A Visual Diary

My name is Ashley McGarry. I'm a junior Visual Communications major, minoring in graphic design at the University of South Carolina. This blog serves as a visual diary for the Advanced Photo-visual Communications class I will be taking this semester as a way to catalog my inspiration and record my progress.

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  1. Adventures in Flash Photography This photo, of my roommate Lisa, is from a lighting test we were asked to do in class, as a way to familiarize ourselves with flash and using strobes to light our photos. Everyone has taken snapshot using pop-up flash, but using strobes well is a little more complicated than that. I wish that I’d had more time to practice with the strobe for this assignment, but the week these photos were due coincided with a billion other tests, papers, projects, and portfolios.  I have a few friends who use lighting equipment on a regular basis (whereas I usually stick to natural lighting for my photography), and I have always admired the benefits of artificial lighting. I’m really glad flash and artificial lighting are something we are using more in my J537 class, but it is definitely something I need more practice with before I feel entirely comfortable with the results. Debating renting equipment out from the school over the weekend to practice some more. I realize this photo isn’t spectacular, but it is fairly representative of my first attempts at bounce flash and my roommates excitement to have me photograph her when she has other things to do.  Adventures in Flash Photography This photo, of my roommate Lisa, is from a lighting test we were asked to do in class, as a way to familiarize ourselves with flash and using strobes to light our photos. Everyone has taken snapshot using pop-up flash, but using strobes well is a little more complicated than that. I wish that I’d had more time to practice with the strobe for this assignment, but the week these photos were due coincided with a billion other tests, papers, projects, and portfolios.  I have a few friends who use lighting equipment on a regular basis (whereas I usually stick to natural lighting for my photography), and I have always admired the benefits of artificial lighting. I’m really glad flash and artificial lighting are something we are using more in my J537 class, but it is definitely something I need more practice with before I feel entirely comfortable with the results. Debating renting equipment out from the school over the weekend to practice some more. I realize this photo isn’t spectacular, but it is fairly representative of my first attempts at bounce flash and my roommates excitement to have me photograph her when she has other things to do. 
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    Adventures in Flash Photography

    This photo, of my roommate Lisa, is from a lighting test we were asked to do in class, as a way to familiarize ourselves with flash and using strobes to light our photos. Everyone has taken snapshot using pop-up flash, but using strobes well is a little more complicated than that. I wish that I’d had more time to practice with the strobe for this assignment, but the week these photos were due coincided with a billion other tests, papers, projects, and portfolios. 

    I have a few friends who use lighting equipment on a regular basis (whereas I usually stick to natural lighting for my photography), and I have always admired the benefits of artificial lighting. I’m really glad flash and artificial lighting are something we are using more in my J537 class, but it is definitely something I need more practice with before I feel entirely comfortable with the results. Debating renting equipment out from the school over the weekend to practice some more.

    I realize this photo isn’t spectacular, but it is fairly representative of my first attempts at bounce flash and my roommates excitement to have me photograph her when she has other things to do. 

    #Lisa Hamilton  #artificial lighting  #bounce flash  #class assignment  #flash  #photography 
    8 months ago
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