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April 8, 2011

Photography, Photos, Photographer, photographic

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One of the corporate photographer’s most important responsibilities is to present a progressive picture of the organization before customers and shareholders by providing the required photographs for its annual report. Such reports act like a platform for any organization to proudly announce its achievements in the past year. A report that is accompanied with impressive and vibrant photographs helps immensely in enhancing the image of the company in front of both existing and potential customers and its own employees.
The attractiveness of company brochures meant for distribution in career fairs and college campuses can be immensely enhanced by adding colourful photos presenting the organization’s work culture. Fresh talent is not easy to attract, and one of the means to portray your company as a great place to be is through brochures that focus on its positive aspects. A corporate photographer who knows the techniques of the trade can go a long way in creating the right impression on the aspirants.
Similarly, product brochures for clients can also be made very attractive if the corporate photographer possesses the required skill. This can greatly increase the number of queries that you will receive from these potential clients, and will also enhance the likelihood of making a sale.
A corporate photographer also records the achievements of a company like a historian. He participates in all the important events hosted by the company and captures them for later reference. A great collection of company’s achievements is recorded through these pictures. The archive of photos provides a chance for the later generations to understand the unique history of the company and in keeping its traditions alive.
There can be some organization magazines for in-house circulation that also include pictures and reports of recent events of the company for the employees’ awareness. These pictures make employees feel a strong sense of association with the company, make them more committed to its welfare, and keep them enthused about their work.
These are a few of the many ways in which corporate photographers can immensely help the company. They do not face the limelight but their work is always recognized. The organization stands to benefit from a photographer’s service in more ways than one, and so it is important that the selection of the photographer is carefully made.

March 30, 2011

MODELS, MODEL, MODELING – Create your Modeling portfolio

Modeling, St Augustine, How To Create your PortfolioIn a modeling career, portfolio serves as a resume exposing the talent and capabilities of a model to the agencies. Well snapped photos are instrumental in increasing the chances of success of a model. This is especially true in the field of glamour modeling where a stunning portfolio is a must have for a model to carve a niche in the glamour industry. A professionalized portfolio is a group of professional images of a model in various styles, look, make up, expressions and outfit exposing a models complete accomplishments as well as features. It is best to get the help of professional modeling photographers in Norwich by spotting the best one. How to create amazing portfolio will be the wondering question for the aspirants. After all a modeling portfolio have to be exceptionally unique and specific paving the way to success.

Make a local inquiry in your locality or search in the website or ask your modeling agency to find a photographer for you. Once you come across a good quality photographer in Norwich call or visit them personally. Ask about prices, the time required to get the photos and the format that the photos are in. Discuss with them about your requirements for the photo shoot and your time schedule. A look at their sample works not only assists in analyzing and assessing their professional experiences but also helps to know whether they can make good difference by benefiting your requirements.

Tell the photographer what kind of look you desire and ask for both head shots and full-body shots. Carefully, listen to what the photographer says about posing and expression.

Search for competent stylist and makeup artist. Look for glamour costumes for your modeling shoot. You can pick your costumes from some popular modeling and fashion publications. Try out variety of dresses and poses. It is essential that the model follows the instructions and suggestions of the photographer and makeup artists in order to result in better and professionalized images. Beside getting a good break in the fashion industry, a good portfolio by an experienced photographer gives you valuable experiences.

Sort the photos between the ones that are amazing and the ones that are just okay. After all, five great shots are better than 30 that are just passable. To top it all, it is the confidence and relaxed attitude of the model that make all the difference. Nervousness often shows up in the photos and a nervous model is rarely hired. So it is always advisable to hire a professional who can make the model feel at ease and bring out the potentialities. Online portals like Silvestri Studio are one of the handfuls who use evocative lighting, rich toned backdrops and props to create a brilliant modeling portfolio.

There is no doubt about the fact that it is the modeling portfolio that can make or break a models career. So hire the best photographer in Norwich, put forth your best effort and give your best shot.

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Photography – Projecting Motion Into A Photo

There is this new toy known as the flying kite. It can be flown using a remote control. The flying kite is decorated with a lot of colored lights. It looks especially stunning and beautiful when you fly it against the dark sky.

Maybe you are wondering why I am talking about the flying kite. Well, the flying kite accidentally ended in one of my photos taken during a particular night shoot. Yes, I was angry because it had spoilt my photo. I was snapping the fireworks display when this flying kite appeared out of nowhere and flowed into the scene that was being captured.

After my anger was gone, I examined the photo again. I found that there is a ‘trailing blurred effect’ of the flying kite. This effect gives an impression that the flying kite is in flying motion.

You can conduct a simple experiment to see the effect for yourself. Firstly, find a road where there is a lot of traffic during the night. Secondly, set up your camera on a tripod at the side of road to capture the vehicles that are passing by the road. Thirdly, snap a number of photos on the vehicles that are passing by the road. Please ensure you are at a safe location while doing the experiment. You may also conduct the experiment during day instead of the night. But the ‘trailing blurred effect’ is more apparent during the night shoot.

Examine the photos taken from the experiment. You will notice that there is a ‘trailing blurred effect’ for the vehicles that have passed by that road. The reason behind the ‘trailing blurred effect’ is because the camera takes a while to capture a photo. Let say the camera takes about 1 second to capture the photo. At 0.1th second, the vehicle is at point A. At 0.2th second, the vehicle has moved from point A to point B. At 0.3th second, the vehicle has moved from point B to point C and so on. As a result, the camera ends up capturing multiple images of the moving vehicle creating the ‘trailing blurred effect’.

Thus, if you want to project that a subject is in motion, you will have to create the ‘trailing blurred effect’. This can be done even if the subject is stationary! For example, when the subject is moving forward, the camera is stationary. This is equivalent to a case where the subject is stationary and the camera is moving backward. In other words, you can create the ‘trailing blurred effect’ by moving the camera in the required direction.

In short, the simple idea that I will like to share with you is:
Project motion into a photo by creating the ‘trailing blurred effect’ of the subject!

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