Assignment 2: Comprehensive Portrait
Assignment Overview
Now that you have some experience in photographing basic
headshots, ¾ and full length portraits, worked in and outside the
studio, and received comments and critiques on your work, it's time to
put it all together.
For this assignment you are required to
create a collection of portraits from one sitting with one subject. The
location and subject choice is up to you. But you must make one
headshot, one ¾ length photo, one full length, and one sitting
portrait—4 photos total. Be sure to use appropriate lighting for each
pose.
Note: Depending on which shot you're working on, you may switch between using 2 lights, 3 lights, or a 4 light set-up.
You will also create a portfolio of 10 images showcasing the best work that you've shot during this term.
Assignment Description
For greatest success, you should go back to your previous
work and review the instructor's comments, recall the moment, and think
about what you would have done differently.
It might help to think of your subject as
a story and as more of the background is revealed, so too is the story.
The greater the interest it has the more valuable it becomes. As you
explore different expressions, background options, and possibly light,
remember that in the end you will pick the best photos that work
together as a group.
Step-by-Step Instructions; This is a 2 part assignment.
Part I
- Choose one subject to photograph (new or one you've photographed before)
- Choose a location to shoot in: either in the studio or on location; choose your location based off of your subject's characteristics.
- Shoot 20 new images; 5 per type of shoot:
- Head-shot: 5 images
- 3/4 length shot: 5 images
- Full length shot: 5 images
- Sitting Portrait: 5 images (shoot between 3/4 length and full length of your subject)
- Half of your assignment should show hard light (1:8 light ratio) and half should show soft light (1:2 light ratio).
- As noted above, your
lighting schemes will be based off of the type of images you're
shooting. You may choose to use one light or two lights for your
head-shot images. You may choose to use 3 lights for your 3/4 length; 4
lights for your full length shots, etc. Each time you adjust your
lighting scheme, take a wide-angle photograph to show how you had your
lights set up in relation to where your subject was positioned. You
should have at least 4 wide-angle images to show a different lighting
scheme for each of the 4 different types of shots; include these images
in your contact sheet.
- Use your handheld light meter to meter the light; use the incident mode. Take a photograph of yourself using the handheld light meter; incorporate this image in your contact sheet.
- Create
your contact sheet with your new 20 images, 4 images of wide-angle
lighting schemes, image of handheld light meter in use; save as:
- PH222_W6A2_lastname_firstinitial_contact sheet.PDF
- Choose 4 top images; 1 image of each type of shoot & label as such:
- PH222_W6A2_lastname_firstinitial_head-shot.jpg
- PH222_W6A2_lastname_firstinitial_3/4 length.jpg
- PH222_W6A2_lastname_firstinitial_full length.jpg
- PH222_W6A2_lastname_firstinitial_sitting portrait.jpg
Part II
- Create an Adobe Lightroom Slideshow (Portfolio) with 1 image per page showing your strongest 10 photographs from this term. Save the slideshow as a PDF file and label it "PH222_W6_A2_Lastname_FirstInitial_Portfolio".
- For
details on how to create a slideshow for this portion of the
assignment, please refer to the post in the Week 6's Problems and
solutions section titled "Adobe Lightroom Slideshow - How to Create
One".
- Your
top 10 images should reflect the feedback that you've received during
the course in terms of "suggested top images" and "edits" for those
images.
- Your top 10 images should show a sense of diversity in terms of models: male, female, variety of ages, variety of people.
- Your top 10 images should show an understanding of soft lighting and hard lighting.
- Your top 10 images should show at least 2 different light ratios: 1:2, 1:4, 1:8 - or any ratio that falls in between.
Submit your contact sheet (with your new 20 images, 4 images of wide-angle lighting schemes, image of handheld light meter in use), top 4 images, and your Portfolio Slideshow PDF titled: "PH222_W6_A2_lastname_firstinitial.zip" as a ZIP file Discussion Area by Week 6, Day 3.
Use this Discussion Area to critique the work posted by at least two
of your classmates. Post comments discussing their use of the subject
matter, background, design, and lighting with regard to their finished
portfolios by Week 6, Day 3.
NOTE: Your assignment and peer responses are due on the same day.
This is to ensure that all students can use the "half" weekend to
complete this assignment. In the event that you are the first two
students to submit your work, please be prepared to "check back" into
the classroom for other assignments to leave feedback for.
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
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Maximum Points
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| Completed
the portfolio of one headshot, one ¾ length photo, one full length, and
one sitting portrait all made using required equipment. |
15
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Submitted a strong final portfolio to show top 10 images shot during the course; followed directions above.
Incorporated all relevant feedback received on each photo assignment from Week 1 through Week 5. Required equipment was used for all assignments.
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90
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| Critiqued
at least three classmates' portfolios by commenting on their use of
subject matter, background, design, and lighting and also discussed the
feelings or emotions that the photographs invoked in you. |
15
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| Total: |
120
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For assistance
with any problems you may have when completing this assignment—OR—to
offer your assistance to classmates, please use the Problems and Solutions Discussion area located through the left side navigation link.
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Respond link to post responses and materials that pertain to this assignment. Use the 