masculine photography outlines the way a man is represented in stereotypes such as men being strong, powerful and smart, the photos capture the strength of these men and create the effect to show how strong and powerful a man is in comparison to woman.
femininity in photography outlines the stereotype of women being weaker and the more emotional gender of society while also representing how independent and hard working women can be.
what is femininity ?
qualities or attributes regarded as characteristic of women or girls. Femininity can be understood as socially constructed, and there is also some evidence that some behaviours considered feminine are influenced by both cultural factors and biological factors.
femininity can be altered and changed within a person depending on their area and surroundings, for example if someone was brought up with the old rules and laws based around woman and brought up to think they should be dominated and controlled by all the men in their life they would act different to someone who was brought up to be an independent woman and told to never rely on a man but to provide and live for themselves only without being controlled by an manly figure.
woman are seen to be the weaker gender of society who are seen as needy, weak and mentally unstable compared to men being viewed as strong, mentally stable and always the dominant one of the two, for many years it was a patriarchal society which means it was controlled by men this took years before woman were allowed to have a wider say in day to day things and to have the right to jobs and normal things that men had the priority to be able to do/have whereas woman were treated differently and never had as many rights or freedoms as men.
Masculinity is a set of attributes, behaviours, and roles associated with men and boys. Masculinity can be theoretically understood as socially constructed, and there is also evidence that some behaviours considered masculine are influenced by both cultural factors and biological factors.
masculinity can be changed depending on the location and who men and boys are brought up surrounded by, for example some boys are brought up around a father who has more control then his mother and the mother may be the one who stays home and does all the housework, living in this household the boy would be brought up to be a man who dominates and makes sure he is in control this also means he would be tough minded and wouldn’t let his emotions get to him, however someone who lived in a household where both the mother and father have hard working paid jobs and both do the cleaning around the house that child would grow up knowing that both men and woman are equal and could possibly be less closed off emotionally rather then someone who was brought up knowing to hide their emotions.
men have always been represented as the dominant, strong and hard working people of society which is a stereotype that has stuck around for years all the way until the end of the second world war where woman were finally given more rights.
Ole Christiansen (Danish): A special preoccupation has been music photography, portraits, but also often strongly graphically emphasized urban landscapes which is reflected in his portraiture. Ole has over the years provided pictures for a myriad of books, magazines, record covers, annual reports, etc.
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’.
Butterfly lighting is a popular lighting technique in portrait photography that creates a soft and flattering effect on the subject’s face. This technique is named after the butterfly-shaped shadow that is created under the subject’s nose.
Butterfly lighting is a type of lighting pattern for studio portraiture. It is used for taking flattering, glamorous portrait photos. The lighting is soft on the face. It forms a butterfly-shaped shadow under the subject’s nose, which is the source of the name.
here is my first photoshoot attempt while using butterfly lighting.
this image could be easily improved by facing the lighting right in front of the models face in order to properly catch the butterfly lighting look on the face.
enry Mullins started working at 230 Regent Street in London in the 1840s and moved to Jersey in July 1848, setting up a studio known as the Royal Saloon, at 7 Royal Square. Initially he was in partnership with a Mr Millward, about whom very little is known. By the following year he was working alone and he continued to work out of the same studio for another 26 years.
His portrait were printed on a carte de visite as a small albumen print, (the first commercial photographic print produced using egg whites to bind the photographic chemicals to the paper) which was a thin paper photograph mounted on a thicker paper card. The size of a carte de visite is 54.0 × 89 mm normally mounted on a card sized 64 × 100 mm. In Mullins case he mounted his carted de visite into an album.
this work was his style called receipt where he would print his images as 9×5 and create a unique looking set of images.
this style of his work was called cameos where he would take a variety of different portraits and use a few put into a certain layout and presented.
this style of his photography was called vignette where he would bleach the image leaving only specific parts of the image remaining to create a unique effect where the image is shown to fade.
In any photo, the light will fall on the subject in a certain way, creating highlights (bright areas) and shadows (dark areas). The highlights and shadows create contrast, which can help to make the photo more interesting but can also create problems in some situations.
Soft lighting is a type of light with few hard shadows that’s bright yet balanced
Hard light is a focused, often bright light that casts harsh shadows and draws attention to a specific part of a photo.
Framing in photography refers to the process of composing a picture. It involves choosing what you’ll include in the frame and what you’ll leave out. The goal is to create a pleasing composition that directs the viewer’s attention to the subject matter.
a type of portrait photography typically used for websites, press releases, publications, and social-media profiles.
Focusing a camera is all about changing the distance between the subject of the image, the lens, and the sensor.
What is meant by means of artistic expression in photography is the way we can make our photograph reach the viewer.
Camera settings (flash lighting)
Tripod: optional
Use transmitter on hotshoe
White balance: daylight (5000K)
ISO: 100
Exposure: Manual 1/125 shutter-speed > f/16 aperture
– check settings before shooting
Focal lenght: 105mm portrait lens
Camera settings (continuous lighting)
Tripod: recommended to avoid camera shake
Manual exposure mode
White balance: tungsten light (3200K)
ISO: 400-1600 – depending on how many light sources
Exposure: Manual 1/60-1/125 shutter-speed > f/4-f/8 aperture
– check settings before shooting
Focal lenght: 50mm portrait lens
Chiaroscuro is a high-contrast lighting technique that utilises a low-key lighting setup to achieve contrast between the subject and a dark background.
Begin by defining your light source, a cardinal rule. Chiaroscuro is a symphony of five zones that flow into one another. These zones are the highlight, mid-tone, deep shadow, reflected light, and cast shadow.
chiaroscuro lighting is mainly used in film to create striking images or evoke a certain feeling. The contrast between light and shade can help frame a subject more prominently, drawing viewers’ eyes to things they might not focus on otherwise.#
this is the setup you would need in order to get good photos of chiaroscuro photography.
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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.
Rembrandt lighting is characterized by an illuminated triangle under the eye of the person, particularly on the less illuminated side of the face. It’s a popular technique because it creates images that look both dramatic yet natural.
Rembrandt lighting is a technique utilizing one light and one reflector or two separate lights. It’s a popular technique because it creates images that look both dramatic yet natural. It’s predominantly characterized by a lit-up triangle underneath the subject’s eye on the less illuminated area of the face.
Rembrandt Harmen zoon van Rijnprolific was seen as a painter, draftsman, and etcher, Rembrandt van Rijn is usually regarded as the greatest artist of Holland’s “Golden Age.” This technique was made during the Renaissance period, but Rembrandt then pushed t even further and used dramatic lighting to lure out the ‘psychological depth’ of his models.
you can use…
one type of lighting that is usually placed at a 45 degree angle on the side of your model, take photos from whichever side of your model that you would like the triangle shape to form on.
here are my camera settings :
contact sheet :
In my images I have used one type of continuous lighting placed at an angle to the side of my model, I asked my model to tilt her head slightly to give the Rembrandt effect where the triangle is visible on the right side of her face. This image is all natural colourings other then the editing which has been done to the images where I had changed the saturation, the dark and bright areas have been adjusted and I had cropped the images to fit a portrait shaped canvas. immediately with all these images my eye gets drawn straight to the lit up areas of the images.
