Portraits
Select one studio portrait and answer:
Lighting: Describe the lighting in the shot. Where is the light coming from? How is it falling on the models face/head/body? The lighting is hard lighting coming from the right front kind of 45 degree set lighting. The light is illuminating half of the models face and both eyes to create depth. Describe the shadows that are created in the photo. The shadows are what allow the depth of field. The shadows also create an interesting path to follow down the photo. Position of the Model: How is the model situated? Is the photo a head shot, or did you include more of the torso? This photo is a headshot/upper body shot. Is the model facing the camera, looking to the side, tilting their head… The model is facing away from the camera with his head tilted upwards. Position of the Camera/Composition: Did you take a horizontal or vertical photo? I took a vertical photo. What was your point of view? Did you shoot from above, below, from the side or on an angle? I was at a lower point of view more at a 45 degree angle of the side with almost complete shadow. How close or far were you from the model? I was about 3 feet away from the model. Impact/Expression: What does the lighting, position of model and expression on face communicate? The lighting and position influences the type of mood the photo shows to the viewer. What aspect of the model’s personality is being revealed in the portrait? (serious, humorous, sad, anxious…) The model is being serious in the portrait. Compare and contrast: Compare the photo to another with a different impact/viewer response. Compared to one of my photos, I enjoy a more darker and edgier photo then a bright happy joyful one. How did you use different lighting, positioning or expression to communicate a different feeling? The different lighting allowed his expressions to change including other models shot. |
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Photo 1
Subject: Mark Manning Location: Somerset, Massachusetts I selected this photo because it has strong contrast and sharp shadows. Compositionally, there is hard light because there is light only hitting one side of his face leaving the other side completely dark. Also there is low key lighting shown by how dark the image is. To take this photo I had the camera set on 1/125th in which shows a large depth of field. |
Photo 2
Subject: Telephone Pole Location: Fall River, Massachusetts Looking at this photo, the compositional element that is most apparent is the texture of the telephone pole. There is also high contrast seen that the left side of the subject is exposed more then the right side due to sunlight. I adjusted the camera at a lower angle in order to capture a more interesting view of this subject. The camera was set to 1/125th with a large depth of field. This photo communicates/reminds me of/ makes me think of the past life I had when living in Fall River. |
Photo 3
Subject: iPhone 7 Location: Somerset, Massachusetts This photo was taken for the aperture. What I like about this photo is the focus on the mid ground capturing the focus of the reflection on the phone screen. My point of view was at eye level in this image. The photo follows the rule of thirds because the iPhone is not completely centered in the photo and neither is the object that is fuzzy in the back and the corner of the iPhone meets the corner of 1/9th of the rule of thirds grid. The depth of field is shallow. The ISO was set to 800 and the White Balance was fluorescent. |
Photo 4
Subject: Nathaniel Raposa I selected this photo because I enjoy the presence of Max and my boyfriend in the photo. Compositionally, there is a use of diagonals because it splits the photo between capturing the subjects straight on and their reflection. Also there is an interesting point of view shown by the way the reflection of the subject is a bit under exposed as the non-reflected subjects seems a bit over exposed creating a balance between the two. To take this photo I had the camera set on 1/125th in which showed a large depth of field. |
Photo 5
Subject: Rain Drops Location: Somerset, Massachusetts Looking at this photo, the compositional element that is most apparent is texture. There is also sharp lines to amplify each rain drops shadow seen by the contrast in each drop. When I edited this photo, I adjusted the image to black and white in order to show the contrast and allow others to focus on the texture more then the color of the image and drops. The camera was set to 1/125th. This photo communicates/reminds me of/ makes me think of the mistake of taking the image with just enough lighting to reflect my iPhone in the windshield. |
Photo 6
Subject: Rock Street Location: Fall River, Massachusetts This photo was taken for the "Wake Up" on the back of the stop sign. What I like about this photo is the way the rock street sign and power lines meet in the rule of thirds grid. My point of view was from a lower angle while driving to counseling! WOOOOO! The photo uses geometric shapes such as rectangles and hexagons in order to create interesting focuses. The depth of field is a large depth of field The ISO was set to 400 and the White Balance was cloudy. |