gloda.net

Tag: Photography and Modelling Society

  • Photography Society Meeting

    [kml_flashembed movie=”http://gloda.net/pb/20080427_uk_photogs/pb.swf” height=”529″ width=”720″ wmode=”transparent”/]
    Before the Easter holidays the Photography and Modeling society met up for a last shooting session. We started in the Cathedral Cloisters where the basics of flash photography and balancing it with ambient light were covered. I lent my camera to someone else so I have no pictures of that part. After a delicious Sunday lunch in the Dolphin we decided to take some group shots in the nearby park area as well as the pictures of Charlotte in the daffodils. For the eTTL adepts out there I’m happy to report that the 430EXs had no trouble picking up the master signal from the 580EX in broad sunlight from about 15 metres.

  • Kent Law Temple Society Annual Dinner

    [kml_flashembed movie=”http://gloda.net/pb/20080307_uk_temple/pb.swf” height=”529″ width=”720″ wmode=”transparent”/]
    Every year the Temple society invites its members to meet established prominent legal professionals (mostly senior barristers and judges) and academics. If I took your photo at this event, you can get a copy of the photos from the Temple Society.

  • UKC Fashion Show

    [kml_flashembed movie=”http://gloda.net/pb/20080226_uk_fashion/pb.swf” height=”529″ width=”720″ wmode=”transparent”/]
    Today the University of Kent’s Annual Fashion Show promotional poster has officially been released and posted all over campus. The Fashion Show is hosted by the UKC Photography and Modeling society and more information can be found here.
    Click on the first picture to see a larger version of the poster. For the photographers among you, I’ve included some behind the scenes information. The second photo should give you an idea of the setup. Shooting tethered to a laptop gave me the possibility to get instead feedback on a large screen and accurately solve potential issues. It was also practical as the camera on the tripod was raised a good deal above eye level.
    The 580EX Speedlite was aimed at the ceiling just above, which is angled and bounced the light softly onto the models. It also acted as a master to trigger a 430EX (thanks Sebastian) in manual slave mode to the camera right. Its light was bounced into a reflector to allow for softer light. The camera settings were 1/200th second at F/8.0 with an ISO setting of 800 and 28mm focal length.
    Post processing started with crating a composite of the best expressions of the different models. Next the background had to be cleaned up and some colour changes applied to clothes. Then a gradient glow was added to the two main models and the light burst created. After feedback from photogen.lu some further changes were made. Together with David Cater the logo and text layout were finalized.

    The Fashion Show promotion has seen some other creative minds at work as well, below is the trailer filmed by Lee Francis:

    The eagle-eyed may spot me among the extras.