What is a Portrait? What makes a good Portrait?

A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this reason, in photography a portrait is generally not a snapshot, but a composed image of a person in a still position. A portrait often shows a person looking directly at the painter or photographer, in order to most successfully engage the subject with the viewer.

FOR HOME INSTRUCTION:

• We will be using this assignment to get us "back on the bike" and to iron out any wrinkle in home instruction so this assignment is worth 10 points.
• After doing your web images think about how you are are going to take these photo's? Think about where you will take these photos. Think about using Photo Components you learned in the 3rd quarter (Filters, Cropping, Lighting, Reflection ,Shadows) USE one of these ideas to make your Self Portrait Dynamic).
• USE THIS PORTRAIT TO VISUALLY TELL A STORY ABOUT YOU.!
• Your Reflection Statement will have more weight in grading.