Portraiture A photograph of a person that displays the expression, personality, and mood of the subject.

Considerations Lighting Environment Cropping Depth of Field Personality of the individual

Specular vs. Diffuse Lighting • Specular light is harsh and contrasty; direct sunlight is high contrast when there is nothing to bounce light into the shadows. • Diffuse light, such as on a cloudy day, is low contrast; most shadows are filled in by scattered light from all areas of the cloudy sky.

Specular – Hard Light Comes from a small light source relative to the size of the subject Creates hard‐edged shadows and small, harsh highlights. The light rays all travel in the same general direction. Emphasizes texture Hard light has more contrast than Soft light. To reduce the contrast, use a fill light The sun is the most common specular light source

Diffuse – Soft Light Comes from a large light source relative to the subject Creates soft edged shadows and large, low‐intensity highlights Soft light has been scattered so that it reaches the subject from many different locations The scattering of the light is called diffusion. The more the light is scattered, the softer it becomes. Diffuse light usually has less contrast than a Specular light Soft light is often used for specular (shiny) surfaces to reduce the reflection An overcast sky is the most common source of diffuse light

Add Interest Frame Your Subject Change Your Perspective Take a Series of Shots-Switch your camera into ‘burst’ or ‘continuous shooting’ mode and fire off more than one shot at a time

Michele Zarley

Michele Zarley

Beth Hart

Emma Groene

Patrick Henderson

Darci Ezell

Hannah Frydman

Joshua May

Self-Portrait Liza Farr

Felicia Carey

Charity Ekpo

Susan Beck

Dakota K. Driscoll

Heather Green

Robert Bucia

Dean Lubensky self portrait

Self Portrait Dakota K. Driscoll Spring 2010

Sofie Matzen

Jason Willis

Dakota K. Driscoll

Dakota K. Driscoll

Assignment Shoot at least 30 images of a single person-try different set ups and lighting Shoot at least 20 images of yourself using the self-timer and one other technique-reflection, etc.