Last night and a little bit of today, I helped my friend Andrew shoot some interview footage for the Senior Banquet. It was both of our first times working with a green screen, which made it a little daunting. I knew enough about lighting the screen evenly, but this was also the first time that I worked with lights. They’re a bunch of cheap hardware lights, but it works.
To piece it together, we shot Andrew running around. I got some pretty nice angles and shots, so I’m going to just cut it together real fast.
I also made a slide show for Senior Banquet, but I’m not that happy with it. Mainly because it doesn’t do everything I would like to have done. Oh well, it’s done.
I found that tutorial on hv20.com and uploaded for everyone’s enjoyment.
Here are the basic steps:
Set your camera to Tv (shutter priority). Func -> Camera modes -> Tv
Lock the exposure. Set -> Scroll down to Exp (for exposure) -> Press up to adjust it -> Point it at any bright light source -> Press set
With the exposure locked, you can adjust the aperture directly by adjusting the exposure. When you adjust the exposure down or down, you’ll be changing the f-stops on the camera. If you have a miniSD card, you can half press the “photo” button to check the exposure setting.
Coupled with the manual focus, you now have a great little camera with nice manual controls.
My bedroom is VERY dim. It’s lit only by a humble Noguchi Akari lamp (pictured above) + a desk lamp. I’ve been doing some searches for new lighting for my room + thought I’d share my finds. Some are lovely + practical. Others are fun + totally impractical for my small space.
Purchasing links (if applicable) + information links are under each image.
