Mr. Mitchell's Multimedia Classes: Portrait Assignment

Tuesday, May 06, 2014

Portrait Assignment

You will shoot portraits over the next week on Thursday May 8 and Tuesday May 13.

One day you will shoot at school using the lights in the studio and the other day you will shoot off-campus at a predetermined location.

You will shoot AT LEAST 50 pictures of your subject each day (most of you will shoot between over 100 photos).

1. Find a partner in this class or in Ms. King's class .
2. Talk to your subject. What type of portraits do you want to create? Use colors or lighting to create a concept for your portrait. Costumes or uniforms work great. Imaginary ideas are OK. Choose an interesting setting based on your concept.
3. Change angles between shots. Shoot at least 24 pictures of each subject.
4. Use props if they will help the audience learn something about the subject.
5. Vary the lighting. Use filters, flashlights, lamps, or multiple lights to enhance your picture. Use the different lighting techniques that you will read about in class (see above).
6. Encourage different emotional looks. Pretend you are Austin Powers taking pictures. Tell your subject they are "groovy".
7. Having your subjects "pose" in action is just fine.
8. Most importantly for this assignment don't forget your compostion rules. Use framing, leading lines, rule of thirds, color contrast etc. to enhance your photo. Fill the frame.

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