Portraits Capturing Expressions and Emotions

What is a portrait? Artistic representation of a person in which the face and expression are dominant Captures a physical likeness but also their heart

Capturing the essence Character traits are descriptive terms that represent a person both inside and out Think of who you are and what you want to convey to the world. Remember “What’s My Brand?”

Some character traits to think about active adventurous affectionate alert ambitious angry annoyed anxious arrogant brainy brave bright brilliant calm careful careless cautious charming decisive demanding dependable depressed determined discouraged dishonest disrespectful doubtful gentle giving glamorous gloomy good graceful grateful greedy grouchy * A complete list can be found herehere

Capturing the essence Character traits should be very dominant in a well-composed portrait What character traits do you think of when you see the following photos?

Playful Witty Mischievous

Eccentric Intellectual Peculiar

Pensive Serious Thoughtful

Intellectual Conventional Droll

Smitten Delighted Blissful

Mischievous Impish Rascally

Mischievous Impish Rascally

Portraits are a different animal They are different from other kinds of photography because: The photographer controls the setting They are planned and staged The photographer has knowledge of the subject and what character traits to convey

Portrait success musts Meet with your subject ahead of time and get to know them Have your equipment prepared in advance Have a shot list in mind and ready with props, angles and lighting

Portrait composition musts Avoid distracting backgrounds and watch subject placement Poor Better

Portrait composition musts Make sure the background contrasts well with the subject and the mood GoodBetter

Portrait composition musts POV can make or break your portrait Good Better Best

An aside on angles Shooting from above creates a feeling of weakness or inferiority Shooting from below gives the subject a sense of power

Types of portraits: environmental Environmental: shoot subject(s) in their natural habitat

Types of portraits: Prop Shoot subject with an object of importance Should help to communicate the desired character trait

Types of portraits: detail Focus on one defining feature Generally body part, like eyes, hair, smile

Yes, you get to take some portraits!

Amanda Crispino by Marisa Baumgarte

Robert DuBose by Jeremiah Burum

Cameron Burrell by Will Vest

Regan Rosser by Avery Condrey

Valentine Osigboh by CJ Smith

Miles Jordan by Jacob Harris

Amanda Miller by Taylor McKeown

Assignment: portraits Phase 1: Ideation 1. Select a partner. You will take their photos and they will take yours 2. Interview your partner and brainstorm on three character traits and the three different types of portraits you will be shooting 3. Copy this table into Word and complete it. Title it [ last name ] ideation [ class period ] and submit it to Mr. Nigrelli via Google Drive by the end of class on Tuesday, February 10 ththis table

Assignment: portraits Phase 2: Photography 1. You will have the rest of the week to shoot and edit in class 2. You can utilize the school grounds or any part of my classroom 3. You can also shoot outside of school on your own time Phase 3: Editing – Editing your photos can begin anytime you are ready Save your photos to your H drive in your Photo J>portraits folder as [your last name] Environmental [class period] and turn in to Mr. Nigrelli via Google Drive by the end of class on Friday February 13 th

Portraits grading rubric ItemPossible Points Proper naming5 Clear character traits20 Properly composed using portrait rules15 Quality editing20 Photo quality25 Overall quality and effort15 Total100