You can never capture a person in picture, never. You might get an interesting expression or gesture. I almost never research a picture subject ahead of time. I think Karsh is full of baloney. Can you imagine spending a whole week out in La Jolla with Jonas Salk soaking up his ambiance, then wind up making him look as if he’s in the studio in Ottawa with his thumb under his chin?
― Duane Michals It’s one thing to make a picture of what a person looks like, it’s another thing to make a portrait of who they are.
– Paul Caponigro |
A photographic portrait is a picture of someone who knows he is being photographed.
― Richard Avedon Within every man and woman a secret is hidden, and as a photographer it is my task to reveal it if I can. The revelation, if it comes at all, will come in a small fraction of a second with an unconscious gesture, a gleam of the eye, a brief lifting of the mask that all humans wear to conceal their innermost selves from the world. In that fleeting interval of opportunity the photographer must act or lose his prize.
― Yousuf Karsh |
Student Work Photography 2B Studio Portraiture
HeadshotBeauty ShootCreative AssignmentsAssignments
Learn and demonstrate the 6 standard lighting styles and what situation is best for each.
3:1 5:1 8:1 Fiona Examples Web Resources |
ObjectivesIdentify and operate studio lighting equipment
Apply Knowledge of Sync Speed and Shutter Characteristics Apply Knowledge of Ambient Light and Shutter Apply Knowledge of Aperture and Flash Exposure Create Lighting Patterns and Short/Broad Styles Demonstrate an Understanding of Lighting Modifiers Apply Aesthetics of Hard and Soft Light Use an Incident Light Meter to Determine Exposure Apply the Concept of Distance Arc Understand the Concept of Fill Light Understand Lighting Ratios Understand the Concept of Feathering Understand the Three Variables Affecting Flash ExposureDemonstrate Creative Use of One Light Demonstrate Creative Use of One Light and Reflector(s) Demonstrate Creative Use of Two Lights Demonstrate Creative Use of Three Lights Demonstrate Creative Use of Four Lights *Demonstrate Creative Use of Backdrops, Props, and Subjects Apply Inverse Square Law to Control the "Depth of Light" Understand Posing Conventions Head Positions in Portraiture Full and Three-quarter length Figure Shots Conventional Male and Female Poses Apply Flags, Scrims, and Reflectors in the Studio Apply Different Focal Lengths to Portraiture Know Kelvin Temperature Settings Applicable to Studio Lighting Demonstrate Portrait Retouching Techniques Create a Digital Portfolio Demonstrating Compentency in the Studio Assignments and Retouching Skills Posing and Lighting Instructions: Peter Hurley-The Art of the Headshot Lindsay Adler-The 5 components of a Successfull Photograph Bambi Cantrell-Posing 1 Lindsay Adler-Beauty Lighting Karl Taylor-Beauty...2 Strips for Rim Karl Taylor-Mixed Light Set...Corner and Chair David Hobby-Dancer Karl Taylor-Beauty with Scrims Karl Taylor-Classic Beauty with Vicki Karl Taylor-Falling Shot Lindsay Adler-Flare in the Studio David Hobby-Ramona Lidsay Adler-Props Lindsay Adler-image Review Bambi Cantrell-Posing 2 and Headshot (2hrs) Web Resources |