May 5 : Portraits that tell a story!
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May 5 : Portraits that tell a story!
(That means put them away!)
C: Voice Level 2 (only the people next to you can hear you and no shouting across the room)
H: Ask your team, elbow partner or raise hand
A: Work on the assignment
M: Stay in your assigned seat
P: Work till assignment is completed
S: Finishing your work
YOU MUST HAVE YOUR LANYARD ON TO CHECK OUT A CAMERA!
Have you been adding your images to your Portfolio?
All photography images need to be added to your portfolio as you complete your assignment!
WHAT ARE WE LEARNING: Environmental Portraits
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT: Environmental portraits are important because they provide context and deepen storytelling by showcasing a subject within their environment. They can also be used to build trust, humanize a business, and offer insights into a person's lifestyle or profession. Additionally, they can serve as a powerful form of documentation and education, especially when used to highlight environmental issues.
HOW WILL MY TEACHER KNOW WHAT I LEARNED: You will follow along with instruction and use what we have learned to create amazing photos!
Portraits are one of the most important photos you can take!
Environmental portraits are portraits taken in an environment or with a prop that says something about that person.
Environmental portraits are usually available light is used with a reflector as fill light.
An Environmental Portrait is ABOUT someone not OF someone!
Think about what surrounds our subject...
What defines the person(s) you are capturing?
What is the story?
Photography reflectors work by redirecting light to a subject or scene, essentially filling in shadows and enhancing overall lighting. They achieve this by reflecting light from a light source, such as the sun or an artificial light, and bouncing it back onto the subject. The type of reflector used (e.g., silver, white, gold, black) can affect the quality and color of the reflected light.
REFLECTION
Reflectors have highly reflective surfaces that bounce light back at an equal angle to its original direction. This allows you to control the direction of light and create different lighting effects.
FILLING SHADOWS
Reflectors can be used to fill in shadows, creating a more even and flattering lighting effect.
CONTROLLING LIGHTING
By adjusting the position and angle of the reflector, you can change the direction and quality of the reflected light.
Reflectors DON'T have to be the "professional" ones! A white piece of foam core or paper an work also!
Look for angles
Remember the psychology of lines. Avoid lining your subject up for thier "mug shot"
Lean their head forward
Focus on the eyes
Double click to open the folder on your desktop
Create a NEW FOLDER INSIDE YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY FOLDER
(right click...New Folder)
Name the folder:
ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAIT
For this assignment, you will need to take environmental portraits of your classmates (or staff). The goal is to capture the essential elements of the image and draw the viewer's attention to those specific details.
Your Initials E-Portrait1.psd
Your Initials E-Portrait2.psd
Your Initials E-Portrait3.psd
For one Environmental portrait... Convert to Black & White!
FOR THIS SUBJECT, choose one image that you believe will look great as a BLACK & WHITE image (Hint: make it Black & white in Photoshop with an adjustment layer)
Lighting and contrast will help convey depth.
Black & White should help with the story told in the photo!
Take a moment and look to your left and to your right! Say hi!
Make sure you have 3 others to team up with
to complete this assignment!
Remember you can NOT turn in a photo of yourself!!!
HOWEVER...IT MUST BE OUTDOORS!
Set your camera to M!
You are in control of ALL settings again!
M (Manual)
Set your ISO to 100!
Click the Right Cross Key
Lets change the Drive mode to SINGLE SHOOTING
This means you click the button one shot at a time!
Get low! Take the shot from DIFFERENT ANGLES!
Think of YOUR Point of view to get the perfect image!
Click OPEN (on the left)
Navigate to Desktop> PHOTOGRAPHY folder> ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAITS
Select ONE of the subjects/images you would like to work with.
Always select the best image based upon this criteria:
Does it work for your assignment?
Is it a good exposure?
Is it in focus?
Click OPEN
CHOOSE YOUR BEST IMAGES! If they don't meet the criteria, check out a camera and go shoot some more! DOES IT DEFINE YOUR SUBJECT???
Shortcut: Shift + Ctrl + S
(or File: SAVE AS)
Save as Type: PHOTOSHOP!
Then click Save to Cloud Documents
Save to CREATIVE CLOUD!
Click the Save to CREATIVE CLOUD button
Name the photo:
Photo 1:
"Your Initials E-Portrait1"
Photo 2:
"Your Initials E-Portrait2"
Photo 3:
"Your Initials E-Portrait3"
(You get the idea...when you are done you will be turning in 3 images!)
Click SAVE
If you have selected your best Environmental Portrait photo you can do the same process for other photos!
Your Initials E-Portrait1.psd
Your Initials E-Portrait2.psd
Your Initials E-Portrait3.psd
(Open through Photoshop, Save as, Save to Creative Cloud)
Edits are subjective! They are what YOU feel needs to be adjusted. But YOU MUST MAKE ADJUSTMENTS!
REMOVE DISTRACTIONS!!!
Remember! If your image area is dark, make your signature WHITE. If the image area is light, make your signature BLACK!
Make sure you have added the vignette AND your signature!
Each image MUST have YOUR signature on the bottom right!
You will export 3 images:
Your Initials E-Portrait1.jpg
Your Initials E-Portrait2.jpg
Your Initials E-Portrait3.jpg
3 Images of YOUR choice of 3 different students or people!
You will shoot 3 different environmental portraits...in different places (come up with 3 DIFFERENT IDEAS!)
Each image MUST be edited appropriately in Photoshop
One image MUST be Black & White
Each image MUST have a signature and a Vignette
Each image MUST be named correctly
Your Initials E-Portrait1.jpg
Your Initials E-Portrait2.jpg
Your Initials E-Portrait3.jpg
File format turned in MUST be correct (jpg)
CREATIVITY IS KEY! It's not just taking a photo...be creative!
When the assignment is returned to you in Teams, a PDF will be attached with a breakdown of your score!
Go to our Classroom in TEAMS
Select Assignments
Select
Photography: Environmental Portraits!
Scroll down to MY WORK
Click +ATTACH
Click UPLOAD FROM THIS DEVICE
Select DESKTOP (on the left) then the PHOTOGRAPHY Folder>Environmental Portaits Folder
Find the JPG files we EXPORTED and select them:
Your Initials E-Portrait1.jpg
Your Initials E-Portrait2.jpg
Your Initials E-Portrait3.jpg
Click OPEN
To select more than one image at a time, hold the CTRL button down on your keyboard then select each file!
Wait for file to upload
File will show up below under My Work
CLICK TURN IN!
NOTE: There MUST be THREE (3) JPG files (that have been adjused in Photoshop) attached to get credit. Simply clicking TURN IN will not do!!!
REMEMBER! One image MUST be Black & White!
ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS & CREATIVITY
(max 30 Points)
Did you think about the assignment?
Do the images meet the assignment requirements?
EXECUTION & CAMERA WORK
(max 45 Points)
Are the images properly exposed?
Do the images show clear details (in Focus) while enhancing the overall visual impact?
EDITING
(max 25 Points)
Do the images show effective use of editing tools to refine and improve the overall presentation?
TOTAL: 100 POINTS!!!
When you are done, add your photos to your PORTFOLIO. Give each Photo a title and a descriptive paragraph!
DO NOT CREATE A NEW PORTFOLIO!!!
Give each photo a TITLE and write a paragraph about your photo.
What is the image of?
Why did you take THIS photo?
What makes it interesting?
When you have added ALL 3 photos (with a Title and paragraph)...Click SHARE!
On the TOP RIGHT, click the SHARE button.
Select PUBLISH OPTIONS.
Publish Options...
Click
REPUBLISH
Every time you add to your portfolio you need to REPUBLISH to make the changes live!
Ctrl+Alt+Delete then select SIGN OFF!