Self Portrait
How did you create the photograph (self-timer? holding the camera out? what did you set the camera on?)
What is the location and time of day/night of your shot?
Compositionally, what techniques did you employ? (leading lines, shape, pattern, rule of thirds, framing, use ofpostive/negative space...)
What technical considerations went into the photograph? (List, EVEN IF YOU DID NOT SET IT...ISO, WB, shutter speed, aperture (depth of field)
What did you choose to photograph yourself doing, wearing, or holding to communicate who you were?
What was successful about your photographs?
How and why is your self-portrait a portrait and not a “selfe”?
What is the location and time of day/night of your shot?
Compositionally, what techniques did you employ? (leading lines, shape, pattern, rule of thirds, framing, use ofpostive/negative space...)
What technical considerations went into the photograph? (List, EVEN IF YOU DID NOT SET IT...ISO, WB, shutter speed, aperture (depth of field)
What did you choose to photograph yourself doing, wearing, or holding to communicate who you were?
What was successful about your photographs?
How and why is your self-portrait a portrait and not a “selfe”?
Student Portrait
Lighting:
Describe the lighting in the shot. Where is the light coming from? How is it falling on the models face/head/body?Describe the shadows that are created in 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?Is the model facing the camera, looking to the side, tilting their head…
Position of the Camera/Composition:
Did you take a horizontal or vertical photo?What was your point of view? Did you shoot from above, below, from the side or on an angle?How close or far were you from the model?
Impact/Expression:
What does the lighting, position of model and expression on face communicate?What aspect of the model’s personality is being revealed in the portrait? (serious, humorous, sad, anxious…)
Compare and contrast:
Compare the photo to another with a different impact/viewer response.How did you use different lighting, positioning or expression to communicate a different feeling?
Describe the lighting in the shot. Where is the light coming from? How is it falling on the models face/head/body?Describe the shadows that are created in the photo.
- In Picture 1 the natural lighting is coming in from the right side which aluminates his face on that side
Position of the Model:
How is the model situated? Is the photo a head shot, or did you include more of the torso?Is the model facing the camera, looking to the side, tilting their head…
- He is sitting with his head looking down and his torso is turned slightly to the left
Position of the Camera/Composition:
Did you take a horizontal or vertical photo?What was your point of view? Did you shoot from above, below, from the side or on an angle?How close or far were you from the model?
- I took the picture horizontal so show the backdrop in the picture
Impact/Expression:
What does the lighting, position of model and expression on face communicate?What aspect of the model’s personality is being revealed in the portrait? (serious, humorous, sad, anxious…)
- The expressions on his face express that he is focusing on something that could be on the ground or in his lap
Compare and contrast:
Compare the photo to another with a different impact/viewer response.How did you use different lighting, positioning or expression to communicate a different feeling?
- Compared to picture 3 the model in this picture is looking straight head at the camera and in the other they are looking at the ground.