Health and Safety and Camera Settings/tips

When in the studio there are a lot of things that are important to keep in mind as you are not the only person there and you need to be aware of everything and everyone around you as there are many safety hazards in the photography studios.

• It is important to ensure that there are nor wires around to avoid anyone tripping over it as our job as the photographer is to ensure the model is safe in the studio.
• To ensure that yourself and your model are safe it is important to create a clear path.
• Also it is very critical that you make sure that the lighting stand it low as if it gets knocked it can fall and injure someone.
• Ensure that a member of staff is notified when an accident or something serious happens so that they can assist or help you.
• Don't use the lights without the orange weights on them as they can tip over and hurt someone.

Camera settings and tips - 

• When setting up for the photoshoot it is very important to make sure that your camera is in the right settings as it may not work the way desired if not checked before so.
• M for manual must be used when in the studio as you wont be able to set it correctly otherwise.
• It is also important to only ever use one shutter speed of 1/160.
• ISO – Exposure of 100 is also needed.
• Portrait shots are most frequently used for beauty shots as the proportions wont look right.
• With the sync lead, wrap it around the tripod so that when it falls out its still attached and close and more convenient as you can plug it in again and get started quicker.
• Use the lense of 50mm as it is highly recommended and has a short depth of field.
• Never get too close to the model as they need their personal space and you don't want to make them feel uneasy as it will be visible in the pictures.
• It is also important to ensure the camera is set to auto focus so that you don't need to worry about the images being focused as if they aren't you can't fix it in post production and will need to re-do the shoot.
• Also make sure that the focus number is set to F2 or F8 to adjust the flash.
• Make sure you don't make the mistake of getting a Canon 500D instead of the 550D as the 550D is a better and more updated camera and is easier to use.
• It is also important to make sure the image quality is set to RAW.

When preparing for your shoot you will need..

• Sync lead
• Hotshoe adapter
• Tripod
• Reflector 
• Canon 550D