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Portraits. Learning from the masters. Dorothea Lange. What makes a good portrait? Is there a story?. How to capture a great portrait. Alter Your Perspective - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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PORTRAITS
Learning from the masters
JOHN RANKIN
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7227864n&tag=mncol;lst;2
DOROTHEA LANGE
What makes a good portrait?
Is there a story?
HOW TO CAPTURE A GREAT PORTRAITAlter Your Perspective
Most portraits are taken with the camera at (or around) the eye level of the subject. While this is good common sense –
completely changing the angle that you shoot from can give
your portrait a real WOW factor.
PLAY WITH EYE CONTACT
Looking off camerahave your subject focus their attention on something unseen and outside the field of view of your camera. This can
create a feeling of candidness and also create a little intrigue and interest as the viewer of the shot wonders what
they are looking at. Or Looking within the frame
alternatively you could have your subject looking at something (or
someone) within the frame.
BREAK THE RULES OF COMPOSITION
Rule of ThirdsPlacing your subject either dead center can sometimes create a
powerful image – or even creative placement with your subject right
on the edge of a shot can sometimes create interesting
images.
EXPERIMENT WITH LIGHTING
Another element of randomness that you can introduce to your
portraits is the way that you light them. There are almost unlimited
possibilities when it comes to using light in portraits.
Side-lighting can create mood, backlighting and silhouetting your subject to hide their features can
be powerful.
EXPERIMENT WITH LIGHTING
Silhouettes are another way of creating dramatic lighting
effects.
Matthew Jordan Smith, photographer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WAKTLBP1AU
MOVE YOUR SUBJECT OUT OF THEIR COMFORT
ZONE
Ask your subject to do something out of the
ordinary for some really extreme shots.
NOTHING DANGEROUS!
SHOOT CANDIDLYSometimes posed shots can look somewhat…. posed. Some people
don’t look good in a posed environment and so switching to a candid type approach can work.
Photograph your subject at work, with family or doing something
that they love. This will put them more at ease and you can end up getting some special shots with them reacting naturally to the
situation that they are in.
STEVE MCCURRY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Uic6p4lwX8Most of my photos are grounded in people, I look for the unguarded moment, the essential soul peeking out, experience etched on a person’s face.- Steve McCurry
INTRODUCE A PROPAdd a prop of some kind into your
shots and you create another point of interest that can enhance your shot.
Yes you might run the risk of taking too much focus away from your main subject but you could also really add
a sense of story and place to the image that takes it in a new direction
and gives the person you’re photographing an extra layer of
depth that they wouldn’t have had without the prop.
FOCUS UPON ONE BODY PART – CLOSE
UPJust photograph a part of your
subject. Photographing a person’s hands, eyes, mouth or even just their
lower body… can leave a lot to the imagination of the viewer of an
image.
Sometimes it’s what is left out of an image that says more than what is
included.
TAKE A SERIES OF SHOTS
COMPOSING PORTRAITS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8AC4VeIgkg
PORTRAIT ASSIGNMENT
Part 1 – Research master photographer
Part 2 – Take 1st set of 12 images, emulating photographer
Part 3 – Take 2nd set of 12 images, develop your own style
Part 4 – Print contact sheets and large photos
Part 5 - Critique
MAST ERS O F P HOT OGRA PHY. COMCHECK L IST
Start with the RESEARCH portion of the project first
Use masters-of-photography.com or
Google images to collect your images - appropriate portrait images ONLYSave all images into a folder called PORTRAITS
Decide which master photographer you will study
Type 1 paragraph biography on master photographer
Save to your Portrait folder
When all of the above is complete then you may move onto taking photographs
Emphasis on hands
Emphasis on feet/shoes
Close-up
Extreme close-up
Medium shot against a blurred background
Full figure (long shot)
1ST SET OF 12 PHOTOS
Profile (side view)
Back of figure
¾ Medium shot
Low Angle – Worm’s Eye view
High Angle – Bird’s Eye view
Face in a “Crowd”
1ST 12 PHOTOS
Emulate your chosen photographer’s style
Print a contact sheet of all 12 black & white photos to lab 208 4700 laser printer
Pick your best two photos to print in large scale
Put all 12 completed photos on my flash drive in a folder with your first and last name
2ND SET OF 12 PHOTOS
These photos will consist of your own style
Using the photographer you studied for inspiration, you should now feel confident to break free and create your own sense of style
The last 12 photos will be shot in color but you can choose to convert them to black and white, sepia tone or a combination of both, but they should be consistent
Print a contact sheet
You will be printing your 2 best photos and submitting all remaining 12 photos to me on my flash drive
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