FASHION SETTINGS OF NIKON D3100
Shutter: 1/250 ISO: 400 Aperture: 5.3
Rylie Leone poses inside The EHS Building, on the campus of Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, Sunday, November 9, 2025. She poses with her Staffie, Margot.
1st SETUP
Flash Power: 1/2
Used Altura Flash on top of my camera. Used the reflector on top of the flash so I didn't have harsh direct flash.
FASHION SETTINGS OF NIKON D3100
Shutter: 1/250 ISO: 50 Aperture: 5.3
Rylie Leone poses near Lot 22, on the campus of Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, Sunday, November 8, 2025. She poses outside in the snow with fall leaves waiting to fall.
2nd SETUP
Flash Power: 1/4
Used Altura Flash on top of my camera. Angled it up at the tree for some bounce flash, along with having the reflector out of the flash so I could bounce it off that too.
REFLECTION
I had fun shooting with Rylie and posing her in two different locations. The first location we went to was outside. I wanted her to be by a tree with fall colors against a snowy background. I used a flash on top of my camera, bouncing it off the reflector. I was able to use just 1/2 the power and bounce it off the reflector and top of the tree. The only part that was difficult about this was trying not to get any mergers behind her head. It wasn't easy because of all of the trees in the background, along with the leaves coming from the tree above her. I had to stand on the curb so that I was almost shooting down at her. After I figured that out, I was able to perfect the lighting. In the second location, I wanted to go inside and have her change her outfit. We started at a different wall with a plant in the background. But because a fire extinguisher was in the wall, I didn't even want to start shooting. We then found this wall, which was blank enough that I felt confident it would look good. Once I got over there, I had to play with the settings because of the drastic location change. We brought Margot just to add something to the photo. I started with her standing holding her, but I thought it could look better. So I had her crouch down by her to make it look more natural. I found this assignment very beneficial for my photography career because it reminded me that no matter how long you've been shooting, photography is never easy. Even with an assignment I went into thinking it would just be super easy, turned out to take a lot longer than anticipated. Dealing with location changes, and not to mention mergers. Mergers were the biggest challenge to this assignment because we did not use a backdrop.
FASHION SETTINGS OF CANON EOS R6
Shutter: 1/400 ISO: 200 Aperture: 2.8
Zach Housbeck poses in Moore Hall, on the campus of Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, Monday, October 27, 2025. He poses for a "detailed" fashion shot.
FASHION SETTINGS OF CANON EOS R6
Shutter: 1/400 ISO: 200 Aperture: 2.8
Zach Housbeck poses in Moore Hall, on the campus of Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, Monday, October 27, 2025. He poses for a "tight" fashion shot.
FASHION SETTINGS OF CANON EOS R6
Shutter: 1/400 ISO: 200 Aperture: 2.8
Zach Housbeck poses in Moore Hall, on the campus of Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, Monday, October 27, 2025. He poses for a "wide" fashion shot.
FASHION SETTINGS OF CANON EOS R6
Shutter: 1/400 ISO: 200 Aperture: 2.8
Zach Housbeck poses in Moore Hall, on the campus of Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, Monday, October 27, 2025. He poses for a "medium" fashion shot.
Detailed Setup
Front Right Flash Power: 1/8 Back Left Flash Power: 1/16 Back Right Flash Power: 1/128
Tight Setup
Front Right Flash Power: 1/4 Back Left Flash Power: 1/8 Back Right Flash Power: 1/128
Wide Setup
Front Right Flash Power: 1/8 Back Left Flash Power: 1/8 Back Right Flash Power: 1/128
Medium Setup
Front Right Flash Power: 1/8 Back Left Flash Power: 1/4 Back Right Flash Power: 1/128
IN-CLASS REFLECTION
I enjoyed the time I spent with Zach in class, having him be a model for me for this in-class assignment. The thing I struggled with most was making the photos all look unique in their own way. I felt like I was running out of ideas for him to pose in. Plus, it was a challenge to change the lights to try to make a new light map from those of others in my group. Aside from these obstacles, I had to push through. I found that from the first time using studio lights to using them today, I improved tremendously. I found that I was able to get an even glow on each side of his face during this practice. I felt more comfortable setting up the equipment and shooting my talent. The process altogether felt drastically faster from the first time working with this equipment and shooting for an assignment. I did the detailed shot first and was very happy with how it turned out. That then led me into the tight shot that I knew I wanted his face in, but I didn't want him looking straight on like a boring photo. That led me to have him turn his head to change the aesthetic of the photo. After that, I went into the wide shot and wanted to do something different than have him stand there. So I asked him to crouch and go down on the ground a little bit, so I didn't have to shoot him standing there. I was happy with how this one turned out because I got his whole body while adding some flavor to the shot just by having him pose a certain way. Finally, I moved on to my medium shot, and I wanted to use the under-glow reflector to get rid of the possible shadows that might appear on his face. Overall, this in-class assignment made me realize how much I've improved with using equipment and getting comfortable behind the camera, but there is room for improvement with directing people and coming up with creative ideas that make people speechless.