Face To Face Photography Project Start date: Thursday 10 November 2011 Final deadline: Thursday 15 December 6 week project
Task:
Self/Other
• Research 1 historical portrait photographer and 1 contemporary portrait Photographer • In your own work you can either photograph yourself or a friend. Produce a mind map of all your ideas - write about facial expression / clothing / props / lighting and what message you want to communicate. For this task you can also sketches your ideas ( if you do this you will need to photograph/ photocopy your sketches and add this to your Powerpoint presentation). • Plan and prepare a studio photo shoot - state the date and time you have booked the studio for / what props and/or models you plan to use and any Equipment (lights/tripod etc) you plan to use. •
Take a set of professional studio portraits.
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Using Photoshop edit between 6 and 8 photographs
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Evaluate your own photographs
When planning your portrait photographs consider the following‌
Facial expressions and what message(s) you want to communicate
Camilla Akrans Kate
Irvin Penn
Clothing / props / make-up and what message(s) you want to communicate
Richard Avedon Sean Penn
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Composition and viewpoint
The background in the studio. Will you have a plain white or black back drop or will you use a different background to compliment the model?
Lighting and how you might illuminate or hide parts of the face