Photography guidelines & practice runPortraits

Welcome!

We’re delighted that you’ll be doing a practice run with us!

In this guide, we’ll cover some basics for camera settings, etc. to show you how we shoot portraits.

We’ll also show you some good examples and finally there

will be instructions on how to submit your practice run.

Enjoy!

Before you startBelow is a quick brief of what you’ll need for your practice run

Camera settings

Av-A Mode ISO 200-800 White

balance: AWB

RAW files

Single exposure, raw file. We’ll edit them

Camera lens

Full frame 35-80mm

APS-C 24-50mm

Inside & outside

5 shots inside, 5 shots outside:

6 horizontal, 4

vertical

10 photos

Number of photos you’ll need

Natural light

Ensure you are by a natural light source, such as a window or

outside

Which shots are needed?Here’s an overview of what we need in terms of shots

Headshots

Traditional headshots

Medium shots

Shots showing head to waist

Wide / full body

Full body shots

Headshots: guideHere’s a brief guide for settings, etc.

• Full frame between 50mm and 80mm

• APS-C between 35mm and 50mm

• Vary expressions with the model so you have more to choose from

• Mix horizontal and vertical shots

• Both inside and outside

Medium shots: guideHere’s a brief guide for settings, etc.

• Full frame between 35mm and 50mm

• APS-C between 28mm and 35mm

• Vary expressions with the model so you have more to choose from

• Mix horizontal and vertical shots

• Both inside and outside

Full body: guideHere’s a brief guide for settings, etc.

• Full frame between 24mm and 35mm

• APS-C between 16mm and 24mm

• Vary expressions with the model so you have more to choose from

• Mix horizontal and vertical shots

• Both inside and outside

Summary & checklistGood luck with your practice run! Below is a summary of what you’ll need and a checklist

Shoot next to a natural light source Do not shoot in direct or harsh sun. Shoot next to a window, but in case there is direct sun either move the model. Use a reflector if you have it

Mix horizontal and vertical, shoot outside and in

Avoid distortion Distortion: when shooting at 35mm, please avoid getting too close to your model.

PHOTOSHOOT

Avoid high/low angle shots Keep the camera level and at chest level

Finishing up

We hope you enjoyed the practice run! Next, all that remains is to submit your files. For the practice run, in order to decrease file size, please upload in JPG 3000x2000. This is ONLY for the practice run. For real assignments, please always upload in RAW to the Zigna platform.

To submit your JPG (all three exposures for each photo), please submit as a collected PDF:

1Combine all your photos into a single PDF. Here’s a how to guide: https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/convert-images-to-pdf-macos-preview/

3 Upload your PDF using the link in the email from us. If unsure, send an email to join@zigna.com

What do do?

2 Shrink the file size using: https://smallpdf.com/compress-pdf

Thanks!

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