1. RECALL When was photography invented? 1826-1839
1826-Nipce prints the first “photograph”
1839-Talbot created the first negative process.
What were the first photographed portraits called?
Tintypes & Daguerreotypes

2. How were daguerreotypes taken?
RECALL
How were daguerreotypes taken?

3. Before the daguerreotype, how were portraits made?
RECALL
Before the daguerreotype, how were portraits made?
They were paintings—typically oil paintings commissioned by artists.

5. August Sander, Pastry Cook, 1928

6. Portrait Photography
A portrait is usually a collaborative project between the subject and the photographer, who has to gain the subject’s trust and cooperation.
A good portrait depends on building a relationship with your subject, even if it’s only temporary.

7. How do you capture a person’s personality in a photograph?
Portrait Photography
Good portraits record more than a person’s appearance; they reveal that person’s personality and character.
How do you capture a person’s personality in a photograph?
Think about the following:
The subject’s personality. What kind of person do YOU, the photographer, think they are? Ask the subject to describe him/herself. Think about how to compose the shot to reveal those characteristics. Don’t be afraid to ask the subject for suggestions.
The location and props can be a key elements to exposing different parts of the subject’s personality.
Lighting can affect the overall mood of the photograph and the person as well.

9. A three legged metal stand on which you can mount your camera.
Portrait Photography
TOOLS OF THE TRADE
TRIPOD
A three legged metal stand on which you can mount your camera.

10. Portrait Photography CABLE RELEASE
TOOLS OF THE TRADE
CABLE RELEASE
A flexible wire, one end of which attaches to the camera’s shutter release. The other end has a plunger that, when pressed, lets you trip the shutter.

11. Portrait Photography REFLECTOR
TOOLS OF THE TRADE
REFLECTOR
Anything that will reflect light into the shadows to lighten them for a flattering and three-dimensional portrait.

12. Black and White vs Color
Portrait Photography
Black and White vs Color

13. Black and White vs Color
Portrait Photography
Black and White vs Color

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Portrait Photography
Black and White vs Color

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Portrait Photography
Black and White vs Color

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Portrait Photography
Black and White vs Color

17. The Environmental Portrait
Portrait Photography
The Formal Portrait
The Candid Portrait
The Environmental Portrait
The Self-Portrait

18. The Formal Portrait The simplest portrait style.
A formal portrait should emphasize the person and nothing else.
CAMERA SETTINGS
Shoot formal portraits with a wide aperture to make the background out of focus. This makes the background less distracting.
If you are using a NORMAL LENS use f/2 or f2.8.
If you are using a ZOOM LENS try f/3.5 or f4.5
These f-stops will keep the subject in focus and the background out of focus, and put the emphasis where it belongs – on the subject.
What DEPTH OF FIELD will this create?

19. This is the SIMPLIST indoor lighting set up.
The Formal Portrait
LIGHTING
INDOORS:
Use a single light source placing one light at approximately a 45 degree angle on one side of your subject.
Use a reflector such as white foam board on the opposite side of the subject from the light.
The position of the reflector is critical. Watch the subject carefully and have the person holding the reflector move it around until the light is just right, and the shadows are lightened.
This is the SIMPLIST indoor lighting set up.

20. The Formal Portrait LIGHTING OUTDOORS:
Direct sunlight is not preferable. Why? Write your answer on your paper.
Try shooting in open shade, such as a the shadow of a building or tree, but avoid deep shade. You’d want to include the sky, but not the sun. If possible, have an assistant hold a reflector to light up any shadows. This person will need to be about 3-6 feet away from the subject.
Cloudy days are great. The even lighting they provide is very flattering.
Avoid busy and distracting backgrounds, and watch for things like poles or branches sticking out of a persons head.

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26. The Candid Portrait
Candid portraits capture a person going about everyday life and activities.
TIPS
Don’t try to pose your subject. It’s more effective if the person is completely natural. Try to take the portrait without the subject knowing. If you, the photographer, fade into the background, your subject will be more relaxed and spontaneous.
Be sure to include your subjects surroundings in candid portraits. The background gives context and can explain what your subject is doing.
You’ll take many more photos when shooting candid shots. Take time shoot from different vantage points and capture many different moods and expressions.

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32. The Environmental Portrait
Environmental portraits use a subject’s surroundings to help tell that person’s story. They combine photojournalism with portrait photography.
TIPS
Show as much of the background as needed to tell the story of your subject. While the subject is still the most important element in the image, the background helps to provide additional details to the story the image tells about the subject.
Once you determine the details of the background you will use, you’ll have a good idea of how big the subject needs to be in the picture.
It can be a challenge to balance the person and the background to get the best effect. You’ll need to shoot different angles to get the best shot.

33. The Environmental Portrait
TIPS
Show as much of the background as needed to tell the story of your subject. While the subject is still the most important element in the image, the background helps to provide additional details to the story the image tells about the subject.
Once you determine the details of the background you will use, you’ll have a good idea of how big the subject needs to be in the picture.
It can be a challenge to balance the person and the background to get the best effect. You’ll need to shoot different angles to get the best shot.

34. The Environmental Portrait
CAMERA SETTINGS
Wide angle lenses are useful in environmental portraits, as are tripods.
Why should you use a wide angle lens when photographing environmental portraits?
Stop down the lens to f/5.6 – f/58 or even f/11 for a greater depth of field.
Why do you need a greater depth of field when shooting environmental portraits?

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Arnold Newman, Igor Stravinsky, December 1946.

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Annie Libovitz, Hillary Rodham Clinton

39. The Self-Portrait In a self-portrait, you become your own subject.
With traditional self-portraits, you simply take a picture of yourself. You show who you are and something about your life. This is a self-portrait autobiography--- where you get the chance to tell your own story.
What equipment would you need to take a self-portrait?

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