Portraiture - Work Diary

For Portraiture, I did both a studio and public shoot. For my studio shoot, I got somebody to stand against the background and people to talk to her, while i took pictures of her expressions as she spoke. I also got somebody to do some set poses against the background. For my public shoot, I took some pictures of somebody else i took with me to do the shoot, and also used some people walking around the town.

This is my favourite image from my studio shoot.

 

I like it because it is quite close to the face so you can see the facial expression, but it also shows the shoulders so that you can see a bit more of the person in the photo. I like that a white background is used, as it means more attention is drawn to the subject of the photo. The black and white means the blacks are very dark and the light tones are very light, meaning it has a large tonal range. I also like the fact there is a shallow depth of field, as this means everything is in focus so we can see the details of the subject.

This is my least favourite image from my studio shoot.

I don't like this because the stool the person in the image's face is obscured by the stool they are holding up.  Also, i don't really like that the subject didn't quite fit on the background; you can see past the red screen that should be used as a background. Additionally, I feel that the image was not framed very well, as it has been taken not perfectly horizontally. Finally, I feel like prefer close up portraits than this full body style, as close ups show the subject's face in more detail.

This is my favourite image from my public photoshoot.

 I like this image because it has been taken with the subject leaning up against the wall, which is different to all the others. Also, the close up format means there is less background to be distracted with and attention is drawn to the subject. This image has quite a narrow depth of field, which means the background is not in focus, and therefore more attention is drawn to the subject.

This is my least favourite image from my public shoot.

I don't like the angle this is taken from as i feel it would have looked better if it was taken from at eye level of the subject. Also, it would benefit from having some background in shot so that a narrow depth of field could be achieved to drawn more attention to the subject. Finally, the image is not in focus, due to a mixture of the subject moving and camera shake. This could be prevented by using a tripod to take the photo.

In conclusion, if I were to do these photoshoots again, I would try to get more portraits from different distances, as mine were mostly close up portraits and I would like to explore full body portraits.