The art of capturing images of people is called portraiture. In order to take a pleasing and creative portrait of an individual you must have an understanding of lighting patterns. This unit will discuss and demonstrate assorted lighting techniques used by professionals. Your assignment is to search on Google for images that demonstrate each particular type of lighting. The images that you find are to be placed in a creative presentation in Google Slides to demonstrate your understanding of each technique.
Students will work in groups to shoot studio portraits using black and white film. Professional lighting techniques and creative styling will be utilized. Three different lighting styles should be used. Each student will print and submit three 8 x10 portraits printed in the darkroom..