You are going to edit the portraits that you did at the Duck pond and enter your top four portraits that you created (NOT photos of yourself), making sure at least one is full figure and one is a close up head shot. Make sure there are different backgrounds on at least two of them!
Edit them for any retouching needed:
a. To get rid of dust in the sky or imperfections on the face, use the spot healing tool in Photoshop.
b. To brighten up a smile, use the dodge tool in Photoshop.
Use only in focus photographs, and adjust any brightness/ contrast to make the photograph as good as possible.
Save as lastname-firstname-portrait1, portrait2, etc.
In addition to submitting your top four portrait photographs, submit in Microsoft word a three paragraph self reflection about your images IN PARAGRAPH FORM. Make sure you include the following:
1. Who your subject was and how you posed them
2. Why you chose the background
3. What you did in terms of reflectors/ white foam core etc to control the light
4. What the aperture and shutter speed was on each photograph (find out in "info" on iPhoto)
5. What you thought was most successful about a specific photograph that you thought you did best on
6. What you would like to change about a specific photograph from the four you chose
7. What you did differently to create a portrait for this project then you've done before
8. What was the most important thing you learned about this process? Was it lighting? Posing? Reflector? Working with your subject? Explain WHY?
9. How will this affect your photographing portraits in the future? Elaborate!
Save your Microsoft Word document as lastname-firstname-portrait-writeup
Save your four photographs and your self reflection in the 04-15-2015 Portraits at the Duckpond folder in the common drive.
Graded on:
4 points: Time on task, partner work at the duck pond
4 points: Craftsmanship- photos edited well, exposure correct, worked with brightness and contrast
4 points: Quality of photographs- focused on the eyes, non distracting background, no harsh shadows
4 points: Self reflection paper, covered all points
Edit them for any retouching needed:
a. To get rid of dust in the sky or imperfections on the face, use the spot healing tool in Photoshop.
b. To brighten up a smile, use the dodge tool in Photoshop.
Use only in focus photographs, and adjust any brightness/ contrast to make the photograph as good as possible.
Save as lastname-firstname-portrait1, portrait2, etc.
In addition to submitting your top four portrait photographs, submit in Microsoft word a three paragraph self reflection about your images IN PARAGRAPH FORM. Make sure you include the following:
1. Who your subject was and how you posed them
2. Why you chose the background
3. What you did in terms of reflectors/ white foam core etc to control the light
4. What the aperture and shutter speed was on each photograph (find out in "info" on iPhoto)
5. What you thought was most successful about a specific photograph that you thought you did best on
6. What you would like to change about a specific photograph from the four you chose
7. What you did differently to create a portrait for this project then you've done before
8. What was the most important thing you learned about this process? Was it lighting? Posing? Reflector? Working with your subject? Explain WHY?
9. How will this affect your photographing portraits in the future? Elaborate!
Save your Microsoft Word document as lastname-firstname-portrait-writeup
Save your four photographs and your self reflection in the 04-15-2015 Portraits at the Duckpond folder in the common drive.
Graded on:
4 points: Time on task, partner work at the duck pond
4 points: Craftsmanship- photos edited well, exposure correct, worked with brightness and contrast
4 points: Quality of photographs- focused on the eyes, non distracting background, no harsh shadows
4 points: Self reflection paper, covered all points