what you are photographing? beaches , outside areas, urban landscapes, suitable previously taken pictures
when you are conducting the shoot? I aim to start the shoot on Sunday afternoon
where you are working/ location? St Ouen’s bay, Grouville, around St clement area, also using photos previously taken
why you are designing the shoot in this way? So I can get a range in different forms of landscape and nature
how you are going to produce the images (lighting / equipment etc)? Try using exposure bracketing and begin to use manual settings on my camera, I may switch to automatic focus to be able to capture a perfect image.
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editsMany of the photographers associated with new topographics including Robert Adams, Lewis Baltz, Nicholas Nixon and Bernd and Hiller Becher, were inspired by the man-made, selecting subject matter that was matter-of-fact. Parking lots, suburban housing and warehouses were all depicted with a beautiful stark austerity, almost in the way early photographers documented the natural landscape. An exhibition at the International Museum of Photography in Rochester, New York featuring these photographers also revealed the growing unease about how the natural landscape was being eroded by industrial development. The new topographics were to have a decisive influence on later photographers including those artists who became known as the Düsseldorf School of Photography.
I’ve chosen these photos because they all have a main and clear focus which is intriguing to the viewers eye.
With the night time shoot I had to change the aperture, exposure and ISO so the picture didn’t come out grainy or blurred. I also made this image more vibrant to make the coloured lights stand out, I did this by changing the settings on the camera. I also like the variety of dramatic colours in this image; the blues contrasting with orange, the darker colours also contrast with the focus of the image being the bright, white light/building.
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I like this image because instead of man made things taking over nature, nature is taking over the man made objects/buildings. I also like how the bunker has worn aware a bit and how the bright saturated leaves contrast with the dark and dull coloured bunker. I also like how the photo looks quite ominous, this is because when you try and look behind the bars of the gate it looks quite dingy but intriguing and dark due to there shadows. It also seems ominous due there being warning signs it makes the photo a bit unnerving.
Overall Conclusion
I really liked doing this photoshoot as having to take photos of urban/manmade landscapes because there is more variety of what you can take photos of such was the variety of colour. I also like how rustic and retro some of the photos can look and how there are more options lighting wise compared to the natural landscape photo shoot. I also made a gallery of other photos to show what I mean by the variety of photos I took and how they’re all unique.
During my photoshoot it was very difficult to communicate to the models/ persons in public, how I wanted them to pose in my photographs. Another problem I encountered was that many people did not want to be photographed, which meant it was very difficult to get a large variety in my photographs. However I think that my camera setting where close to accurate in helping me produce focused images during the photoshoot. Out of the photographs I have decided to pick images 0115, 0128 and 0132 to be edited and manipulated, however, I will probably only have one final image. These images where the most successful as they are the most focused out of the photographs in the shoot. As well as this the model in the images being well positioned.
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I think that this image turned out particularly well as the subject reflected a concentrated, proud look, which was the ideal expression I wanted the model to give. I think that the models pose, leaning across the table looks comfortable.
PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY is a photograph that captures the personality of a person or a group of people. They can be taken using effective lighting, powerful backdrops and dramatic poses to display the mood that the subject wants to create. A portrait photograph can be used for creative purposes or part of a medical study.
sometypes of PORTRAITURE PHOTOGRAPHY
traditional portraiture
environmental portraiture
candid portraiture
glamour portraiture
lifestyle portraiture
surreal portraiture
conceptual portraiture
abstract portraiture
traditional portraiture
environmental portraiture
candid portraiture
glamour portraiture
lifestyle portraiture
surreal portraiture
conceptual portraiture
abstract portraiture
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CONTEMPORARY PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY is a photograph which relates to the time/era in which we are in, they may reflect values, challenges, and perceptions that are important in this particular era.
technical aspects ofPORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY
PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY can be taken in different ways. They can be formal, meaning the subject is posed to reflect their mood or something similar. Portraits can also be informal or candid, meaning the subject is captured in a natural way, and they may not even know their photograph is being taken at that time.
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PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY can be just a head shot, which is a photograph that is just of the subjects head. Photographs can also be half body, which is a picture of the subject trunk and head. Photographers can also capture full body photographs, which is a picture of the subjects full body.
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PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY can be taken at different angles. Photographers may decide to take a photograph at a high angle, which means that it is taken from above eye level to get a more expressive and creative shot. Photographers may decide to also take a photograph at a low angle, which means that it is taken from below eye level to produce a more interesting shot. Photographers may decide to take a photograph at a canted angle, which means that it is taken at a tilted angle to produce the mood of tension or uneasiness.
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PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY may be to edited to change them to black and white, which will produce a more contrasted and interesting image. A photographer may decided to keep the photograph in its original state, allowing the photograph to be bright and colourful.
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PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY can be taken to light and airy, which would be classed as high key photographs. Portraits can also be highly contrasted, which would be classed as low key photographs.
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. It can capture a person or group of people that is able to highlight the personality and characteristics of the subject whilst using effective lighting, poses and backdrops. It is regarded as an art of shooting other people, either one person or a group of people. A good portrait artist can use lighting, position and location to show the characteristics and personality of the subject. The different types of portrait photography are: Formal (Posed), Informal (Similar to Candid and Natural), Environmental, Contemporary and Traditional.
A portrait picture might be artistic, or it might be clinical, as part of a medical study. Frequently, portraits are commissioned for special occasions, such as weddings or school events. Portraits can serve many purposes, from usage on a personal Web site to display in the lobby of a business.
The invention of photography can be credited to Louis Daguerre, who first introduced the concept to the French Academy of Sciences in 1839. That same year, Robert Cornelius produced what’s considered the first photographic self-portrait.
