DION D PHOTOGRAPHY

Photography Newsletter V o l ume 1 , Is s ue 1

O c t ober 30, 2017

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I N S I D E T HI S IS S UE :
Senior Portraits 2
The Start of Something New
Tips for Portraits 2

Older Students 2
As my love for photog- second guess what I
Dance 3
raphy began to grow, I was going until I found
never expected to have myself in love with the Sport Photography 3
such positive support happiness people ac-
from the people around quired from getting The Community 3
me. Whether it was my their picture taken.
Balance 4
mother who was obli- Looking through pic-
gated to support me, o tures that night, I was
friends that wanted me at awe at the smiles
to take their senior pic- and excitement
tures. throughout the crowd.
It all started when I Posting those pictures
needed more points in on cdssunrise.com,
order to pass Journal- people immediately
ism. I decided to take saved and posted them The Corona del Sol Aztecs celebrate the
pictures at the football with my username first touchdown of the football season.

game, thinking the tagged on their twitters

Photo by Dion Deguzman S P E C I A L P O I N TS O F
crowd never gets pic- and Instagrams. I N T E R ES T:
part of
tures taken of them, so After the first football The journey to becoming a
why not me? I walked This was the start of photographer
game I got bookings something new. I have
onto the football field, left and right. I didnt
my camera bag in found a passion, some- Different types of photo shoots
even have any sort of thing I love. I never felt
hand, nervous due to business getting ran. Tips and tricks for all pho-
my lack of experience satisfied with what I toshoots and running a photog-
Yet, here I was finding produce, but I learned raphy business
on the job. myself booked for sen- that the most important Experience throughout the
Shouts of people ask- ior portraits, dance aspect is to capture true year
ing me to take their shows, sports games. happiness.
pictures, I began to Things I never was a

Social Media and its Importance

Social media plays a substantial amount of it be a senior, a mater-
gigantic role in photog- people following me nal mother, or a guy
raphy. The more you on Twitter, Instagram, who wants pictures of
network yourself on and Facebook. his new truck. Be open
your social media, he Make sure you are not to taking pictures of
My Instagam followers grew by
more exposure you are only networking to things you never ex- 200 when I began to consistently
getting. your friends, but also pected yourself to. An- post pictures of photoshoots I
This is where my busi- strangers. Everyone ything is worth taking a was currently working on. Photo
ness thrived as I had a needs photos, whether picture of. by Dion Deguzman
P age 2
Senior Portraits
Getting booked for senior portraits,
I did not really know what I was
getting myself into. What lens was
the correct lens, where are nice
spots to take pictures, how to I plan
senior photos? These questions
were constantly running through my
head the entire school day.
The number one skill I believe you
need with this type of photography
is patience. The questions that were
running through my head, I realized
can only be answered with experi-
ence. Start your prices off low be-
cause you dont really know how
they will turn out. Yet, once you go
deeper and deeper into the scene,
you learn something new from eve-
Tips for Senior Portraits
1. KNOW THE LENS
I began taking pictures with a stand-
ard zoom lens, which did not make
my pictures blur out right in the
background. The problem was my
lens. Fixed lenses may not have a
zoom control, but they work won-
ders when it comes to blurring out
the background. The blur is the
most important as it pus our subject
in focus. I recommend a fixed 50 or
85 mm.
Working With Older Models
Working with
models that are
older than you
is a very hard
task. Now Im
not talking like
a twenty year
gap, I am talk-
ing about a
couple years.
Think about it,
Senior Patrice Moritz as a seventeen
poses at the UofA old year old I was
main. Photo by Dion on a college
Deguzman campus taking
ry photoshoot you take. Whether it
be new poses, better ways to cap-
ture the moment, or new photo
spots. And with all this knowledge
no editing and ways to properly use
your camera, you can start bumping
up the prices.
Secondly, senior portraits are some-
thing that stick with a person their
entire life. They are depending on
you to somewhat capture the entire
year in two or three outfits. It can
seem like a difficult task but you
have to focus on the positives in
every photo shoot.
Also, if something does not feel
natural, do not take picture of it.
This can be hard, especially if your
2. GOLDEN HOUR
Many people dont understand how
the concept of Golden Hour works,
yet this is what I find most helpful.
You are either taking pictures as the
sun is rising in the AM or the hour
the sun is setting in the PM. The
reason for this is that the light is
more soft, hence making it easier to
take photos looking into the light.
Golden hour also gives a subtle
warm glow to any picture you take.
pictures of my best friends senior
sister at the University of Arizona.
This time was prime senior season
at UofA. Photographers everywhere
who knew exactly where to go, at
what times to get the best shots.
This was first time ever on campus
and I knew nothing of the place.
And along with that, I am taking
pictures of a girl is who very well
known in the community, while
also being in charge of taking pic-
tures for her college graduation.
This to me was a challenge, college
V o l ume 1 , Is s ue 1
model is a
shy person
who doesnt
really like
pictures.
But, you
can feel the
atmosphere
when you
and your
model are
on the ig
track. Feel
out the situ-
ation and Emily Linares took her
make sure senior photos at Joes
you both Farm grill in Gilbert. Photo
by Dion Deguzman
are happy.
3. MANUAL SETTING
You know a good photographer
versus a bad one if you dont see
them constantly adjusting settings
on their camera. To amateur pho-
tographers with limited camera ex-
perience things like shutter speed, f
stop and ISO may seem confusing,
but once you get the hang of it, it
woks wonders. Learning this lets
you take full control of your pic-
tures.
is way more important than high
school. Patrice was heading into
grad school and wanted her pictures
to be memorable. Luckily they
were. Even with this age difference
there was no lack of energy or
youth as I expected. Even if she
may have been twenty-one there
was still vibrancy and this care free
smile from her.
The goal with working with older
people is not be afraid to take con-
trol of a photo shoot even if the
person may be older than you.
P hot o gra ph y New sle tter P age 3

Lets Dance
One thing I never expected myself
to fall in love with is dance. Until
the second football game where I
got the complaint that I was taking
pictures of the crowd, but not of the
cheer and pom teams.
As I found this to be correct I also
put more pressure on myself to con-
stantly be running around the foot-
ball field to capture moments that
only happen once in the two hours I
am at the game. Yet as I began to
take pictures of them, I realized
they were the most photogenic peo-
ple at the game, with constant
smiles and energy.
Posting those pictures made me
think. Should I try and take pictures
at the dance show? Asking my advi-
sor she thought it was a great idea. I
found myself at the first dance show so it became
of the three. Lost is a word you can a game of
say I was feeling that first night. I trust.
did not know what to do, where to That is what
stand, what settings I am supposed I realized
to put my camera in. from dance
I spent that first dance show franti- shows is that
cally taking pictures, total forgetting I takes more
about my setting to just look at a trust from
memory card filled with black pho- myself to not
tos as I wasnt allowing enough create flaws
light into the frame. Yet, I didnt Freshman Mackenzie
in the cam-
give up from there. Stratton makes her era. I learned
I had time to redeem myself from Company debut. Photo my bounda-
my previous mishaps. The second by Dion Deguzman ries with
night was much better than the first, settings and
I realized that unlike portraits, the where I
one thing you dont have is time. should be looking at at all times.
There was no telling them, wait Now I find myself head photogra-
hold, I need to change my settings, pher for the Corona del Sol Dance
Program for the next two years.

How do I sport?
Sports. Well lets just say I did not
know much, and I still dont know
much at all to be honest. I already
had a hard time understanding
watching sports, nonetheless trying
to take photos of it.
I was asked to take pictures on be-
half of Corona del Sol newspaper at
the 6A state final basketball match
between the Corona del Sol Aztecs
and the Basha Bears at Grand Can-
yon University. This was a new
playing field that I was not comfort-
able in.
Surrounded by newspaper photogra-
phers from The Wrangler and the
Arizona Republic, I felt stupid for
being there. But after warm ups I
realized that the one key to making
sure these photos would be present-
able was that I had to be confident
in my skills and not let others influ-
ence my work.
I took pictures like I would a dance
show, except instead of a stage I
was on a court. Constantly running
along the outlines, deflecting not
only the wild passes but also the
coaches and players on the bench.
Coming home that night, looking
through my frames, they were not
my best work, but I learned the true
lesson of confidence that night.

The Photography Community

Becoming a photographer not only
comes with its perks of getting
good photos for social media, but I
also comes with the amazing people
that you come across.
As a photographer you realize that
everyone that is basically doing the
same job you are has their own
unique way of doing it. The rela-
tionships I have made with other
photographers not only lets me
make more friends, get more mod-
els, but it also gives me the oppor-
tunity to learn more about the amaz-
ingness which is Photoshop and
Lightroom. of me
One of my closests friends Hunter reaching
Gillman is an amazing photogra- out to him
pher who currently works with Ur- to ask for
ban Outfitters and is living the help. Me
dream. He became a very close liking
friend when I needed help with what he
some style preferences on photos. I does asks
remember this being the time where questions
seniors were everywhere needing that I nev- Photo by Hunter Gillman
photos and the competition got to er knew.
peoples heads. But not with him. Never be
embarrassed to reach out to more
What is amazing about him is that popular photographers, because
he was based in Utah. And this took
in the end they are here to help you.
one quick direct message on Twitter
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Photographer, Student, Employee: Balance
It as very much of a
daunting task when I was
asked to keep taking pic-
tures while also having a
job and school. I current-
ly work as an H&M Sales
Advisor while also being
a student at Arizona State
University. There was I
think a way to prioritize
my needs.
School always comes
first. Once I finish school,
the degree I have will
make more money than
the photography job and
retail job combined. Nev-
er let yourself get off
track for school.
Yet, you can find jobs
dldeguzm@asu.edu.
that understand you are a
student first before you
are their employee. For
instance, H&M is a great
place where they under-
stand your work load for
school and for the job.
They work around my
school schedule while
also giving me an ample
amount of time during
my job to be able to work
on other homework or
study while I am on
break.
Find that job that will
work with you and has a
great management team.
The only way I find my-
self able to handle pho-
tography, work and
school is a schedule that
is updated frequently to
show my days where I
am free. When you find a
job that can show you
your schedule for the next
three weeks, as a photog-
rapher, take it. This
means that you can plan
all your photoshoots ac-
cording to your work ad
school schedules for the
next weeks..
Know when to book
shoots and the estimated
time it will take you to
edit and distribute those
photos in relation to time
at work and at school.

H&M welcoming letter to new Laticia Munoz throws glitter in the

air in excitement for graduation. Never a wrong time to take a
employees. Photo by Dion
Photo by Dion Deguzman picture, bathroom selfies still
Deguzman
exist. Photo by Dion Deguzman