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Mikolo Photography was founded in 2017, Mikolo Photography specializes in Modeling offshoot photographs, Mountain and Wasteland photo shooting, High School Senior Photographs, School Photographs, portrait and Event Photographs.

WHY PHOTOGRAPHY MEANS A LOT TO MEAs I share my personal reasons to these questions and I’d like to encourage you to add ...
15/04/2017

WHY PHOTOGRAPHY MEANS A LOT TO ME
As I share my personal reasons to these questions and I’d like to encourage you to add yours in the commenting section as well. Feel free to add a link to your blog or gallery for everyone to enjoy as well.
I’m sure everybody has a GREAT story to tell.

YOU'LL AGREE WITH ME PHOTOGRAPHY FILLS A NEED
I believe we all picked up a camera at a very young age, no matter how simple or basic that camera may have been. I met Tiffany Gold in Gurara Waterfalls Niger State Nigeria while on same cause. There was something about this lady the way she takes her photos so snazzily while breathtaking she did that on and on. We both admired each other so I winked and she giggled then confidence gained and I approached her and we chitchat a little as we got along. I asked her, how did you come about photography and your start up? There sh said: My first camera was a Canon Snappy 50 given to me by my mom when I was 8. I believe it was because of the 84 Olympics ads that I saw in the magazines that kept advertising this camera. It’s unusually long frame and that little orange tab to make the flash fire were icing on the cake for an 8-yo! I wanted the star-spangled version but that was unavailable in Asia back then.
Anyway, my mom was a shutter bug, not in a technical or artistic sense, however.

Like most moms, she snaps everything and records every little embarrassing memorable moment my sister and I go through. It was like a diary for her, and she ended up having suitcases of photo prints sorted in plastic bags and Dymo labels (remember those? Damn I’m dating myself too much here!).

Fast forward to my grade school and high school years, my camera adventures circled around taking photos of friends, skateboarding antics, and martial art events. In college, the acquisition of a proper SLR opened the floodgate of gear lust and more serious phases of photography.
Now that I’m a father, my camera’s job circled back to what my mom used to do, documenting my son’s adventures. My son’s daily photo diary started four years ago and I’m still doing it now. I wished I was able to start the daily photo project earlier, but at least I took enough pictures of him since birth that my collection can still be considered ‘complete’.

Photography also fills a lot of less personal needs for me. From taking pictures for my businesses, earning opportunities through paid photography services, or even starting my online blogging journey (this site!). I wouldn’t have experienced those things if it wasn’t because of photography.

PRACTICALITY
Many feel that photography isn’t an art nor should it deserve as much attention as paintings because it’s relatively easy to get into photography. While I do agree to a certain extent, there are several factors the naysayers fail to realize as well.

Anyone with an image-capturing device can get started with photography, that makes it fun and personal for everyone. Yes, you don’t need talent to take pictures, but unless your goal was to make photography your art medium, there’s nothing wrong with just snapping pictures with no concern on technicalities nor aesthetics.

I don’t think there’ll be many people out there walking into an art store buying a set of paint brushes and start painting out of convenience or impulse. I’ve yet to see a major headline news moment being drawn or painted either, it’s just not an immediate way to communicate compared to photography. Ever wondered why it’s easier to find a camera for sale than a set of art brush?
I appreciate a good sketch or painting as much as anyone, but for a guy like me who has no talent in painting or drawing, there’s a big, invisible wall preventing me from connecting to any paint artist.

A photograph, on the other hand, allows me to imagine as if I’m seeing the place through the eyes of the photographer (I hate that cliché, but there’s no better phrase).

With digital photography, the immediate feedback connects us even faster. Camera phones, remote uploads, social media sharing all allows us to see the world as it happens – yes, even if there’s no skill involved!
Now how is that a bad thing in loving photography with burning passion?

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12/04/2017

There are loads of tips and tricks of the trade for shooting Mikolo Photography. Below are ten solid tips to help build a strong foundation for your beauty shoot:

1. Pay attention to the models face when you are moving the lights or when you are moving the model into place to see how the light reacts to the shape of the model’s face as it happens.

2. While you are moving the lights always keep in mind where your camera placement, and what your point of view will be when you begin shooting .

3. Have the model move her face slightly, up and down, side to side, or tilting her head off to one side or the other to get a better idea of how the light reacts to her face. This is also helps you to get a feeling of what angles will work best on the models face.

4. When you are looking at the model while lighting, change your point of view, bend down a few inches or move to the side a few inches. Doing this will help over all with your light, point of view, and finding the best angles of the model’s face.

5. Don’t just move the lights side to side, but also up and down, and back and forth, keeping your eyes on the model’s eyes for the catch lights, and also under her chin and on her neck for shadow length.

6. Not all problems are fixed by moving the lights, but many problems are uncovered by the light. Problems like make-up or hair issues, make sure to point out the problems to your team and have them fix it after you have finished tweaking your light. Don’t let them just jump in and fix it until you have finished lighting because it may break your rhythm. Unless you personally have a lot of experience with hair and make-up, do not touch the make-up or the hair on your model, let the make-up artist or hairdresser take care of it. Just direct them and let them fix any problems. Also don’t let the model try and fix any problems with her hair, they can’t see what you are seeing and may make things worse.

7. Use a camera lens with a normal angle of view or longer
( telephoto lens ) for beauty photography. Using a wide angle lens to shoot beauty will distort the model’s face.

8. When shooting beauty outside using available light, try to plan your beauty shoot for the magic hours ( also called “golden hour” ) of daylight. The first two and the last two hours of the day are considered the “magic hours” for outdoor photography, the best times to shoot beauty. Keep in mind you can continue to shoot for several minutes after the sun has set using ambient twilight. Otherwise use tunnel light or open-shade ambient daylight for outside beauty photography.

9. Shooting beauty outside can be great but be careful of temperatures. To hot and the model’s make-up will run, to cold and the pores of the model’s skin contract making it difficult for the make-up to be applied and it may look chalky as well. In cold temperatures skin colour will change; this was a nightmare for photographers in the pre-photoshop days, but it is something you should still be aware of when working in cold weather. Also when people are cold it is much more difficult to have them looking relaxed.

10. Just before you begin shooting, really look at the model’s face, scan it for flaws in the make-up and/or hair, your light, etc., take your time and make sure everything is perfect. Tell the model what you are doing while you are doing it. If it weirds you out, or if you think the model might be uncomfortable with you scanning her face then do it while looking though your camera. Having the camera between you and the model will act like a barrier and will become less personal. It is best to do the final scan of your model face to face if you are able. Most professional models will have no problem with you scanning their face looking at minute details if you explain to them what you are doing, just make sure to pop a breath mint first if you had eaten any garlic recently.
- John Wealth Snr. -
For: Mikolo Photography.

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