Platon-esque Portrait

Your assignment is simply to take a portrait and a headshot of someone, anyone, and to write a brief summary of their "story." You will also be providing a narrative of your process along with your process images to show the steps taken and the work done.

• • 1. Platon-style Portrait - 10 points - There are samples below and on his webpages. Saved as a .jpg file and turned in to Google Classroom.

    2. Headshot - 10 points - samples below and on his webpages. Saved as a .jpg file and turned in to Google Classroom.

    3. Story about the individual - 5 points - Written brief. Minimum 2 paragraphs or ~8-10 sentences. Information about the individual and their story. What do you want someone seeing your portrait to know about this person? You should consider starting this right away. Step one! Written on a Google Doc and turned in to a Google Classroom.

    4. Process images - 5 points - At least twelve additional unedited images taken of the individual showing different poses and processes you tried to get to your final image. If you tried different locations show them all. If you moved your subject in and out of different lighting situations show that as well. Provide the images of your subject as you adjusted the way they are standing or sitting or holding their arms/bodies. Show your work by loading AT LEAST six "headshot" and six "portrait shot" process images onto a google document (2-3 per page) and turned in to Google Classroom.

    5. Process narrative - 5 points - A written brief. Minimum 3 paragraphs or ~12-15 sentences. The steps you took, why you selected this person, how you decided on the pose and background, how you thought the process went, and anything else pertinent to the process. What were your takeaways? Written on a Google Doc and turned in to Google Classroom.

This is a project that should be taken seriously. This is an opportunity to make something meaningful. The person you are photographing should be someone that is in some way important to you that has a story that you feel needs to be told. I was going to ask that you not take pictures of any buddies or classmates but I know that many of you have strong and meaningful relationships with your friends so it will be allowed but you need to discuss it with me in advance.

You may take the images with your own (or borrowed) image making device. It can be done with a point-and-shoot, with your phone, or a DSLR so you can control depth-of-field. The proof of the work will be in the care and attention to detail taken in creating the image and the text.

The background can be whatever you like and the images can be taken wherever you like but other objects in the image should be part of the story. For example, if you were taking a picture of an astronaut you might have them holding a model of their space craft or have them seated in a location with their space suit in the background.

Carefully read the requirements below. This will be a 35 point project. 20 points for the portrait and headshot, 5 points for the process images showing the work you did in taking the portrait, and 5 points each for the accompanying texts and process images.