Glow Stick Photoshoot

This week, I decided to experiment with taking glow stick portraits. For this shoot, I got the glow sticks from the dollar store, waited until it was dark enough and then had Emily pose in a variety of ways with the glow sticks. For a majority of the photographs, I had her pose with the sticks close to her face so that they would provide a source of light illuminating her face. For some of the shots, I also used flash to provide an extra source of light.

My top tip for if you want to experiment with taking glow stick portraits is to make sure it is not too dark outside. Wait for when the sun is just setting and it is just getting dark outside, so that you still have some light to work with.

Vintage Clothing Line Photoshoot

This week, Emily and I decided to do a photoshoot centered around the clothing line in our back yard. I wanted them to have a vintage look, so I decided to shoot the photographs in black and white. For the outfit, we wanted it to be reminiscent of something that would be worn back then, so we picked out a pair of overalls and a simple white tank top underneath. We had her go barefoot as that is what we envisioned it to be like in those times. We also had her pose in a chair with a soda bottle for some of the shots. Props we used included a wicker basket, an ironing board, clothes, a sheet, a lounge chair, a glass soda bottle, and some clothespins. Brady also decided to join in on the fun, all photographs below!

Do you think we achieved the look we were going for?

Creating a Rainbow Effect

This week, I will teach you how you can get an interesting rainbow like filter over your photographs. In order to do this, you will need a rainbow wind twister from the dollar store. They come in a variety of different shapes, but I chose the diamond one. To get the look I got below, you want to hold the twister as close to your lens as you can, while having the focus still be on your subject. This will create the rainbow like filter look that we are going for.

In order to get a different looking effect with each picture, all you have to do is slightly adjust the twister between each shot. Another thing you can do with the twister is try to create shadows on the models face with it. I tried experimenting with that at first, but wasn't able to get the desired effect because it wasn't sunny enough.