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it is hosted through ipower (which is not free) and the template to create the site is on indexhibit. it is free to get the template, but I had mine set up by someone else. (though, I did change a handful of design things on it myself)
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I just take test pictures each time to get the angle right since it depends on what I want in the background/etc. I tend to keep it lower to avoid distortion and since I often shoot lower when I'm photographing models etc.
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I dunno! It depends on exactly what it's for. If it's something major, then that's going to change the price range more than if it's something for a personal project. If you have a getty account, you can look for a similar image to yours and put in usage similar to their project and see what they'd charge just as a ballpark figure.
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I have a lot of actions that I've made, but I usually layer the actions at different opacities when I use them. Rarely ever do I use an action at 100% opacity. I use curves/selective color/etc
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thanks for thinking so!
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most were taken with the 50mm f/1.8. starting to use an f/1.4 more now though.
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I am not! Getty invited me to be a part of their flickr collaboration, and I've considered signing up with some older self-portraits that I'd never do anything with otherwise. Haven't decided yet though.
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that's a pretty common technique! not unprofessional in my opinion.
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does that actually exist? i thought when people said they "airbrush models" they just meant like.... photoshopping with some other tool. anyway, no, I don't. that sounds like a really destructive and poor way to retouch skin.
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Yes! Even if it's not a super clear concept, there is always an underlying story in mind. It's good practice to shoot things without being planned though so don't let that stop you. You might start keeping a journal with ideas in it so when something comes up and you have no ideas, you can refer to that for something to shoot.
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trial and error! before college I used a really lame program called paint shop pro to retouch with. I would look at photos I liked the coloring of and go into paint shop pro and try to mimic the colors myself to learn ways to manipulate the color. I was able to skip over photo I and II at my school which is where they teach you most of the photoshop things. we did go over a few things in my fashion photography course that I didn't utilize as often but knew of.
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thank you! and I don't mind, I'll answer questions about most about anything. that's just what I'm most likely to have a helpful answer for. :)
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sometimes you have to shoot cliches to get the technical stuff down! that's pretty much what I did before coming to art school. as soon as I got here though I tried to push myself conceptually because I felt very competitive! everything has been done before (just about) so look for ways you can put your own spin on something that already exists. the best ideas often come from merging two things together to create something new.
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I won an art contest they held, so I got to stay in this beautiful hotel in manhattan for a few days this summer and pretend to be a model for a 2 day shoot to promote the shirt. I'm studying at the Savannah College of Art and Design, I'll graduate with my BFA in photography this june (nearly a month, eeep!) Did you mean more specifically what classes am I in? I've taken a wide array of classes! Many art histories, ballet, a handful of printmaking classe and of course many photo courses. I'm currently in a senior photo class where you can do any projects for your portfolio you'd like, a digital art and culture art history class (which is amazing), and math - heh.
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I've really wanted a fancy pair of sunglasses for a while now (namely some by karen walker) but I never splurge that much on wearables, especially something like sunglasses which I would inevitably break or lose. I'm pretty set on material goods so I'm mainly wishing now for success after graduation (which is in like 40 days whaaaat!!!) and happiness/health amongst those I care for... that's might sound a little lame but it's true!
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I've found models from: seeing them on the street, finding them on facebook, a suggestion from a friend, model mayhem (only once and it turned out surprisingly well), and modeling agencies (the preferred method).
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sometimes the model will wear something to the set that I'll end up incorporating (like tights they already had on, etc) but styling is always overseen by me. I've worked with a few student designers before, a stylist here and there, but the styling is such an important part of the story to me that I always try to make sure it fits my vision as best as possible - so I don't really have models bring major clothes since that's too unpredictable and might result in the story not turning out as I'd hoped.
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there are only a few images on my website that were done with strobes. the two beauty images from this set: http://rockienolan.com/files/gimgs/21_window.jpg and the photos under "still". the rest was done with natural/available light.
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I started shooting when I was around sixteen (five years ago!), but didn't get seriously into it until a year after that. I just started doing more fashion related work the past year or two. I'm not sure exactly how I accumulated an internet following. I know it mostly started on deviantART and flickr a while ago! I think lookbook has also helped. I just try to post work and be as consistent as possible and hope for the best!
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thank you - I'm happy to help!
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