Friday, November 6, 2015

People Photos

Portrait Photography

For the next lesson you will be taking photos of people.  Let's take a look at some tips to taking photos of people.

CLICK HERE - 10 ways to take stunning portraits 

CLICK HERE -  Portrait Photography tips

Guidelines for this lesson:   DUE Friday, November 13th

Pay attention to the following rules:
             * The rule of Thirds
             * Depth of Field
             * LIGHTING, LIGHTING, LIGHTING
             * Unique Angles-Ones you have never seen but are relatable.
             * Be a directive in telling your subject how to move/position, how to smile
                and exactly what you want them to do.

You will need to take the following photo angles all due next Monday:
Using 4 different EXPRESSIONS with your model shoot:
1. Head Shot
2. Profile View
3. Full Body
4. Multiple People
5. Midview Shot
6. Fit to Frame

*20 photos of : Head shots
      Tips - Location can add to head shots
              - Play with the person looking into the camera and
                 in different directions, just past the camera          
              - Make sure you are in focus
              - Take a ton of pictures



 *20 photos of : Profile View (side view)
                        Tips - Take photos from both sides
                                - Take pictures on a small angle and all the
                                   way to the side too.
                   

   *20 photos of : Full body
                      Tips  -The whole body needs to be in the frame,
                                 but not too far back
                               -Do not cut anything off (hands, feet , etc)
                               -Environment
                               -Unique perspectives


  *20 photos of : Multiple People
            Tips  -Tell a story between 2 or more people or
                     -Show an emotion
                     -People in action (doing something)
                     -Think about the environment with the
                       message you are trying to portray.



  *10 photos of : Mid shot views/Unique angeles
            Tips - Make the background part of your composition.
                    - Shoot from different angles
                    - Patterned backgrounds can help
                    - Show 1/2 of the body (ish)
  
*10 photos of : Fit to Frame shots
        Tips - Get CLOSE, REAL CLOSE!!!
                - Your subject should go off the page on 3-4 edges



No comments:

Post a Comment