Select one studio portrait and answer: Lighting: 1 pt Describe the lighting in the shot. Where is the light coming from? How is it falling on the models face/head/body?Describe the shadows that are created in the photo.
In my fifth photo, the lighting was enhanced on the left of the face but also had a reflector to gather a little light on the right. From the reflector it makes there be a little bit of a shadow on the right side of the face along with the positioning of the models body.
Position of the Model: 1 pt How is the model situated? Is the photo a head shot, or did you include more of the torso?Is the model facing the camera, looking to the side, tilting their head…
The model’s body is shifted gathering more light on one side of the face. The model is sitting on a stool. His torso is facing the left side of the photo making part of the face lose light but it was regained with the reflector.
Position of the Camera/Composition: 2 pts Did you take a horizontal or vertical photo?What was your point of view? Did you shoot from above, below, from the side or on an angle?How close or far were you from the model?
The photo was taken horizontally. I used the rule of thirds and that photo and didn’t make the model the center of the photo. I took the photo from eye level and about a few feet away from the model to just get his torso and up.
Impact/Expression: 1 pt What does the lighting, position of model and expression on face communicate? What aspect of the model’s personality is being revealed in the portrait? (serious, humorous, sad, anxious…) - The lighting on the model made the photo seem a little dark. But the models facial expressions made the photo seem mysterious from the serious look but with a smile. Compare and contrast: 3 pts Compare the photo to another with a different impact/viewer response. How did you use different lighting, positioning or expression to communicate a different feeling?
Compared to my third photo the lighting in both photos are different. In the third photo there is a lack of lighting making the models face be less definite and only leaving a streak of light down the face. This makes the models facial expressions more spontaneous and looks like the model is confused and questioning something. From the angle of the model it is hard for the light to catch her face, the light is more reflected on her hair.