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Studio Portraits

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Studio photography uses a photography studio to capture an image of a subject. The photographer can control every aspect of the shoot from different backdrops and lighting (studio portraits tend to include simple monochromatic backgrounds), they can also decide what to include in the photo, such as costumes and props.Costumes and props for models can be used to create different outcomes, such as using props from specific time periods to create an older looking image.

Lighting is very important in Studio photography. Photographers need to concentrate on the lighting as different shadows make different impacts and change the mood and atmosphere of a photo. To make a strong bold image a photographer may want to dramatise the shadow to create a higher contrast between the subject and the background.

Three-point lighting is often used as a form of lighting in a studio setting. It is when you have three light sources placed in three different positions, usually artificial lighting. By changing the size, distance, intensity, and position of them a photographer can control how the light and shadow appear in the photo and how they work with the subject.

Examples Of Studio Portraits:

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Björk Portrait by Richard Avedon
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Richard Avedon

Richard Avedons’ career started when he joined the armed forces in 1942 during World War II, serving as Photographer’s Mate Second Class in the U.S. Merchant Marine.

Avedon was fascinated by capturing personality and evoking the life of his subjects. He used stylistic and narrative poses, attitudes, hairstyles, clothing and accessories as he knew that these are vital to use the right way to get a perfect image.

He is better known for his commercial photography that he did for brands and magazines.

https://www.avedonfoundation.org/history

David Bailey

David Bailey is an English fashion photographer best known for his images of celebrities, models, and musicians. He was first inspired by the works of  Henri Cartier-Bresson. Returning to England, Bailey began working as a fashion photographer for  John French as an assistant.

http://www.artnet.com/artists/david-bailey/

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I plan to incorporate both photographers style of taking photos by having different poses and including different props.

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environmental portraits

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An environmental portrait is a portrait executed in the subject’s usual environment, such as in their home or workplace, and typically illuminates the subject’s life and surroundings. The term is most frequently used as a genre of photography. By photographing a person in their natural surroundings, it is thought that you will be able to better illuminate their character, and therefore portray the essence of their personality, rather than merely a likeness of their physical features. It is also thought that by photographing a person in their natural surroundings, the subject will be more at ease, and so be more conducive to expressing themselves, as opposed to in a studio, which can be a rather intimidating and artificial experience.

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ACTION PLAN

WHO – I will be photographing people in their working environment.

WHAT – I will be taking photographs of the subject’s natural working environment including any tools / equipment that they are using.

WHERE – I will be taking my photographs at my place of work, at the Central Market, the Fish Market, and florists.

WHEN – I will be taking photographs over the next few days whenever I have the opportunity to go to the different locations or whenever is the most convenient for the people I will be photographing.

WHY – I will be taking these photographs in order to showcase different lifestyles and areas of work.

MIND-MAP

MY RESPONSE

My thought process behind this particular shoot was that I wanted the subject to be the main focus of the photograph, so I used a plain white background in order to keep the viewer’s attention on the subject. I used fairly natural lighting because I wanted the images to appear light and soft, as opposed to the harsh and dark effect I would’ve gotten if I had used artificial lighting. I placed the subject in the centre of the photograph, again to keep them as the main focus. I experimented with different angles to give each image a unique look and feel, and to avoid capturing the same image over and over again.

As I used different angles, I also managed to change the amount of free space in the photograph which was not used up by the subject. I tried leaving more room above them, below them and to either side of them in order to make each image look different. Additionally, I explored different depth of fields by using a varying range of angles. Again, I did this in order to make each photograph appear different and individual.