photography

Five Feelings

“You have to understand the client problems, how you solve those problems, but start with the feelings and then that’s your shortlist.”

Hear Natalie Cass share with us her detailed thought process on writing stories for brands. Natalie is a corporate photographer and filmmaker at Cass Studios: an entertainment, commercial photography, and video production company.

Listen to this conversation again as we talk about how her psychographics led her to create content; how music, being active in nature, and optimizing her health and wellness helps her leverage her flow state; her method of focusing on five feelings she wants her audience to feel when developing stories for brands, and how artists can build their career by being comfortable in the unknown.

The full episode 65 is available on Apple Podcasts here: Psychographics And Content Creation, The Method of Creating Content Around 5 Feelings, And How Holistic Well-Being Helps With Creativity

How To Expose Your Videos Properly With Light Meters and Zebra Lines

Do you find it difficult to adjust the exposure on your camera? Wondering which tools and settings you need to balance for proper exposure in your videos? Proper light exposure has ideal brightness and shadows on the subject in your video or photo. Use tools such as a light meter or zebra stripes to fix the exposure. In this clip from our video content course, we explain two camera settings used to control the amount of exposure in images and videos.

Psychographics And Content Creation, The Method of Creating Content Around 5 Feelings, And How Holistic Well-Being Helps With Creativity

Hear from our next podcast guest Natalie Cass! Natalie is a corporate photographer and filmmaker at Cass Studios: an entertainment, commercial photography, and video production company.

Listen to this conversation as we talk about how her psychographics led her to create content; how music, being active in nature, and optimizing her health and wellness helps her leverage her flow state; her method of focusing on five feelings she wants her audience to feel when developing stories for brands, and how artists can build their career by being comfortable in the unknown.

The full episode 65 is available on Apple Podcasts here: Psychographics And Content Creation, The Method of Creating Content Around 5 Feelings, And How Holistic Well-Being Helps With Creativity

Best Cameras To Buy For Video Content

Is your camera lacking in the special features you need for optimal quality? Or does it have too many features you may not need yet? Aside from your skillset and vision, cameras are one of the most important tools for photography and videography. No matter what your level of familiarity is in using cameras, choosing any of these selections will help you shoot a video with the camera you’re comfortable with. In this clip from our video content course, we reveal the cameras best suited for video creators at the beginner, intermediate, and expert levels.

Earn Your Confidence

“And as you start to gain that experience and gain that knowledge it builds that confidence. It’s a swirl of all three of those things.“

Hear Josh Emerick give creatives advice on how to build confidence in this clip from episode 46 of our podcast. Josh is the owner of J. Emerick Cinema & Photo. He also teaches other filmmakers how to grow their careers and businesses.

Our conversation with Josh included topics such as his music video creation process, his passion for teaching, the importance of good people skills and delegation skills as a video creator and business owner, and why creatives need to hold themselves to a higher standard by writing action plans.

The full episode is available at Creative Haven under Apple Podcasts here:Power Of Delegation, Importance Of People Skills, And Building Up Confidence From Scratch‬.

Understanding Exposure

Do you need to adjust your exposure in your camera settings? An image or video with correct exposure does not have the subject lost in the highlights or shadows. Know how to control the exposure on your camera by using a light meter or zebra lines so that you can recognize when your images are overexposed or underexposed. In this clip from our video content course, we go over two camera settings you can use to control the amount of exposure on your camera.

Thinking and Reflecting- Julia Fullerton-Batten Podcast

"This is the time when people could just calm down and as you say, reflect on their lives and also on their future. What do people want to do in the future? Do they want to change their careers? Utilize this time on thinking and reflecting."

Julia Fullerton-Batten's quote offers thoughtful advice on what people should do during this pandemic. Julia is a commercial and fine art photographer who was the first female photographer to shoot for the famous Campari calendar in 2015 and became a Hasselblad Master in 2008. Continue listening to this conversation on how to deal with the coronavirus lockdown as an artist, the good or bad results of needing to create to sustain happiness, art for therapy, confronting fears, speaking on social issues, and how you shouldn't be pressured to create because of the lockdown.

The full episode is on Apple Podcasts at Creative Haven here Dealing With COVID-19 As A Professional Artist, Using Art As Therapy, And Using Photography To Speak On Social Issues!

The Importance of Creativity- Alejandra Carles-Tolra Podcast Clip

"Creativity is what can really help our mental health in finding different solutions in thinking outside the box and really trying to find positivity and to see light where we just see darkness. So I think creativity is important in any field because it can push people to look at something from a different perspective which I think is valuable."

This insightful quote came from Alejandra Carles-Tolra as she noted how much of a positive impact using creativity has on mental health and in our daily activities. Alejandra is a visual artist and photography facilitator whose work has been been published by CNN, The Huffington Post, and the Wuhuan Art Museum. Listen to more of this podcast episode as we talk about using art to give individuals a voice in vulnerable communities, the importance of creativity in everyday life, and using the time with the lockdown to make art with what's around you.

The full episode is on Apple Podcasts at Creative Haven Here: Using Photography to Give Voice to The Vulnerable Communities, The Importance of Connecting With Nature, And Exploring Various Creative Domains During Lockdown

If you want to learn more about Alejandra and purchase her work, visit the links below!

IG Account - @alejandractr

Website - www.alejandractr.com

Work for sale can be found here https://www.fiftydots.com/en/categoria-producto/artists/alejandra-carles-tolra-en/ 

Staying Authentic In Your Artwork

“It’s important to be free of what you think, I think it is important not to follow too much of what is cool at this time. Fashion, or whatever is cool, it’s for a moment, it’s not forever”. Simona Pavan’s quote reflects her belief that you shouldn’t have to follow trends to be an artist. Her advice serves as a strong reminder for any artists to stay authentic in their artworks. Simona is a seasoned photographer whose resume includes working with reputable brands such as Gucci, Nike, Reebok, and many more! Revisit this episode to hear us discuss topics such as how to keep your voice when working with brands, not taking art too seriously while having fun with it and not following trends in art so that your artwork can remain authentic.

The full episode is available under Creative Haven on iTunes Here - Fighting to Keep Your Creative Vision When Working With Brands and Not Taking Your Art Too Seriously To Enjoy The Process

Fighting to Keep Your Creative Vision When Working With Brands and Not Taking Your Art Too Seriously To Enjoy The Process

Start this week off by listening to the newest episode of our podcast interview with Simona Pavan! She is an accomplished photographer who has worked with many notable clothing companies such as Gucci, Nike, Reebok, and more for advertising. Simona’s work has also been featured in exhibitions and books all around the world. Our discussion included on topics such as how to keep your voice when working with brands, not taking art too seriously while having fun with it and not following trends in art so that your artwork can remain authentic.   

The full episode is on Apple Podcasts at Creative Haven Here: Fighting to Keep Your Creative Vision When Working With Brands and Not Taking Your Art Too Seriously To Enjoy The Process

Dealing With COVID-19 As A Professional Artist, Using Art As Therapy, And Using Photography To Speak On Social Issues

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a source of drastic changes and frustrations around all of us this year. We had the opportunity to touch upon this subject with photographer Julia Fullerton-Batten in the latest episode of our podcast. Among her achievements, Julia was the first female photographer to shoot for the esteemed Campari calendar and became a Hasselblad Master in 2008. As the pandemic was the central topic, we discussed how to deal with the lockdown as an artist, the need to create sustained happiness(bad and good), art for therapy, confronting fears, speaking on social issues and how you shouldn’t be pressured to create amidst the lockdown. The full episode is on Apple Podcasts at Creative Haven here: Dealing With COVID-19 As A Professional Artist, Using Art As Therapy, And Using Photography To Speak On Social issues

Focus & Depth of Field

Can’t see the shot you just took clearly? Don’t know which camera functions adjust the focus? Understanding focus and depth of field will provide that control you need to affect the sharpness of an image and that creative push in the details of your photos and movies. We’ve got a detailed video that should help you improve the image clarity on your shots in film production.

One of the worst feelings as a filmmaker is to spend hours getting a shot just right, only to discover that it was out of focus. Having sharp focus is absolutely quintessential, and draws the line between seasoned and beginner filmmakers. There are several factors that affect focus, and we’re here to help you understand them, so you can get the sharpest image possible.

Before we even talk about the factors, what exactly is depth of field? Essentially, depth of field is a measurement of the range of acceptable focus in a frame. So if your depth of field is 9m, anything outside of that 9m will be out of focus. The placement of this range is based on the 1⁄3 - 2⁄3 rule. This rule states that if you focus on a subject, 1⁄3 of the depth of field will be in front of the subject, with the other 2⁄3 behind. So going back to the 9m, if you were to focus on a subject, 3m in front of them would be in focus, and another 6m behind them would also be in focus. Now that you know what depth of field is, we can talk about the 3 factors that affect them.

#1 - Aperture. ​The aperture of a camera is how open the lens of the camera is, and so how much light can be registered. When a camera’s aperture is more open, the depth of focus will be less, or more shallow. If the aperture is more closed, the depth of focus will be higher, or deeper.

#2 - Lens / Focal Length. ​Different types of lenses have huge effects on the image a camera produces. The wider a lens is, or the lower the focal length, the deeper the depth of focus will be. The longer the lens, such as telephoto lenses, the deeper the depth of field.

#3 - Distance of Subject to Camera. ​If you focus on a subject, the distance of them to the camera affects the depth of field. The closer your subject is, the shallower the depth of field. The farther they are, the deeper the depth of field.

Film Lighting & Camera Department Basics, How Photography Helped Him With Lighting Films, and Using Film As a Companion

Welcome our next podcast guest, Valentin Salembier! As a director of photography and owner of Oseku Lighting, Valentin shares his knowledge of lighting in films and the roles the camera department plays in film production. He also reminisces on his journey with photography and film, and how watching movies helped him during his tough times. Listen to episode 14 on iTunes on Creative Haven here: Film Lighting & Camera Department Basics, How Photography Helped Him With Lighting Films, and Using Film As a Companion

Learn How to Upload High-Quality Photos on Facebook

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You want the best of the best for your photos, especially when they are posted on social media. When you post on a platform like Facebook, where over a million users view content daily, you want your pictures to stand out with the highest quality. This supportive article by Facebook Help Center offers some assistance to get your photos looking spic and span! Facebook automatically resizes and formats your photos when you upload, but to help reach high-quality photos, this is what you can do on your end. Facebook recommends resizing your regular photos to 720px, 960px or 2048px wide and cover photos to 851px by 315px and a file size less than 100KB to avoid compression. After you resize the supported sizes, save as a JPEG with an sRGB color profile. You can also upload photos in HD by default by changing your settings. The Facebook Help Center offers more helpful tips and suggestions to make sure your photos and videos are uploaded in high quality no matter what device you use to upload!

Credit: Written by Facebook Help Center How can I make sure that my photos display in the highest possible quality on Facebook?

Colour Temperature

Uh oh! Looks like the lighting in your video is a little off. Having a blue or orange tint in your photos or videos doesn’t look natural. Adjusting the color temperature on your camera settings based on the light source of your environment can help make your videos and photos look accurate. If you’re confused by what color temperature is and how it affects your photos, don’t worry. Our research explains this concept to help you with your shoot!

You may notice that when shooting in various locations, there is a slight blue or orange tint to your video. This is due to your colour temperature. Colour temperature is an aspect of photography often overlooked by beginners, and can completely change the tone of the video or photo. We’re here to help you understand this photo to get the look you want just right.

So what is colour temperature? First of all, it has nothing to do with the actual temperature or heat of an object. Rather, it is a temperature of the hue a light source emits, measured in degrees Kelvin. (K) The 2 most common measurements of colour temperature are 3200K and 5600K. This is because indoor lights emit a temperature of roughly 3200K, known as “Tungsten” light, while the sun emits a temperature of 5600, known as “Daylight”. These are by no means the only existing measurements, but they are the most common ones.

So what does this have to do with photography? Colour temperature is an option in all cameras. The basic idea is this: if your camera’s colour temperature is set to the same colour temperature as the lights you are shooting with, everything will appear “normal” and a pure white object, such as a sheet of paper, will be white. If your camera’s colour temperature is lower than that of the lights, your image will appear blue, while if your camera’s colour temperature is higher than the lights, the image will appear orange. The larger the difference between the camera and light’s colour temperature, the more extreme this blue or orange hue will be.

Modern cameras have the ability to set the camera's colour temperature to exactly that of the lights automatically by taking a picture of a pure white object under the lights where they are shooting. On the other hand, you may set it to the presets of Tungsten and Daylight, or to a custom number. Colour temperature should always be taken into account when shooting a video, as it has dramatic effects on the tone and style. 

The Rule of Thirds

Heard about the Rule of Thirds and are wondering how you can apply it to your videos and photos? Implementing the Rule of Thirds into your artwork will help create balanced and interesting photography and videography. Our informative video on the artistic technique provides examples from movies and photography that should be helpful for you.

Sometimes when shooting a production, it’s hard to decide how to frame things. After you’ve gone through all the work of pre-production, you’ll want everything to be perfect, and this includes composition. It’s not always easy to achieve these, but there are certain framing principles that help a lot. The most well-known of these is the rule of thirds.

So what exactly is the rule of thirds? Essentially, its imaginary lines, 2 vertical and 2 horizontal, that are placed in the frame. These 4 lines create 3 rows and 3 columns, for a grand total of 9 sections. It may sound complicated, but it's really anything but. What these imaginary lines have to do is essentially help make frames more balanced. When shooting, you can imagine these lines, or even many cameras have the option to put them up on the display. Then, you place objects, people, etc. on either the intersections between the lines, or just on the lines themselves. This creates a more balanced frame than just putting a subject directly in the middle of the frame, which is a common mistake of many new videographers. The rule of thirds is a great tool for both new and veteran videographers alike.

Simple Guide to Posting on Instagram

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Have you set up your Instagram account? Are you wondering how to post your first photo on the platform? Well, this helpful article shows you all you need to start producing content on Instagram! After logging in, tap on the ‘+’ plus button on the bottom of the phone screen. This will allow you to either take a new photo or upload an existing photo from your photo library. After you’ve uploaded your photo, you can add effects, filters, captions, or a location to the photo before posting. The Instagram Help Center also offers other articles to aid you in your posting journey. Now you're ready to post on Instagram!

Credit: Written by Instagram Help Center How do I post a photo?

Learn How to Shoot Videos With These Simple Tips

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Are you a business owner who would like to learn about shooting a video? Or are you a photographer interested in shooting stock video? Well, to ease your transition, this article shows you six tips on learning how to shoot videos! Using a DSLR camera, you will be able to learn about frame rates, shutter speeds, and how to steady the camera with a video tripod. The article includes stock videos in each tip to guide you as you continue to practice shooting video.

Credit: Written by Paul McAniff 6 Tips for Still Photographers Learning to Shoot Video

Photography Tutorials for Beginners

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Do you have a business that needs photography for marketing? Or are you an aspiring photographer looking for a place to start? This article is great for you! Essential camera settings and photography terminology are taught at an easy understandable level. The tips and tutorials offered are a great foundation to get practice and start your business in photography or help you take photos for your business for marketing.

Credit: Written By Easy Basic Photography