Professor Michals
What are the stylistic differences between the way that people are photographed for each of these three magazines?
Create a cover image for each publication that fits with the existing style standards of that magazine.
Put at least 30 of the photos on Flickr. Select the best for each magazine and send it to the class group. Make sure to clearly label the image with the magazine.
Select a national magazine, TV Show or movie that uses portraits in its advertising. Find three to four examples that use a similar style. Put them in a gallery block on OpenLab and answer the following questions to describe the photographic style that is used for that brand.
Identify the lighting style used including the angle of view, lighting pattern: Rembrandt, split, butterfly light, broad or shot light. How much fill is used to brighten the shadows? How is a background light used to separate the subject from the background? What is the palette? How tight is the framing?What is the angle of view?
Then create your own photo for that entity following the style guides.
Put at least 20 photos in an album on Flickr from your shoot.
Add your single best to your openlab post with a short description of how you matched the style of the existing brand.
Category: HW 8 – Photographic Style
Examples:
Crossbones
Mary Poppins
Game of Thrones
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
Blackish
Narcos
– standard lighting for portraits, video and film
Main light-is the brightest light and creates the shadows
Fill light-brightens the shadows
Background light-creates separation between the subject and the background. This light can be aimed at the background or it can be aimed at the subject. If the later, it would be called a hair light. If accenting the edge of the face or shoulders, this light would be called a rim light or a kicker.
Compare the work of Dawoud Bey with Peter Hurley
Photograph your classmates at each of the stations in the class. Make sure you have at least one good example of:
Post your 20 best to an album on Flickr and send your two best portraits to the class group.
4 pts. Due Nov 16.
Shoot a total of 40 environmental portraits of four different subjects- 10 each.
Environmental Portrait-a portrait executed in the subject’s usual environment, such as in their home or workplace, and so that the surroundings illuminate something about the subject’s life.
When shooting indoors, remember keep the shutter speed faster than 1/60. Better the raise the ISO. It may be too dark. If so change the location!
When shooting outdoor, shoot in diffused light: either shade or cloudy weather.
Make sure that there is light on your subject’s face.
Environmental portrait examples: https://www.popphoto.com/how-to/2013/10/tips-pro-brian-harkin-environmental-portrait-photography
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