Wed/Thurs

FYI: Quality is expected when shooting and choosing photos for the final SLIDESHOW. Here is an example of "A" quality work. See LINK: Cheri Garcia Photos

New Assignment: Portraits: You are to take 10 photos of 2 different people. The photos should be taken from different angles and in different locations. You should not be too far away from your model. I do not want every photo to look the same. Please see samples shown on Flickr. This assignment is worth 20 marks and should be put into an album on Flickr.

Working with 2 models of your choice, you should plan to set up a portrait shoot. You will need 5 different shots of each model. Plan to shoot a variety of different shots even on different days, including but not limited to: a couple of head shots, a couple of full body shots, a fewcreative shots using props etc. Study other portrait photographer's work and learn how to effectively pose your model. To get 10 good shots you may need to take 30 or more shots.

Tips:

• get ideas for your shoot
• be aware of where the light is ( best times to shoot dawn and dusk: outdoors)
• choose a good background
• use a prop ( umbrella, hat, scarf, sport equipment, pumpkin etc)
• shoot people in their element ( skateboarder with a skateboard at the skatepark)
• create a rapport with your model and direct the shoot, which means tell the model what you want them to do.

So maybe you can research posing and plan your model and location. If you have done your shoot, you should spend some good quality time editing. If you are doing your portraits at school, find someone to photograph and get busy. There are lots of places to shoot around the school. ( skate park, woods, garage door near the soccer clubhouse, metal storage containers on the soccer fields. ) 

LINK TO FLICKR PORTRAITS

Lindsay Harmsworth Portraits

Tiffany Tran Portraits

Cassie LaFleur Portraits

Gabby Dionne

McKinnon Photography Portraits

SHOW THIS VIDEO: Really good example of how to do a portrait shoot and how many photos you need to take to get 10 good photos. Also shows the importance of editing.Video 5 min on How to Pose Guys

Next class show students some sample portrait slideshows from the M:drive or my desktop.