Tuesday, 13 May 2014

Autodesk Mudbox 2015 Now Available



Mudbox 2015 digital painting and 3D sculpting software is now available as a Desktop Subscription license for $10 USD a month.
By Jennifer Wolfe  



As part of an ongoing commitment to equip indie game makers and artists with powerful, accessible 3D tools, Autodesk has announced that its Mudbox 2015 digital painting and 3D sculpting software is now available as a Desktop Subscription license for $10 USD a month.
Providing an intuitive, tactile method for creating and modifying 3D geometry and textures, Mudbox helps artists customize high-quality 3D models for use in mobile and indie games and other 3D projects. The Academy-Award winning tool preserves asset fidelity and maintains a high-level of detail to ensure nothing is lost from ideation to creation.
Integrating seamlessly into existing creative workflows, Mudbox 2015 helps accelerates development while reducing production costs, without sacrificing quality. For example, an artist can easily sculpt and texture 3D characters, creatures and objects in Mudbox, import them into Autodesk Maya LT 2015 (a 3D animation tool tailored for indie gamer makers) for additional customization, and then export the assets to Unity or other compatible game engines to complete the project.

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Fashion Photography Pro-level certification program from J&M Image Studio.



The J&M Photography course will now be going in a completely new direction.What makes our course unique, is the high quality and production value. The course is completely hands on, one-on-one and designed around learning advanced lighting techniques and building a high end commercially marketable portfolio that will take your career to the next level.
Take your photographic career to the next level and build a commercial portfolio!


This revolutionary course will take your portfolio and career to the next level!


The course is designed as per International Standards where you will not only learn advanced studio lighting techniques, but you will have the opportunity to photograph a commercially marketable fashion photography portfolio under this course. We will be working with top agency represented fashion models, celebrity hair and makeup artists, and top fashion stylists. You will have an opportunity to photograph an incredible editorial style fashion story.

If you want to take your photography to the highest level and start booking lucrative advertising, editorial projects, this is the type of course you should take! It will pay off 100 times over.

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Whats in Store:
1. Editorial Style Fashion story (Outdoor). We will be working with top agency represented fashion models, celebrity hair and makeup artists, and top fashion stylists. You will have an opportunity to photograph an incredible editorial style fashion story.
2. Creative Beauty (Studio) is where we will focus on Lighting Techniques to create stunning beauty images for major magazines and cosmetic brands.
3. Mixing of Lights (Studio). is where you focus on creative mixing of light Techniques to create stunning advertising, fashion and beauty images for major magazines, Brand campaigns and fashion designers.
4. Creative Nude and bikini(Studio/outdoor) is where you will focus on the highest paid photography(nude art) shooting techniques to create every artistic images for Art buyers, corporate calendars and brand campaigns.
5. shooting high Fashion.(Outdoor) You will have an opportunity to photograph an incredible Hi-fashion look.
6. Shooting on your own. On this day we will give you an idea and you need to shoot.
7. Selection of photographs and editing.

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The Special session is focused on the Business Side of Photography, Portfolio Cohesion, Editing, Post Production, Retouching, and each student receives consultation from our Expert Panel of Art Buyers, Photo Editors, Industry Experts and Photography Reps.


On successful completion of this course you will be presented with the certificate of A to Z of Fashion and advertising photography business course of J&M Image Studio Europe.

Team:
Mentored by internationally published duo photographer Jaf Jafri and Olya Milentis and guest photographers.
a total of 10, top agency represented fashion models.
International Make-up artist and Hair stylist
Hi fashion brands/designer garments will be used.


Tution Fee for certification program:
130,000 INR.

Registration procedure. 25,000 INR booking amount rest amount can be given in parts before 1st day of the course. 50% of the fee must be deposited before 1st of May 2014. and rest can be paid in Saint petersburg in Rubles or in USDs only according to the conversation rates of that time.

To book your seat, you can transfer the funds. here is the account details:

Account number: 910010013511303
Account Holder's name: MOHAMMAD HASAN JAFRI
Bank: Axis Bank
Branch: Malviya Nagar, New delhi.

After transferring or depositing in account please send the transaction ID
for our reference.

Dates: 28 June 2014- 5 July 2014.

Visa invite will be given for 14 days.

Catering, tickets, traveling, entry tickets and accommodation are not included into the price

for visa invite 8000 INR will be charged.

Please enroll while space is still available!

You need to have a valid passport.
fees is non refundable.


We can help you in accommodation, flight tickets and all at actual cost.


For any sort of questions feel free to write us or call us.
Contact:
jm@jm-imagestudio.com

jm.imagestudio@gmail.com

+91 9999042730   JOIN NOW


Tuesday, 6 May 2014

How to Film Using Autofocus, Rack Focus and Manual Focus Techniques




For photographers used to looking through their camera’s viewfinder to compose and shoot photographs, shooting video may take a little getting used to because it uses Live View on the camera’s LCD display.
To focus using Autofocus, simply choose your AF area mode and AF focus mode.
To focus the camera in Live View, using AF, simply frame up your shot, and press the shutter button half way down. When the red box turns green, your subject is in focus.
For the more adventurous, you can also manually focus the camera by switching the AF button on the side of the camera from AF to M. Remember to check your camera’s User’s Manual for instructions on its particular menu navigation and dial layout.

Rack Focus or Pulling Focus Technique

One of the techniques that Hollywood cinematographers employ often is the rack focus or focus pull. This is where one subject in a scene (foreground or background) is in focus and gradually the focus changes to another subject in the scene. This is a technique that allows the cinematographer to put a dramatic emphasis on one subject and then change that emphasis to another. It is often done in scenes where there is dramatic dialog between characters.
To do this, choose one subject to focus on. Say the subject in the foreground. Focus on that subject and then slowly and smoothly turn the focus ring on the lens barrel until the subject in the background becomes sharp.

Third-party Focus Assist Accessories

There are a variety of accessories made by third-party companies that help you focus the HDSLR when shooting video.
One of these is the Loupe or Finder. A Loupe attaches to the camera, covering the LCD so you can bring the camera to your eye as if you were using the viewfinder to frame your scenes. Different loupes offer different variations of magnification to help you see and focus accurately.
Another accessory is the External Monitor. This is often helpful to use when you are shooting video with one person operating the camera and another person who also needs to see the footage as it is being captured. An external monitor can also be useful for the videographer who wants to view the scene unfolding before his camera on a larger display than the built-in LCD.
A third accessory is a Follow Focus system that will attach to the lens and allow the camera operator to more easily control the motion of the rack focus.
Remember to check your HDSLR camera’s User’s Manual for instructions on its particular menu navigation and dial layout.

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