Portraits

For this assignment please take portraits of people in the classical sense; head, head and shoulders, 1/2 or 3/4 body shot, etc.

Don't shoot "Candids". The subject should be aware that you are taking the picture and they should have some kind of involvement. With a portrait, you are making an agreement with the subject as to how they are to be portrayed.

Use your portrait "Creative" setting on your camera if you have one.



If you have a "Manual" setting or "Aperture Priority" setting, then use either/both of those to set the largest aperture you can (smallest f-number).

If you have both, try seeing the difference between the two settings.

Burn 5 images to a CD and turn in next class.

Things to consider:

Distance of subject to background:
You are trying to isolate your subject from their background, so give at least 10 feet between you and your subject, and another 10 feet between them and their background.

Focus on the eyes:
This is where humans resolve focus, so make sure that at the very least, the eyes are in focus.

Use Zoom to get closer and compact the space. This emphasizes the already short depth of field.