Photography tips that I learnt from Stella Pereira - Writing Wednesday

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Hello everybody and welcome back to another blog post,

 On Sunday, one of my mum's friends came over to do a photography workshop with me and my sister. Her name is Stella Pereira and she is an amazing photographer. Her photos have a very particular style. Although they're incredibly high quality, they are very dark and moody. This was the first thing that Stella taught us, lighting can affect an entire picture. As I was experimenting with a couple of photos, Stella blocked out the light coming from our kitchen window with a cheese cloth or added a black background. I was surprised that it never actually changed the quality of the photo, it just added a "moodier" element to it as Stella explained. She also taught us what angle we should use for different types of cameras. For example, with our phones, we could take flat-lays which were taken from above or we could take photos of something tall in a vertical picture facing the object we're taking a photo of straight on. With the Canon proper photography camera we had, we could take photos from practically any angle. I was a bit frustrated at first with using the proper camera because it was my first time using it but I soon got to grips with it. We did find that we had to use the tripod quite a lot though because of the type of lens we had. It took photos very slowly and every time someone moved, the picture turned out blurry so we used the tripod to keep it stable. Stella also taught us a lot more things like authenticity and getting rid of any distractions in your photos. For example, if you want an older feel to your photos, you may not want to use plastic items. This will all help the audience portray your story from your photo because with a photo you have to tell a story without any words. Therefore, it wouldn't make sense to use plastic items in an old, rustic photo.

 Here are some of the photos we took:










What do you think of the photos? Do you like taking photos? Let me know in the comments below and I'll be sure to reply to them. I ♡ hearing from you!

See you next time,

Bye,

XOX, Juliette

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Stella Pereira Workshops

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Hello everybody and welcome to my blog. If you're new here, my name is Juliette Page and I'm a 19 year old writer from the UK, who has been blogging the ups and downs of her life since the age of 12 years old. I am 1/2 French, 1/4 English, and 1/4 Japanese and I love to dance, write, and learn new things. You can follow my life story on this blog as I continue my journey of self-discovery through developing my opinions on the world, working through challenging times, and achieving the goals that I set for myself. If you're looking for something a little more bookish, you can check out my second blog, which is all about my favourite books and the importance of reading (because I ❤ to read too). My times for posting are listed here. ➡️ Keeping Up With Juliette (1st blog) : Monday (Lifestyle post), Wednesday (Writing post), Saturday (Dance post). The Book Hub (2nd blog) : Occasional Tuesday book reviews, read-alongs, etc. I hope you enjoy my content and I can't wait to see you soon! Be sure to follow and subscribe! XOX, Juliette.

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