Photo 1 intro to portrait photography

1. MAKING A PORTRAIT

2. • Expression
• Personality
• Mood
• Face
• Body
• Background
• Context
PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY OR PORTRAITURE IS PHOTOGRAPHY OF A PERSON OR GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT
DISPLAYS THE EXPRESSION, PERSONALITY, AND MOOD OF THE SUBJECT. LIKE OTHER TYPES OF PORTRAITURE,
THE FOCUS OF THE PHOTOGRAPH IS USUALLY THE PERSON'S FACE, ALTHOUGH THE ENTIRE BODY AND THE
BACKGROUND OR CONTEXT MAY BE INCLUDED.
Key Points
A portrait should be MORE than just a
picture of someone

3. Regular people
Unlike other photography styles, the
subjects of portrait photography or
portraiture are often non-professional
models. This means that ordinary people
such as fathers, mothers, their kids,
businessmen and even the local man on
the street can be subjects in
portraitures.

4. CONCENTRATE ON THE PERSON:
ALWAYS FOCUS ON THE EYES

5. MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO DISTRACTIONS

6. USE A LOW APERTURE: 3.5- 5

7. Assignment
5 portraits - using the various models
and class members.
• Images will be edited
• 2 b&w
• 2 color
• 1 personal choice
DUE: Monday October 7, in edmodo