Hands On Portable Studio

Wide Shot

Sophomore Gia Biagioni poses with a pillow of her cat and some of her favorite cat gear, in Moore Hall, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, Oct. 19, 2025. Camera settings were 36mm lens at 1/250 sec f7.1 and ISO 1000 with flashes both at 1/32.

Medium Shot

Sophomore Gia Biagioni poses with a pillow of her cat and some of her favorite cat plushies and grandma attire, in Moore Hall, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, Oct. 19, 2025.. Camera settings were 40mm lens at 1/250 sec f7.1 and ISO 1000 with flashes both at 1/32.

Tight Shot

Sophomore Gia Biagioni pretends to drink out of her cat cup, in Moore Hall, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, Oct. 19, 2025. Camera settings were 32mm lens at 1/250 sec f7.1 and ISO 1000 with flashes both at 1/32.

Setup)

Reflection) This assignment was not the easiest just because we all struggled with what to bring as our props. I wanted to show off Gia's cat to show how much of a crazy cat lady she is. My camera settings were the easiest part but adjusting the flashes to match it was a little bit difficult. I do not use external lights that often so it was a new thing but it was helpful to have other people in my group there as well. I definitey struggle with posing so that is something I will work on over time. It is easier with different models and just in a way letting them take the creative freedom. I personally feel that always works best because it captures more candids and in the moment shots. If I had to do this different I would maybe do something different for the tight shot. I have no idea what I would have done, but I think I could have done something more creative for it. It did not take too long to take these pictures as since it was just hands on we wanted to make sure everyone in our group had the ability to get in and take their pictures before class ended. It was definitely easier to do the actual assignment opposed to the hands on just because it felt more casual and less awkward. For my camera settings I kept my shutter decently low just because with having the flashes I did not feel it was necessary to have it too high and it would make it to bright.