This document outlines the objectives of a portrait project. Students are asked to analyze portraits by other photographers by considering various factors that can influence the meaning of an image, such as use of color, lighting, shot composition, background, and model's pose. Students will then analyze two portraits in detail, creating a narrative about the model based on visual clues.

1. PORTRAIT PROJECT:
LI – DEVELOP UNDERSTANDING OF DIFFERENT
‘FACTORS’ WHICH CAN CHANGE THE ‘MEANING’
OF A PORTRAIT. USE THESE TO DEVELOP YOUR
PERSONAL ANALYSIS SKILLS OF OTHERS WORK.
LO – ANALYSED IMAGES OF OTHER
PHOTOGRAPHERS WORK.
SC – DETAILED ANALYSIS, SHOWING PERSONAL
THOUGHT AND A ‘NARRATIVE’ CREATED ABOUT
THE MODEL BASED UPON VISUAL CLUES.

2. FRAMING YOUR MODEL:
HEAD SHOT

3. HEAD & SHOULDER
SHOT

4. GILLIAN
WEARING ¾ BODY SHOT

5. WHAT ‘FACTORS’ GIVE THE VIEWER AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE
MODELS MOOD/ PERSONALITY, ETC…

6. USE OF COLOUR AND ITS SYMBOLISM
B&W = ?? LIGHTING –
BRIGHT COLOUR =?? BRIGHTLY LIT?
DIMLY LIT?
DIRECTED TO A
CERTAIN
AREA?
CHOICE OF SHOT –
CLOSE UP/ LONG SHOT
MODELS POSE/
EXPRESSION
BACKGROUND –
BLANK TO HIGHLIGHT MODEL?
LOCATION TO GIVE MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE MODEL?

7. SUZANNE OPTON
SEYDOU KEITA CAN YOU ANALSYE MARIO TESTINO
TWO OF THESE
PORTRAITS, CREATI
NG A DETAILED
‘NARRATIVE’ ABOUT
THE IMAGE AND
MODEL, BASED ON
THE ‘VISUAL CLUES’
YOU CAN SEE??
MARTIN PARR
SAM TAYLOR WOOD