Richard Avedon photographing for the "American West" series, and the final portraits as seen in a gallery.Before we begin our portrait unit, it's good to understand how incredibly important lighting is for creating a good portrait. This assignment will have you focus on identifying light qualities and techniques, and then recreate them yourself by also mimicking point-of-view, composition, and depth-of-field/focus.
Directions: Create a group of three or four people for this assignment. Choose a different portrait for each person in the group to recreate as closely as possible. Each person must take turns being the model, the lighting technician, and the photographer. Print the examples below so you have each as a reference while you shoot. Shoot these pictures with a digital camera at a high resolution setting.
CRITERIA:
Light Quality: What type of lighting is being used, incandescent (artificial), or daylight? Are fills being used, where? Are shadows being cast, where?
Posture/Gesture: The model must closely match both the posture and facial expression, as well as the attire (if it's important for the composition of the photo). Use a neutral background, (black or white)
Composition: Crop and frame with your camera accordingly. Closely match the point-of-view and proximity.
Camera Controls: Focus, Aperture use (depth-of-field), and shutter speed are all important. Make sure you closely analyze the photographer's use of each before taking them yourself.
Submit the photo you directed and photographed to the Flickr group pool by: Monday (2/22) morning at 7:25.
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