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Photography; Thursday, First Period [03/17].
"Alright, guys," Prompto started class that morning with a little bit of a grin that was hiding the faint headache he had from last night's shots-and-karaoke extravaganga (he regretted nothing!). "You know the drill by now. Hopefully you managed to at least dip your toes into an attempt at fashion photography last week, so we're going to start with having a look at those and talking about what worked and what didn't, and then we'll get onto today's focus. Any volunteers to go first?"
And, of course, once that was finished, it was onto the lesson for the day, which, naturally, bled into the assignment for next week, and, really, you couldn't ask for a class that was more easily structured than that.
"Now, last week, there was a little bit of this with fashion photography done for catalogue work, but, this week, we're going to focus on commercial photography in a broader sense. With fashion photography, you're trying to help sell the clothes; with commercial photography, you're focus on other sorts of products, such aaaas....." He turned his attention to his own examples now being shown on the board, "Cup NoodleTM!" Of course! "Or maybe ColemanTM."
Look, them chocobros had bills to pay.
"You can see some techniques we've talked about in class being used to sort of highlight a product or evoke a certain feel related to that prodcut. For example, this is a pretty typical way of selling a nice liquor: dramatic, simple, showing the product in the glass and a clear image of the bottle it presumably came from. Sometimes, the drama is everything. Take a look at this toothpaste ad, even, with a sharp focus on the product but using almost artsy close-up and angles. Nail polish....perfume....cars...food....just about anything you can sell, really, people are going to want to make ads of it, and you'll notice that with all of these, the shots are simple, usually brightly lit, and colorful to catch the eye. And, here's a little secret, especially with the food ads you see...a lot of it's actually fake. Real food doesn't look that nice, but it definitely gets your attention and your stomach rumbling anyway, doesn't it?
"So, we're going to talk a little bit about how to get those bright, eye-catching commercial photos today. Not exactly high art, but it can be kind of fun and maybe even a viable option for a career, you know? And of course, I probably don't have to tell you guys this, but, for next week, I'd like to see some shots of you trying to sell me something, could be anything, from an actual product to....I don't know...an idea? Use your imagination. Just because we're selling our souls for mad bank doesn't mean we can't be creative about it, right?"
He chuckled a little. "Right. Now, let's get into it, starting, of course, with lighting...."
And, of course, once that was finished, it was onto the lesson for the day, which, naturally, bled into the assignment for next week, and, really, you couldn't ask for a class that was more easily structured than that.
"Now, last week, there was a little bit of this with fashion photography done for catalogue work, but, this week, we're going to focus on commercial photography in a broader sense. With fashion photography, you're trying to help sell the clothes; with commercial photography, you're focus on other sorts of products, such aaaas....." He turned his attention to his own examples now being shown on the board, "Cup NoodleTM!" Of course! "Or maybe ColemanTM."
Look, them chocobros had bills to pay.
"You can see some techniques we've talked about in class being used to sort of highlight a product or evoke a certain feel related to that prodcut. For example, this is a pretty typical way of selling a nice liquor: dramatic, simple, showing the product in the glass and a clear image of the bottle it presumably came from. Sometimes, the drama is everything. Take a look at this toothpaste ad, even, with a sharp focus on the product but using almost artsy close-up and angles. Nail polish....perfume....cars...food....just about anything you can sell, really, people are going to want to make ads of it, and you'll notice that with all of these, the shots are simple, usually brightly lit, and colorful to catch the eye. And, here's a little secret, especially with the food ads you see...a lot of it's actually fake. Real food doesn't look that nice, but it definitely gets your attention and your stomach rumbling anyway, doesn't it?
"So, we're going to talk a little bit about how to get those bright, eye-catching commercial photos today. Not exactly high art, but it can be kind of fun and maybe even a viable option for a career, you know? And of course, I probably don't have to tell you guys this, but, for next week, I'd like to see some shots of you trying to sell me something, could be anything, from an actual product to....I don't know...an idea? Use your imagination. Just because we're selling our souls for mad bank doesn't mean we can't be creative about it, right?"
He chuckled a little. "Right. Now, let's get into it, starting, of course, with lighting...."
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