Purpose
The Portraiture project is designed to allow each student to experiment with the creation
of portraits and develop a style of photographic expression..
Requirements:
10 Portraits
All images must be of
people, and the faces need to be seen. Avoid using silhouette images.
4 of the 10 images
must be in Black and White.
This
option should be done in Photoshop, not in camera.
Models
The final images need
to be of at least two different people, preferably of both sexes. Create
a small cache of people who have agreed to be photographed, no strike
that- WANT to be photographed. If the person doesn't want to be photographed-
like blood
from a stone. . Creating
great portraits will be difficult and time consuming, plan accordingly!
Lighting
styles: Each student will experiment
with both studio light, (artificial/modified) and natural light,
(ambient). If
using artificial lighting outside of class, ensure that it is
bright enough to produce a well-exposed photograph; underexposure
with digital cameras produces grainy, noisy images and is unacceptable
for this project resulting in a lower project grade. The evaluation
of images will be discussed in class and it is expected that the
student knows how to adjust their camera
to achieve a properly exposed photograph and to view histograms.
The
acceptable styles of artificial lighting are: Flash, lights
that are on stands such as shop halogen lights, and photo flood
lights, (hotlights). A demo of camera operations using flash
and using the Nikon DSLR will be presented in class. The flash
that is on the camera is not acceptable, do not use it!
Project Two is designed
to encourage/force preplanning. As
such, 95% of the work for the project will be done "pre-shoot" and
"in camera." What this means is that it will be up
to the photographer to setup the background, lights/lighting, makeup
and props. Images may
be retouched in Photoshop using the skin softening, eye sharpening
technique already used in class, (sparingly!). Images may have a tint applied to them such as sepia, brown or blue; this must improve the image quality. Do not use filters or
any other major adjustments. If in doubt, ask the teacher. After this project, demonstrations will be given on
the use of retouching in Photoshop. A quick demo will be given on lighting
and it is up to the student to experiment with ambient and artificial
lighting. Sign up sheets will be posted for students to shoot after school.
It is highly recommended
that each student contact friends or family who they think will work
well as models. Suggest clothing styles, makeup, props, time of day,
and most of all; explain to the model the type of image that you are
attempting to make. If
a particular photographer's style or specific photograph is being attempted,
print out a copy to show the model for reference. Communication is
key in the success of working with your model or models.
The final images
are due on 11/15. Project is
worth 200 points. If you are absent on the due date, the images must
be dropped off in the office on a CD by 3:30 on the due date or earlier.
Late projects will receive a 0. Don't be a zero.
Each student will be
turning in the following:
1. 10 digital files to
the server.
2.Images MUST be in JPG
format at highest, (12) quality. Shoot all images at the highest allowable
quality on the camera.
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