was saying we had arrived… We were in front of a broken down house completely under construction complete with boarded up windows… Surely this couldn’t be my building… It was! I was a LITTLE frustrated by this but instead of freaking out, quickly chose another house close by and began to set up my camera. I shot the house with the Large Format Camera with Chrome film and my settings were ISO100 F22 and Shutter Speed: about 1.5 seconds on BULB. When I got the film back, I realized that there was a HUGE tree completely covering the entire left side of the house! Once again, a little frustrated… But instead of letting the obstruction defeat me, I decided to get to work! I successfully removed the tree along with a few other things to make the photo look the best that I could get it! I am very please with the final outcome but will plan a little better next time when picking a building! Below is the before and after of my Madison Building:

BEFORE

AFTER

Ciao,

Shannon

The Results Are In: Commercial Interior…

For my Commercial Interior assignment, I decided to shoot a really fun frozen yogurt shop called Yo Chill in Lawrenceville, Ga. I loved all of the fun colors and lines in the shop and it got really great natural light which is always a favorite of mine! I shot with the Canon 5D Mark II with the 45mm Tilt Shift lens. My settings were ISO 100 F8 and Shutter Speed: 1/4 in order to get the right exposure and to ensure everything was sharp from the front of the wall to the back. I am really happy with the lines and colors of this shot and the simplicity of it. However, if I were to do it all over again, I think that I would try a different lighting ratio to give the photo a little more contrast. It was very flat out of camera and in order to get a good looking print, had to really pop the colors with saturation and levels in Photoshop. You can see the final result below:

Ciao,

Shannon

Inspiring Photographer: Commercial Interior Emphasis…

Grossman Photography is a really good example of how you can set yourself apart from other architectural photographers by being a little creative with camera angles and lighting. What I love most about their photography is how they can take what you can imagine to be a pretty dull room with very neutral colors and add a bit of life to it with lights and pops of colors. They are extremely talented and have incorporated a unique twist to their interior commercial photos by adding a bit of motion blur. Their work is so crisp, clean, and creative and I highly recommend checking them out to get inspired!

You can view Grossman Photography HERE!

Ciao,

Shannon

The Results Are In… Low Rise

When I was in Madison County on a field trip with my Architecture class, I stumbled across this really cute low rise residential building with a really interesting walkway. I took the photo with my Canon 60D on a tripod and my settings were ISO 100 F8 Shutter Speed:1/50 and I shot with an 18-55mm lens on 18mm. In post, I had to tweak the highlights and shadows a bit to make it pop, I had to remove a few squirrels and trees but for the most part this photo was good to go! Check out the final photo below!

 

Ciao,

Shannon

Inspiring Architectural Photographer… Low Rise Emphasis

Jeff Wolfram is an architectural photographer that does really fun things with light and shapes on the buildings he shoots. He uses really creative design principles when picking his vantage points and seems to frame his photos in a way that really draws you in. The most impressive thing about his photographs, however, is the light… The light in the sky, on the building, and inside the building all seem very planned out and extremely successful and cohesive. 

You can View his work HERE!

Ciao,

Shannon