Portrait Photographers
Image #1
Where is the light coming from?
The light is coming from the top right corner.
What is the position or gesture of the model?
She is facing the window with her hand out .
What is the background or setting?
The background is a brick wall.
What is the point of view and distance of the photographer?
The photographer is close to the model but not too close and her point of view is straight on.
What does the lighting, position of model and expression on face communicate?
It communicates seriousness because the model has a serious facial expression and it has a lot of shadows.
Where is the light coming from?
The light is coming from the top right corner.
What is the position or gesture of the model?
She is facing the window with her hand out .
What is the background or setting?
The background is a brick wall.
What is the point of view and distance of the photographer?
The photographer is close to the model but not too close and her point of view is straight on.
What does the lighting, position of model and expression on face communicate?
It communicates seriousness because the model has a serious facial expression and it has a lot of shadows.
Portraits
Image #2
Lighting: 1 pt
Describe the lighting in the shot. Where is the light coming from? How is it falling on the models face/head/body?Describe the shadows that are created in the photo.
The light is coming from Above the subject from the left side. The light illuminates the left side of the subjects face and the right side of his face has a shadow and his hoodie gives a small shadow on his jaw.
Position of the Model: 1 pt
How is the model situated? Is the photo a head shot, or did you include more of the torso?Is the model facing the camera, looking to the side, tilting their head…
He is sitting on a chair facing the camera, the photo is a head shot and his face is turned toward the camera and he is tilting his head down.
Position of the Camera/Composition: 2 pts
Did you take a horizontal or vertical photo?What was your point of view? Did you shoot from above, below, from the side or on an angle?How close or far were you from the model?
I took a horizontal photo and I was very close to the subject and the camera was at an equal level as that of that of the subjects face.
Impact/Expression: 1 pt
What does the lighting, position of model and expression on face communicate? What aspect of the model’s personality is being revealed in the portrait? (serious, humorous, sad, anxious…)
Serious or angry is the expression of the model' s face and his seriousness is seen throughout this portrait especially in his eyes the intensity is seen.
Compare and contrast: 3 pts
Compare the photo to another with a different impact/viewer response. How did you use different lighting, positioning or expression to communicate a different feeling?
Image #2 and Image #5
In Image 2 the light was from the left side above the model well image 5 had the light in front of the model illuminate his face. In the image 2 I was very close and took the photo to the left of the model well in image 5 I was close but not as close as image 2 and it was token straight on. Image 2 is serious and angry well image 5 is mysterious. In image 2 the model has a mask well in image 5 the model is covering his face with a flower.
Lighting: 1 pt
Describe the lighting in the shot. Where is the light coming from? How is it falling on the models face/head/body?Describe the shadows that are created in the photo.
The light is coming from Above the subject from the left side. The light illuminates the left side of the subjects face and the right side of his face has a shadow and his hoodie gives a small shadow on his jaw.
Position of the Model: 1 pt
How is the model situated? Is the photo a head shot, or did you include more of the torso?Is the model facing the camera, looking to the side, tilting their head…
He is sitting on a chair facing the camera, the photo is a head shot and his face is turned toward the camera and he is tilting his head down.
Position of the Camera/Composition: 2 pts
Did you take a horizontal or vertical photo?What was your point of view? Did you shoot from above, below, from the side or on an angle?How close or far were you from the model?
I took a horizontal photo and I was very close to the subject and the camera was at an equal level as that of that of the subjects face.
Impact/Expression: 1 pt
What does the lighting, position of model and expression on face communicate? What aspect of the model’s personality is being revealed in the portrait? (serious, humorous, sad, anxious…)
Serious or angry is the expression of the model' s face and his seriousness is seen throughout this portrait especially in his eyes the intensity is seen.
Compare and contrast: 3 pts
Compare the photo to another with a different impact/viewer response. How did you use different lighting, positioning or expression to communicate a different feeling?
Image #2 and Image #5
In Image 2 the light was from the left side above the model well image 5 had the light in front of the model illuminate his face. In the image 2 I was very close and took the photo to the left of the model well in image 5 I was close but not as close as image 2 and it was token straight on. Image 2 is serious and angry well image 5 is mysterious. In image 2 the model has a mask well in image 5 the model is covering his face with a flower.