Portrait

Photography Recap

1 Conventions2 Concept3 Street Photography conventions

1)Use of Juxtaposition to express humor or something more serious2)Decisive moment3)Documenting an incident4)A Personal view on a location5) Public areas6) Ensuring every image has a point/concept/story or purpose

Street photography Conventions

If you want to shoot street photography you must decide what approach you want to take

John Clang, Time

John Clang, Time

Portrait Photography

Portrait photography is the art of photographing a individual or small group of people, where the face or body is prominent. The real goal to portrait photography is to demonstrate the mood, personality or likeness of a person(s)

Portrait Photography is one of the most commercially viable genres there is, with wedding/baby and commercial/celebrity portraits a highlight profitable business.

Patrick Hoelck

David La Chapelle

Photographers can also make a social, political or opinion lead point by including a variety of portraits together in one body of work. This is conceptual portrait photography.

Portrait Photography

Rachael Papo, Desperately Perfect

Juliana Beasley, Last Stop, Rockaway Park

Photographers can also be experimental in the method they choose to create a portrait, This Produces something abstract and different, which still successful meets the goals of a portrait, it can still relay a personality, emotion and likeness of an individual.

Portrait Photography

Melinda Gibson, Faceless Portraits

Phil Toledano

Rebellion is Dead

Bizarre hair cuts, far-out piercings, freakish tattoos, Its all been doneRebellion has been bought and sold, and now is in the discount bin, 50% off.What happens when today’s acts of defiance becomes tomorrowsGAP Kakis and button down shirts?When today’s raised fists becomes tomorrow’s establishment

Portrait with a Question

Portrait with a Question

What do you regret?

Listen to response

Capture Portrait

Appropriate Body Language

Facial Expression

Angle/Shot type