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Davisburg senior Sara Winkler poses on an abandoned rail car wearing an old dance costume Monday morning near W. Pickard Road. Winkler, who has been dancing for 15 years, is the current President of the Infusion Dance team. “Dancing is an art that uses true emotion and honest passion,” Winkler said, “There seems to be a common misconception between dancing and stripping. Just because strippers may use ‘dancer’ as their title doesn’t mean the two should be seen as similar.” This comparison is fairly common in society, as exemplified with the T-Pain song “I’m in Love With A Stripper,” which when edited for the radio, is called “I’m In Love With A Dancer.”
Lens: 35mm
Aperture: f/11
Shutter: 1/200
ISO: 200
Lighting set up:
Two strobes on either side, I stood on top of the train.
Mount Pleasant resident and Mid-Michigan Community College sophomore Taylor Pelletier models in a flannel button-up shirt, cutoff jeans, tights and combat boots as she lights a cigarette following an Americana aesthetic Monday afternoon in Wightman Hall.
Lens: 18mm
Aperture: f/14
Shutter: 1/125
ISO: 200
One snooted strobe about 12 to 15 feet high directly in front of the subject and pointed down.
>JRN 420: Studio Portrait #1
>Due to certain…Technical difficulties…that being my computer bit the dust…I’m finally putting up my studio portraits for class, as well as some outtakes.
Originally I thought I needed to different subjects, so that’s what I shot, and that’s what I’ll show you. First is Ryan O’Neill.
Camera: Nikon D300s
Focal Length: 52mm
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/8
Shutter: 1/250
Livonia senior Ryan O’Neill, dressed as Leadership Safari Guide Elvis, plays on his guitar and sings Elvis classics. O’Neill, a former Disney Cast Member, is known for his variety of costumes and characters, ranging from the Joker, to Elvis, perhaps his best known, and Waldo from Where’s Waldo. O’Neill leads CMU’s Legends of the Dark and also organized Thrill the World on campus.
Camera: Nikon D300s
Focal Length: 25mm
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/11
Shutter: 1/250
Livonia senior Ryan O’Neill grasps his saxophone at his side whilst raising a Nerf Sword and belting out his battle cry (which made the lab monitor think someone was dying or being raped.) In addition to his characters and costumes, O’Neill is also involved with the CMU Marching Chips and Leadership Safari.
And now for lighting set ups. I decided to keep it simple, and let his character show through…
Lighting for Portrait 01. Basic lighting setup. Main with softbox, fill bounced off wall, rim with snoot at 45 degree angle to illuminate subjects dark hair.
Lighting for Portrait 02. Main with softbox close to subject, fill bounced off wall, rim with snoot at a 45 degree angle. Ladder used for high vantage point.
Second subject, mostly fun really. Leah Sefton.
Camera: Nikon D300s
Focal Length: 60mm
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/8
Shutter: 1/250
Exposure Bias: +1/3
Leah likes science and is a huge goofball. Case and point. Exhibit A.
Camera: Nikon D300s
Focal Length: 40mm
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/11
Shutter: 1/200
Leah likes to dress up and look cute. But still is a huge goofball. Exhibit B.
LIGHTING!
Lighting for Portrait 3. Basic lighting set up. Main bounced off umbrella, fill bounced off wall, rim with snoot directly behind.
Lighting for Portrait 04. Main bounced off umbrella, light with snoot on left-hand side, near full power, light on right-hand side approximately 2/3rds power, both in front of subject pointing toward her, producing shadows.
OUTTAKES!
STUDIO FUN!
That’s all folks.
>JRN 420 Studio Portrait Test
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Camera: Nikon D300s
Focal Length: 50mm
ISO: 200
Aperture: 16
Shutter: 1/250
Only had a minute to shoot, really…Class was ending. Just had some fun, that’s all. Not really my style, I prefer higher contrast lighting, darker backgrounds…
sean proctor | photojournalist 