A friend of ours is working on a science fair project and we’re trying to lend her a hand to get more participants to complete a study she is doing. Here’s what she provided as information for the project:
“Hannah Williams is conducting a science fair project in need of people willing to read an eye chart and have their picture taken. The test will only last less than five minutes, but you cannot have your contacts in to read the chart. The picture will be cropped to only show your left eye as shown in the picture. Any and all participants are appreciated; thanks in advance!”
We are hosting Hannah at our studio on Saturday, October 30 at 4:00pm until she has photographed everyone participating. At last count, she needs 35 more participants. Wouldn’t it be great if we got ALL 35 of them for her?
If you can make it, please call (304-263-3100) or email (tony@tlcphotography.com) to let us know you are coming. You can also reach us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/tlcphotographywv) to respond that you will be at the studio.
PLEASE NOTE: Hannah wants to make it clear than anyone under the age of 18 is also welcome to participate, however their parents must sign the consent form. Hannah will have forms available for everyone.
As Hannah points out, this takes less than five minutes, and is to help her with a school science fair project. We are only helping her out, and offering space to gather everyone at once to make it go quicker. There is no obligation to purchase anything, and nobody will try to sell you anything. We’re just doing this because we like Hannah and think this is a worthwhile project (mostly because we are both fascinated by eyes).
Please call, email, contact us in some way so we can make sure to plan enough time for everyone.
tony@tlcphotography.com
facebook.com/tlcphotographywv
Thanks!
Trent is no ordinary senior… and as such he needed something completely out of the ordinary for his senior portraits. Finding the perfect location is always a challenge, but I knew just where I wanted to take him.
For more information about senior portraits,, visit our Seniors site.
I’ve done pictures with Marla before… she was about 5-6 years younger. I’ve also photographed her daughter, Julia. The objective with Marla’s shoot was to balance natural surroundings with a casual approach. Again, we only used natural light via a reflector.
Heavy filtering here focuses the subject within her surroundings.
The light was in the perfect place… or rather, we positioned Marla to take perfect advantage of where the light was falling.
Aligning a subject with the existing lines is more flattering than crossing them.
There was no way we could ignore Marla’s daughter… so a tender moment was well worth photographing. It ended up being a favorite, of course.
Diana called this one “End of Day”. Aptly named.
All little girl. What fun in those little eyes. 🙂
You may remember Taylor from the shoot with did with her in Charles Town. The objective with her was to combine architecture with her beauty, and once again use only reflected light to illuminate her face. This is in two parts… the first part takes place in some areas of Shepherdstown. The second part takes place along the Tow Path across the river from Shepherdstown.
Just a reflector and a lot of playing with the balance of light.
There are two people laying on the ground to get this shot. It was worth it.
Love the lines of the stairway with this one.
The patterns of light were great to work within.
She wasn’t a fan of the hat, but we knew what would happen to the light on her face with a white hat in direct sunlight. We did a little dodging and contrast adjustments to get the balance just right.
As part of an ongoing commitment to education, both for myself and for others I intend to teach, I take on a variety of assignments that are just for my benefit. This was one of them (as well as two others you will see with Taylor & Marla).
I had specific ideas for lighting and posing with each model, which was augmented by ideas from Diana as we worked our way through each venue. This particular venue was downtown Shepherdstown, in about a one block area. Most of you who know Shepherdstown may recognize certain places.
In front of the Shepherdstown Bakery… love big glass windows. I should note that all of these shots were lit using only a reflector. Properly positioned, a reflector is a very powerful tool for lighting.
There’s a doorway next to China Kitchen (and I’m glad nobody decided to come out right then) that is old and weathered… a perfect contrast for a beautiful portrait.
Often just something as simple as leaning on a rail is a very nice portrait. If you look closely at the railing, you will see faces. 🙂
White or light colored hats on very bright days can create a kind of softening effect of the light on the face. Filled reflector lighting helped bring out the lovely smile and eyes.
With only a little post-shoot work, Diana added considerably to the overall image. It’s not how much effort is put into an image that makes it work… it’s knowing how little you need to do to keep that natural beauty of a well-captured image.
