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Portraits can take on many forms. They can be formal or spontaneous. They can be done in a studio or in nature. They can be straight up portrait posing or very artsy. In this assignment, students will be shooting portraits of others and themselves. This is an opportunity for you to get creative and practice working with another subject to challenge yourself in new directions. A portrait can be capturing the essence and personality of the person you are photographing or you can be using them to express a specific mood or advocate a social issue.
Assignment: Students will be shooting a series of portraits. I roll of film/24 exposures digitally will be with someone of their choosing and 1 roll of film/24 exposures digitally will be of themselves. Yes, I said self-portraits so go get artsy!
We will be looking at the art of Annie Leibovitz. She is a famous portrait photographer to the stars and elected officials.
Resources:
We will be watching the following Leibovitz documentary in class. List 3 things you gleaned from the video and 2 ideas you can use for your own work. Write your answers down on a sheet of paper. We will be sharing your answers in class. A worksheet can be found below to go with the video.
http://www.vogue.com/tag/photographer/annie-leibovitz/
http://www.thephotoargus.com/resources/35-helpful-photoshop-post-processing-photo-editing-tutorials/
Leonardo DiCaprio both images by Annie Leibovitz
Student samples
Lacie Huber: Sugar Skull
Video tutorial on how to do portraits
Erik Stojak
Learning Targets:
Students will create a series of creative portraits with aesthetically pleasing lighting
Students will create portraits using composition techniques such as rule of thirds, dynamic composition (close-up), framing or triangular
Students will continue to work on metering for correctly exposed film
Students will continue to work on perfecting their printing technique using filters, if necessary
Vocabulary:
Portrait
Self-portrait
Studio Lighting
Key light
Fill light
Hair light
Compose
Backdrop
Materials:
Camera Film/digital
Tripod
Film/SD card
Portrait lights
Backdrop
Time Frame:
4 weeks
Resources:
portrait tutorials using photoshop
Retouching tutorials using photoshop
Wisconsin State Standards:
C.12.2 Understand the procedures of developing quality design
C.12.10 Assume personal responsibility for their learning and the creative process
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