Yogyakarta, October 5th 2020—Center Digital for Society held the 35th Digital Discussion on Monday night. The event titled Virtual Photoshoot: Stay Creative at Home” was held through the Whatsapp Group platform. Gandung Adi Wibowo, a photographer, was the speaker in the event. The event started at 7 pm and was moderated by Devia Putri Maharani, an event assistant at CfDS
As always, before starting the discussion, the moderator talked about the rules of the discussion and introduced the speaker. In this session, Gandung aimed to talk all about virtual photoshoot. While we #stayathome, our social media is filled with a new photography trend that is called virtual photoshoot. The moderator then showed some examples of virtual photoshoot and asked about the concept of the photo to the audience. Most of the audience are still not sure about the virtual photoshoot concept in social media. Actually, virtual photoshoot is used as a solution for photographers during quarantine which makes it almost impossible for them to take photos outside. This trend is booming when a lot of public figures do it too.
Gandung said that the concept used by the models to do a virtual photoshoot is by having a video call with the photographer, hold a pose, then take a screenshot. For the equipment, photographers often use SLR, DSLR, Mirrorless & Pocket. The preparations are the same with a normal photoshoot which is by checking the location and property. For example, the day before the photoshoot, photographers need to video call the model to see in which area of the house can the photoshoot be done by seeing which spot has a good light and which spot is unique. Other than that, the internet connection in the spot needs to be paid attention to. “The internet quality is the key. No matter how expensive, how good, how sophisticated the equipment is, it won’t mean a thing if the internet is slow,” Gandung said.
The screen is also important. Every media screen has their plus-minus in terms of the pixel, color gamut, or other aspect that determines the quality of the photo. “If you’ve seen a virtual photo that is too pixelated, it’s because of the screen. But the latest tech usually has good screens,” Gadung said. Additionally, the hour of the photoshoot also needs to be paid attention to because it determines the amount of light in the photo. Actually, through our handphone we can already set the ISO, the sensor sensitivity to light. The higher the ISO, the more sensitive it is to light. If the photo location is dim, then the handphone will automatically raise the ISO. The risk of a high ISO is the noise, it can be seen through the pixelated picture and unsharp picture. After this elaboration, Gandung shows some pictures with high and low ISO.
On the end of the elaboration, Gandung has a little tips to direct the model. The tip is to hold on to the principle “give compliments, not critics”. Gadung said “If you want the model to smile, make them smile. Don’t say ‘come on, smile!’” he said. The discussion is then followed by a question and answer session. The event ended at 9.pm.
Gandung said that the concept used by the models to do a virtual photoshoot is by having a video call with the photographer, hold a pose, then take a screenshot. For the equipment, photographers often use SLR, DSLR, Mirrorless & Pocket. The preparations are the same with a normal photoshoot which is by checking the location and property. For example, the day before the photoshoot, photographers need to video call the model to see in which area of the house can the photoshoot be done by seeing which spot has a good light and which spot is unique. Other than that, the internet connection in the spot needs to be paid attention to. “The internet quality is the key. No matter how expensive, how good, how sophisticated the equipment is, it won’t mean a thing if the internet is slow,” Gandung said.
The screen is also important. Every media screen has their plus-minus in terms of the pixel, color gamut, or other aspect that determines the quality of the photo. “If you’ve seen a virtual photo that is too pixelated, it’s because of the screen. But the latest tech usually has good screens,” Gadung said. Additionally, the hour of the photoshoot also needs to be paid attention to because it determines the amount of light in the photo. Actually, through our handphone we can already set the ISO, the sensor sensitivity to light. The higher the ISO, the more sensitive it is to light. If the photo location is dim, then the handphone will automatically raise the ISO. The risk of a high ISO is the noise, it can be seen through the pixelated picture and unsharp picture. After this elaboration, Gandung shows some pictures with high and low ISO.
On the end of the elaboration, Gandung has a little tips to direct the model. The tip is to hold on to the principle “give compliments, not critics”. Gadung said “If you want the model to smile, make them smile. Don’t say ‘come on, smile!’” he said. The discussion is then followed by a question and answer session. The event ended at 9.pm.