Portrait photography, also referred to as portraiture, is a type of photography in which the subject is one or more people and the aim is to convey something about the subject’s identity, personality, or story.
Basic Lighting
Rembrandt Lighting
Rembrandt Lighting is a technique for portrait photography named after Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, the great Dutch painter. It refers to a way of lighting a face so that an upside-down light triangle appears under the eyes of the subject.
Butterfly Lighting
Butterfly lighting is a type of portrait lighting technique used primarily in a studio setting. Its name comes from the butterfly-shaped shadow that forms under the nose because the light comes from above the camera. You may also hear it called ‘paramount lighting’ or ‘glamour lighting’.
MY FAVOURITE PHOTO:
Personally I really like this photo as its not too simple but not too much, I made the model use a prop and had an idea of using something to make their smile wider, This added colour and perception to the photo, I made the photo black and white but made sure that some colour was still shown as I didn’t like how bright the original colour was, this photo makes me feel very happy as the model is very smiley and the photo isn’t black and white, colour makes the photo look more powerful. I really like how they turned out however if I could I would have liked to not get the chair into the photo to make it more mysterious. I do really like how we used a prop as it adds effect to the photo and its isn’t seen as basic and boring like some of my other photos although sometimes simple is better and too much details can ruin it.