May 10, 2024 For our Exploring Photographic Portraiture final, we were able to choose any theme to create a portfolio of at least 10 images, showcasing the techniques and compositions we learned about throughout the semester. Below is my conceptual ideation as well as my portfolio. Overall, while I don’t think my concept fully matches…Continue Reading Conceptual Portraiture Final
April 26, 2024 Make a portrait emphasizing/using shadow as an element of the photograph. Canon EOS 6D iso100, f4.5, 32mm, 1/320 iso100, f4, 75mm, 1/640 iso100, f4, 24mm, 1/1250…Continue Reading Shadow Portraits
March 22, 2024 Make a portrait of someone in an environment that says something about that person. It should be very different from a studio portrait. Canon EOS 6D [The first photo below is my final environmental portrait. The 4 portraits that follow were critiqued to be too documentary-esque for a portrait class, so I…Continue Reading Environmental Portrait
April 19, 2024 Create a fictional group (family, team, band, workers, etc.) and make a portrait. A group is three or more people. Canon EOS 6D (most successful portrait) iso100, f4.5, 35mm, 1/30 iso100, f4.5, 24mm, 1/30 iso100, f4.5, 32mm, 1/30 iso100, f4.5, 40mm, 1/30…Continue Reading Group Portrait
April 12, 2024 Make an “experimental” portrait using any techniques, media, materials you’d like. Have fun. Canon EOS 6D iso100, f7, 47mm, 1.6s iso100, f4, 47mm, 1/30s…Continue Reading Experimental Portrait
April 5, 2024 Make a self-portrait that says something about you. Canon EOS 6D iso 100, 50mm, f4, 1/2s iso 100, 105mm, f4, 4/5s…Continue Reading Self Portrait
March 29, 2024 Sometimes things seemingly in the way of our shot can be used to make a better, more interesting photograph. Canon EOS 6D iso 100, 70mm, f4, 1/25s iso 100, 67mm, f4, 1/50s iso 100, 70mm, f4, 1/50s…Continue Reading Interrupted Portrait
March 1, 2024 The face is not the only feature that identifies/defines a person. Make a portrait of a person without showing their face, yet have them be recognizable. Canon EOS 6D F5, 1/320, 388mm, iso800 —- cropping should’ve been wider to see more of the green jacket. A name on the collar could’ve enhanced…Continue Reading Faceless Portraits
February 23, 2024 People’s gestures can reveal part of their personality. Using either available light or daylight, make a portrait emphasizing a gesture particular to them. The last two portraits I took aren’t fully gestures, as we discussed during crit that these were more action-driven rather than a habitual motion. ^ f4, 1/250, 47mm, iso100 ^…Continue Reading Gesture
February 16, 2024 Make a natural-light-portrait of a person at two different times of day – at least 3 hours apart but it doesn’t have to be the same day. Show how the light and portrait changes by the times of day. (Canon EOS 6D) ^50mm, f22, ⅛ shutter speed, iso100, 2:30PM ^105mm, f5, 1/80…Continue Reading Light & Mood