Tuesday, April 19 - Portraiture

Portraiture Portfolio Project 
What is a portrait?
-a painting, drawing, photograph, or engraving of a person, can depict only the face or head
 and shoulders, full body.

Step #1: Get a camera and a partner.


Step #2: Review balance and rule of thirds with your partner.


Step #3: Take 100 focused portraits of each other, which is 10 of each of the following:
                 -Basics:
                     profile, frontal, 3/4
                 -Framing
                     close-up, shoulder length, mid-shot, full-shot
                 -Camera angles
                      high angle, low angle, eye level
***TAKE A SCREEN SHOT OR WRITE DOWN THE TEN DIFFERENT SHOTS!!!***

Step #4: Transfer and save your photographs to your student drive.


Step #5: Choose the best 10 of your 100 photographs = 1 of each type of portrait listed in

Step #6.  The 10 you choose should be the most dynamic and interesting of the 100. Choose a variety of facial expressions, those with a full range of values and those with balanced compositions. You will need to coach and direct your partner/model in order to get the photographs you want.  To be a good partner/model for this project you must listen and take guidance from the photographer.

THIS PROJECT IS DUE AT THE END OF THURSDAY'S CLASS (April 21st).

Criteria	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Application
Quality of photo: -value range -focused -balanced composition         /20	Limited quality: some value range, unfocused photos, little use of balanced composition. 10     11	Somewhat good quality: some value range, some photos are focused, some photos show a balanced composition. 12     13	Good quality: most photos have: full range of values from light to dark, are in focus, show a balanced composition. 14     15	Great quality: full range of values from dark to light, photos are in focus and the compositions are balanced. 16     18     20
Exploration and creativity: -variety of facial expressions, shots, locations to create a dynamic and interesting portfolio     /20	Limited exploration and creativity: little variety of shots, facial expressions and locations, etc. 10     11	Some exploration and creativity: some variety in shots, facial expressions, locations, etc. 12     13	Good exploration and creativity: a good variety of shots, facial expressions, locations, etc. 14     15	Great exploration and highly creative portfolio: variety of shots, facial expressions, location, etc. 16     18     20
Thinking/ Inquiry
Types of portrait shots achieved.        /10	Check the examples again. 5 are accurately depicting the type of portrait. 5     5.5	Check the examples again. 6-7/10 are accurately depicting the type of portrait. 6     6.5	Good start! 8/10 are accurately depicting the type of portrait. 7     7.5	Nailed it! 10/10 accurately depict the type of portrait. 8     9     10

TOTAL       /50

See examples of the 10 types of portraits from famous portrait photographers below:

BASIC
profile = side view

frontal = straight on

3/4 = head is turned at an angle

FRAMING
close-up

shoulder = shoulders and up

mid-shot = chest to hips and up

full-shot = full body

CAMERA ANGLES
high angle

low angle

eye level