A portrait is more than just a picture of someone; it gives us insight into the essence of his/her personality or life experience. It can be a mirror in which we come to see what unites us as people and what sets us apart as individuals.
Think about:
- body language
- lighting
- color
- story
- personal props
- location
*** photos have to be taken for this class, not just pulled from your personal collection
Portrait ppt-- click here
P1: photoshop edits-- click here
P1: photoshop workflow -- click here
Portrait Artist Statements-- click here
also review
Project 4 -- portrait
turn in a folder (your name P4) to the teacher mac that includes the following:
file labeled original color
file labeled final color
file labeled original bw
file labeled final bw
folder labeled small studies (this should include all of the work over the past week)
Editing-- Photoshop
Photoshop is a digital darkroom that helps us to perfect our work. The computer is a tool, not a quick Fix: focus on control and visual quality to bring out the best in each image; see overview of editing techniques in pdf file attached below.
Project 4 -- Artist Statement
An artist statement should give insight into artwork, enhance overall effect of artwork, and give personal voice to project.....can be a poem, a narrative, or a commentary in which you express the essence of your photograph. Refer to examples
Write an artist statement for best of your final files; please label color or bw in header; title doc (your name P4 art statement); upload to Classroom.