Portraits-Unit
Black & White Photography
3rd Quarter 2006

1. Portraits ?????
What makes a good portrait?
Check out these web-sites and develop a good working definition in your notebook.
What are some things you could do to create a better portrait ?
http://www.hurrellphotography.com/Hurrell/photos1.html
http://www.melissamusgrove.com/famous-portrait-photography.html
http://www.linnealenkus.com/toddlers7.html
http://www.tiffanyphoto.com/photogallery.html
http://www.stambaugh-photo.com/
http://www.flash.net/~bavphoto/
http://www.amacpix.com/
http://www.ianphillips-mclaren.com/index.html
http://ferenc.biz/wp-content/albums/fashionphotographer1/
http://www.jimkirbyphoto.com/
http://www.sharonalagna.com/portraits/andres.html
http://wpja.org/contests/2003_2/08/index.shtml

2. Types

    Using the same websites, plus ones you find here,
http://search.yahoo.com/
Find/ cut out/ paste on same page- at least 2 examples of each type.
I. HOLLYWOOD-GLAMOUR
II. HUMOROUS
III. BOUDOIR
IV. SENIOR
V. WEDDING
VI. CHILDREN
VII. CELEBRITY/PHOTOJOURNALISTIC

3. LIGHTING
Using the kodak website,
http://kodak.com/
Answer all the questions on board from these websites.

4. POSING THE PERSON
Go to the landing between 1st and 2nd floor and study the senior portraits exhibited there.
Develop conclusions- what is a masculine pose? what is a feminine pose?
 
5. PORTRAIT PROJECT