Monthly Archives: September 2011
$20 000 grant
If I was given a $20 000 grant, I would start a photography studio. I would mainly do staged shoots for fashion, bands, portraits and self portraits. Also, I would travel to concerts to shoot bands playing live or runway shows.
Equipment:
Cameras-
Nikon D5100 Digital SLR w 18-55mm $763.00
Nikon D7000 Digital SLR w 18-105mm $1449.95
– one for studio shooting and one for on sight shooting
Computers-
13.3” Macbook Pro Notebook $1798.95
27” IMac Desktop Computer $1898.95
– notebook for on sight editing and uploading
Editing software-
Photoshop CS5 Extended $1215.00
Tripods-
Oben AC-1400 4-Section Aluminum Tripod w/ BA-00 Ball Head $99.95 x2
Lighting-
Impact Daylight Floodlight Kit $108.95 x2
EX100 Ultimate Creative Portrait Kit (120VAC) $364.95
Shallow Super Pro Plus Softbox, Silver – Medium $315.00
SB-900 AF Speedlight i-TTL Shoe Mount Flash $459.95
– for studio shooting: portraits, group shots
Sets/props-
Impact Posing Stool – 20-30″ (51×76.2cm) $58.95
Empire Prod. Supp. Apple Box – Full Series – Full – 19¾x11¾x8″ (48.3×29.8×20.3cm) $31.99
Empire Prod. Supp. Apple Box – Full Series – Half – 19¾x11¾x4″ (48.3×29.8×10.2cm) $31.99
Bowens Jet Stream Wind Machine Fan (117-120VAC) $909.99
Gam Rack Mount Flickermaster (120VAC) $839.95
Mole-Richardson Moleffect Fogmaker Unit Only (115V AC) $1444.95
– stools and boxes for portraits. Fan, strobe and fog machine for movie-like staged group shots and portraits
Screens/green screen-
Background Support Kit – 10 x 12′ (Black) $154.95
Accessories-
Printer- HL-4150CDN Color Laser Printer – Duplex Printing and Wired Networking $359.95
Scanner- CanoScan 5600F Flatbed Scanner $124.95
Total: $12 641.21
Field Assignment #1: Paper Fetish
A piece that uses/emphasizes the qualities of paper:
crafty paper pumpkin patch
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