Unit 8 Activity 6

Activity 6
Connect with someone new and create three environmental portraits.
At least one image should demonstrate how you have directed them towards a relaxed expression and body posture. Discuss the process of direction.

All three of these environmental portraits show the process of direction. In the first picture, my friend has a relaxed expression and body posture which is found in a lot of environmental portraits. I tried to direct her certain ways so that all the photos would look unique in their own ways. Direction can be seen the same in every picture or in only some of the pictures. In this case, direction is different in each one because the way the subject is positioned and the way the camera is angled aren't the same in each photograph. 

Unit 8 Activity 5

Activity 5
Find one portrait image that has included significant or informative detail. Describe the importance of the additional information and how it is likely to be read by the viewer.

This portrait here includes informative detail because of the subject and what's in the background. It's obvious that the photographer meant to have detail in it because it basically tells a story. It tells a story because the girl in the photo has a suitcase and is at an old train station. This information in the photo is important because people looking at the photo can guess what the purpose of the photo is. People might think the picture is of a girl actually waiting to catch a train or even of a girl portraying life in the past when taking a train was the main way to travel. Either way, this picture has information that sets up the scene as to what the picture is all about.

Unit 8 Activity 4

Activity 4
Photograph the same subject varying both the depth of field and focal length of the lens. Discuss the visual effects of each image.

In each of these images that I took, I tried my best to vary the depth of field and focal length of the lens when taking them. I definitely worked more on changing the focal length of the lens because I found it harder to vary the depth of field when in the lighting studio. Its a lot easier to change up the depth of field when you have a more creative background compared to the lighted background in the studio. But with these pictures, I moved the camera around and also the lens to change the framing of the subject. Changing the focal length also can change the tone of the photos. Especially in the third picture that I took, it looks more serious than the other ones. You get a more serious tone from that picture than the others because the camera is closer to the subject's face and is closer to one side than the other.

Unit 8 Activity 3

Activity 3
Collect four portrait images with two to five subjects.In at least one image the subject should have been placed in the foreground.Comment on the arrangement of the subjects in relation to the camera and the effectiveness of the design.

All of these photos have different designs because of the way the subjects are positioned with the camera. Most of the pictures have at least one of the subjects in the foreground. I think when the main subject is in the foreground and the other subjects are in the background, it helps to focus on what the picture is all about. For example, in the last picture, the camera is focused on the student in the center but the photographer still wants people to see the student's surroundings. This is different when compared to just framing the student alone. The designs can also be looked at differently when different emotions are shown in the photos.

Unit 8 Activity 2

Activity 2
Find four portraits that demonstrate the different ways a photographer has framed the image to alter the design and content. Discuss the vantage point, depth of field and subject placement in all of the images.

All of these images are great examples of how the photographers framed the subjects in unique ways. The vantage point in the first photo is straight on the subject and close to the subject's face while the second photo was taken more above the subject. In the third photo, the vantage point is further away from the subject and is facing the left side. The last photo's vantage point is far from the subject and in the center. The first photo also has a shallow depth of field because the background is blurred while the second photo has great depth of field because the girl and the background are both clear. The third photo also has great depth of field because everything in the photograph is clear. And there is shallow depth of field in the fourth picture. I really like these pictures because of the many ways the photographers placed the subjects. These subjects are placed in the center, on the sides, and even placed in the center but they're facing a different direction. The overall ideas of the pictures are altered once you see how everything is placed in them. 

Unit 8 Activity 1

Activity 1

Look through assorted media, magazines, internet and collect four portrait photographs. The environment should be a key feature in two of the four images.Describe the subject’s character in each of the images. What can you see within each image that leads you to these conclusions about the subjects’ character.

These four images that I found online are all portraits but the first two images are environmental portraits. It's a lot easier to tell the subject's character when their environment surrounds them. The subject in the first image shows a lively character since she's a swimmer while the second subject shows  his laid-back and good character since he's a famous singer. In the third photograph, the subject shows a serious side which is accurate because she's an actress. The last picture shows the subjects' character perfectly because she's an actress and a comedian. In the first picture, I can't tell the subjects' character because of her facial expression and also the pool in the background. The picture of Paul McCartney shows his character through his music. The last two pictures show their characters through their different facial expressions.