The photographer sees a portrait…

The human eye works much like a camera but is even more flexible. You have your own built-in lens, shutter, and focusing capability.

You will use your eyes in new ways for this project.

The typical school photographa posed, formal view of one split

second in someone’s life

Frontal View—very early

daguerreotype (original French: daguerréotype) is an early type of photograph, developed by

Jacques Daguerre

in

1839.

“Man with bees” by Richard

Avedon, American

photographer

Albert Einstein

Photographers can manipulate their photos.

Cindy Sherman, artist

By turning the camera on herself, Cindy Sherman has built a name as one of the most respected

photographers of the late twentieth century

Offbeat coloring

makes us look twice. Color can make a painting or photograph

exciting.

Cindy Sherman, her art is only self-portraits.

Famous people have photographic portraits done constantly.

What do they tell us about the person?

What is the

texture of a

person’s face?

Sometimes smooth…

Other times, lined with age and

experience.

Kabuki actors. Outlined eyes in black, mouths bright red, faces white, these artists hide their identity. Artists can use unusual coloring and

viewpoint to have their portrait subjects be seen in different ways.

Marcel DuChamp, Self-Portrait

MarcelDuChamp

Photographers can

manipulate their photos

and use unreal colors (like

Cindy Sherman).

Portraits can be close-ups.

First Lady, Michelle Obama,Official

Whitehouse

Portrait