Random Pictures :)

self-portraits



At school I am more of the quiet type because I am very focused and attentive.



This is how I identify myself. I chose not to show my face because I do not want to be labeled. I am simply just ME.

At home i am definitely more random and crazy.

Compared to my other friends, I am definitely the more calm and relaxed one.

portraits of partners

This is a portrait i took of my friend Berney :)

Notes (pgs. 103-113): PORTRAITS

PORTRAITS

• demonstrate similarities & differences between the subject & us, the viewer.
• can see ourselves in the face of another person
• formal portraits emphasize only the person who is the subject
• candid portraits capture person going about everyday activities
• environomental portraits place the person in a setting that says something about him or her.
• self-prtraits feature you, the photographer, as your own subject

early portrait photography

• photography replaced paintings as primary meduim of portraits
• August Sander created some of the first environmental portraits, showing the settings of his subjects' lives and work.

CREATING PORTRAIT PHOTOS
thinking artistically

• value = range of light & dark areas
• bring emotional content
• use values to emphasize certain parts of the photo

working with people

• portrait photo = collaborative project between subject & photographer
• photographing a person is easy if you know them
• a good portrait depends on building a relationship with your subject, even if it's only temporary.

camera formats

• want balance between having enough detail and beign able to respond quickly to your subject
• bigger the negative  = more detail

FILM CHOICES
film speed

• slow films = capture more detail and creates smoother looking images.
• fast films = more sensitive to light

black & white OR color?

• black & white = more attemtion on subject; eliminates distracting elements; more formal/serious or even edgy
• color= feelings and impressions set definite moods

camera accessories

• tripod = keeps camera still; sharper images
• cable release = flexible wire that lets you trip the shutter without touching the camera
• reflector = anything that will reflect light into shadows to lighten them for a flattening & 3-D portrait.

formal portrait

• simplest & emphasizes ONLY the subject
• neutral background
• close-up or full lenghth.

PHOTO ESSAY: Story of my Friends &Their Different Personalities

Portrait Photographer Blake Richards

Blake Richards has been a portrait photographer in Burlingame, CA for over 30 years. He started as a fashion photographer, helping different models with their portfolios and taking actor's headshots. He later moved on to be a senior portrait photograper for teens. As is pprevious clients got older, they got married and requested Blake to be their photographer, so he became a weddign photographer.
http://www.winphotos.com/