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ALTER-EGO
EGO
ego! ego |ˈēgō| noun (pl. egos) a person's sense of self-esteem or self-importance: a boost to my ego. • Psychoanalysis the part of the mind that mediates between the conscious and the unconscious and is responsible for reality testing and a sense of personal identity. Compare with id and superego. • Philosophy (in metaphysics) a conscious thinking subject. !
ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘I.’
alter-ego! alter ego |ˈˌɔltə ˈriɡoʊ| noun (pl. alter egos) a person's secondary or alternative personality. • an intimate and trusted friend. !
ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: Latin, ‘other self.’
Why portraits?
What do portraits tell us? Likeness! Physical features! Power! Status! Wealth! Symbolism
Painting traditions
studio traditions From it’s beginning in the mid 1800s into the 20th century photography was dominated by studio work.
Cameras were large, exposures long, and film existed in plates or sheets – all of this limited the ability of the photographer in of subject matter and location.
As cameras became smaller a n d p h o t o g r a p hy m o r e accessible in of equipment and initial investment, more people experimented with the medium. Portraiture left the studio and the hands of the professional and entered the lives of everyday people. The idea of the snapshot was developed by Kodak in 1900.
1888 – Eastman introduces the Kodak camera! 1900 – Eastman Kodak releases the Brownie for $1, introducing the idea of the snapshot !
1925 – Leica produces the first mass-market 35mm camera!
1930 – Flashbulbs are first commercially available! 1935 – Kodak introduces Kodachrome
1936 – First 35mm Single Lens Reflex camera!
1947 – Edwin Land releases the Polaroid Camera!
1963 – Kodak introduces the Instamatic with easy loading film, the most popular amateur camera! 1972 – The Polaroid SX-70 is released and sold for $180 and $6.90 for a10 pack of 10 photos, selling 700,000 in two years.
1985 – Minolta releases the first consumer autofocus camera!
1990 – First commercially available digital camera, the Dycam Model 1! 1992 – On July 18th the first photograph is ed to the World Wide Web
1997 – On June 11th Philippe Kahn shared the first picture via a cell phone of his daughter’s birth
How do we use portraits?
How have portraits evolved?
Why take a portrait?
to document to analyze to understand to appreciate
How to take a portrait?
focus light settings direction
What to take a portrait of?
model location background cropping
ego! ego |ˈēgō| noun (pl. egos)! a person's sense of self-esteem or self-importance: a boost to my ego.! • Psychoanalysis the part of the mind that mediates between the conscious and the unconscious and is responsible for reality testing and a sense of personal identity. Compare with id and superego.! • Philosophy (in metaphysics) a conscious thinking subject.! !
ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘I.’
You will create a series of portraits that capture who this person is - photographing their real self. You will consider how to best tell their story using proper lighting, camera, and post-processing techniques.
Why take a portrait?
to document to analyze to understand to appreciate
How to take a portrait?
light aperture shutter speed focus lens focal length direction
LIGHTING CONTINUOUS! -cheaper! -you can see what it is doing! -produces more heat! -the light can be less balanced
FLASH / STROBE! -more versatile! -smaller setup! -more expensive! -more advanced setup
The Bigger The Light Source The Softer The Light
UMBRELLAS
REFLECTORS/ DIFFS
SOFTBOXES
•KEY LIGHT = main light •FILL LIGHT =! reflector! hair light! kicker! background light •FLAGS, GOBOS, BARNDOORS = block unwanted light
Lighting Scheme 1. Place two lighting sources at an angle of 45 degrees and you will get three-dimensional images. Lighting Scheme 2. One lighting source is directed from the camera level, an other is situated at an acute angle from a 7-10 foot height. The head of a model is illuminated with a narrow back light. Background is lightened with the force lighting source. That will help you to get an expressive high-contrast lighting scheme.
direct Lighting Scheme 3. You can use only one lighting source with a reflector – that is the easiest technique.
diffused
APERTURE -use single point autofocus or manually focus on the closest eye, deep enough to capture focus on the eyes! !
-choose shallow depth of field to concentrate the viewer on the subject, but not so shallow that it looks out of focus! !
-choose deep depth of field to put the subject in context! !
-controls the exposure along with ISO when using flash
SHUTTER! SPEED
-use a high enough shutter speed to avoid camera shake(~1/focal length: 1/125 for 85mm lens)! !
-doesn’t affect affect exposure of subject when only lit by flash will determine background exposure or what is lit by ambient light
FOCAL LENGTH -the closer you are the shallower the depth of field will be at the same aperture (ƒ/8 @ 3ft. = ƒ/2 @ 6ft.)! !
-wider lenses exaggerate space, causing more distortion the closer you are to your subject! !
-longer lenses compress space, causing less distortion because you are farther away from your subject! !
-prime lenses (fixed focal length) have wider apertures, allowing for more light and a shallower depth of field
Portrait Exchange A portrait is an exchange – an exchange of trust, of a moment, of a look. Sometimes you getting a good portrait requires you to give something in return – a compliment, a conversation, a listening ear, a friendly smile, a copy of the photo. Take a portrait in exchange for something. it to Instagram through your phone or using Gramblr, tell us what you exchanged for the portrait, and hashtag #rhhsportraitexchange. I opened a bottle of bleach for her
The final presentation will explore the transformation of the person by way of diptychs, mergers, or other combinations to help illustrate the two aspects of Cecil! your person. Photo 2
ALTER-EGO You will represent the Ego of a chosen person as well as their transformation into an AlterEgo through film and/or digital photography. You will present two final works, each comprising of an ego and an alter-ego image.
EGO
You will expose at least 24 images that explore portraiture.You will choose one person to photograph–at least one full body, one ⅔, one headshot, and one tightly cropped portrait. Choose an environment that she or he is natural in to explore their true self, their Ego. ! ! You may not have a fancy camera or extravagant lighting setup, still consider things like white balance, ISO, color, contrast, where your light source is and how it affects the feeling of the photo. Use strategies that we have explored in class like lighting or darkening the background, using fill light (a reflector to bounce light), consider the composition and whether the photo will be very composed or more candid. This is as much about creating a relationship with the subject as it is about the technical process of light and camera techniques.
Full Length
Headshot
Cropped
2/3 Length
Look for. . . ! 1. What quality of light exists? Harsh, soft, shade, direct, warm, cool?! 2. What is lit and what is in shadow?! 3. What time of day is it?! 4. How has the photographer paid attention to framing - what’s in the frame and what’s cropped?! 5. How has the photographer directed their face, direct their eyes! 6. What kind of position, proximity, depth of field, focal length has the photographer chosen?! 7. What is in the background?! 8. What is the context, environment?! 9. What is the subject thinking?! 10. What do the eyes, eyebrows, and mouth communicate?! 11. What details are important?! 12. What features are highlighted?
Look for. . . ! 1. What quality of light exists? Harsh, soft, shade, direct, warm, cool?! 2. What is lit and what is in shadow?! 3. What time of day is it?! 4. How has the photographer paid attention to framing - what’s in the frame and what’s cropped?! 5. How has the photographer directed their face, direct their eyes! 6. What kind of position, proximity, depth of field, focal length has the photographer chosen?! 7. What is in the background?! 8. What is the context, environment?! 9. What is the subject thinking?! 10. What do the eyes, eyebrows, and mouth communicate?! 11. What details are important?! 12. What features are highlighted?
Think about. . . ! •what quality of light do you want? harsh, soft, shade, direct, warm, cool! •what is lit and what is in shadow! •pay attention to your framing - what’s in the frame and what’s cropped! •direct their face, direct their eyes! •change your position, proximity, depth of field, focal length! •what is in the background?! •what is the context, environment?! •what is your subject thinking?! • eyes, mouth and eyebrows are what communicate emotion! • it is an exchange
Who is your subject? What is your relationship to this person? What is something memorable about this person? What feature about this person do you want to highlight? What is a quality this person possesses that is not visible? What environment are they comfortable in? What is something you can say to this person to make the subject think? What is something you can say to this person to make the subject smile? What is something you can say to this person to make the subject laugh? What time of day will you photograph? What quality of light do you want? What mood do you want to create with these portraits? What are you exchanging for these portraits? What details are important in these portraits? What will you want the subject to wear?
You will create a series of photographs that tell a new story for this person transforming them into an “other self.” You will construct a narrative around them, having them take on the role of someone else - real or imaginary. alter-ego! alter ego |ˈˌɔltə ˈriɡoʊ| noun (pl. alter egos) a person's secondary or alternative personality. • an intimate and trusted friend. !
ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: Latin, ‘other self.’
EGO
ego! ego |ˈēgō| noun (pl. egos) a person's sense of self-esteem or self-importance: a boost to my ego. • Psychoanalysis the part of the mind that mediates between the conscious and the unconscious and is responsible for reality testing and a sense of personal identity. Compare with id and superego. • Philosophy (in metaphysics) a conscious thinking subject. !
ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘I.’
alter-ego! alter ego |ˈˌɔltə ˈriɡoʊ| noun (pl. alter egos) a person's secondary or alternative personality. • an intimate and trusted friend. !
ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: Latin, ‘other self.’
Why portraits?
What do portraits tell us? Likeness! Physical features! Power! Status! Wealth! Symbolism
Painting traditions
studio traditions From it’s beginning in the mid 1800s into the 20th century photography was dominated by studio work.
Cameras were large, exposures long, and film existed in plates or sheets – all of this limited the ability of the photographer in of subject matter and location.
As cameras became smaller a n d p h o t o g r a p hy m o r e accessible in of equipment and initial investment, more people experimented with the medium. Portraiture left the studio and the hands of the professional and entered the lives of everyday people. The idea of the snapshot was developed by Kodak in 1900.
1888 – Eastman introduces the Kodak camera! 1900 – Eastman Kodak releases the Brownie for $1, introducing the idea of the snapshot !
1925 – Leica produces the first mass-market 35mm camera!
1930 – Flashbulbs are first commercially available! 1935 – Kodak introduces Kodachrome
1936 – First 35mm Single Lens Reflex camera!
1947 – Edwin Land releases the Polaroid Camera!
1963 – Kodak introduces the Instamatic with easy loading film, the most popular amateur camera! 1972 – The Polaroid SX-70 is released and sold for $180 and $6.90 for a10 pack of 10 photos, selling 700,000 in two years.
1985 – Minolta releases the first consumer autofocus camera!
1990 – First commercially available digital camera, the Dycam Model 1! 1992 – On July 18th the first photograph is ed to the World Wide Web
1997 – On June 11th Philippe Kahn shared the first picture via a cell phone of his daughter’s birth
How do we use portraits?
How have portraits evolved?
Why take a portrait?
to document to analyze to understand to appreciate
How to take a portrait?
focus light settings direction
What to take a portrait of?
model location background cropping
ego! ego |ˈēgō| noun (pl. egos)! a person's sense of self-esteem or self-importance: a boost to my ego.! • Psychoanalysis the part of the mind that mediates between the conscious and the unconscious and is responsible for reality testing and a sense of personal identity. Compare with id and superego.! • Philosophy (in metaphysics) a conscious thinking subject.! !
ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘I.’
You will create a series of portraits that capture who this person is - photographing their real self. You will consider how to best tell their story using proper lighting, camera, and post-processing techniques.
Why take a portrait?
to document to analyze to understand to appreciate
How to take a portrait?
light aperture shutter speed focus lens focal length direction
LIGHTING CONTINUOUS! -cheaper! -you can see what it is doing! -produces more heat! -the light can be less balanced
FLASH / STROBE! -more versatile! -smaller setup! -more expensive! -more advanced setup
The Bigger The Light Source The Softer The Light
UMBRELLAS
REFLECTORS/ DIFFS
SOFTBOXES
•KEY LIGHT = main light •FILL LIGHT =! reflector! hair light! kicker! background light •FLAGS, GOBOS, BARNDOORS = block unwanted light
Lighting Scheme 1. Place two lighting sources at an angle of 45 degrees and you will get three-dimensional images. Lighting Scheme 2. One lighting source is directed from the camera level, an other is situated at an acute angle from a 7-10 foot height. The head of a model is illuminated with a narrow back light. Background is lightened with the force lighting source. That will help you to get an expressive high-contrast lighting scheme.
direct Lighting Scheme 3. You can use only one lighting source with a reflector – that is the easiest technique.
diffused
APERTURE -use single point autofocus or manually focus on the closest eye, deep enough to capture focus on the eyes! !
-choose shallow depth of field to concentrate the viewer on the subject, but not so shallow that it looks out of focus! !
-choose deep depth of field to put the subject in context! !
-controls the exposure along with ISO when using flash
SHUTTER! SPEED
-use a high enough shutter speed to avoid camera shake(~1/focal length: 1/125 for 85mm lens)! !
-doesn’t affect affect exposure of subject when only lit by flash will determine background exposure or what is lit by ambient light
FOCAL LENGTH -the closer you are the shallower the depth of field will be at the same aperture (ƒ/8 @ 3ft. = ƒ/2 @ 6ft.)! !
-wider lenses exaggerate space, causing more distortion the closer you are to your subject! !
-longer lenses compress space, causing less distortion because you are farther away from your subject! !
-prime lenses (fixed focal length) have wider apertures, allowing for more light and a shallower depth of field
Portrait Exchange A portrait is an exchange – an exchange of trust, of a moment, of a look. Sometimes you getting a good portrait requires you to give something in return – a compliment, a conversation, a listening ear, a friendly smile, a copy of the photo. Take a portrait in exchange for something. it to Instagram through your phone or using Gramblr, tell us what you exchanged for the portrait, and hashtag #rhhsportraitexchange. I opened a bottle of bleach for her
The final presentation will explore the transformation of the person by way of diptychs, mergers, or other combinations to help illustrate the two aspects of Cecil! your person. Photo 2
ALTER-EGO You will represent the Ego of a chosen person as well as their transformation into an AlterEgo through film and/or digital photography. You will present two final works, each comprising of an ego and an alter-ego image.
EGO
You will expose at least 24 images that explore portraiture.You will choose one person to photograph–at least one full body, one ⅔, one headshot, and one tightly cropped portrait. Choose an environment that she or he is natural in to explore their true self, their Ego. ! ! You may not have a fancy camera or extravagant lighting setup, still consider things like white balance, ISO, color, contrast, where your light source is and how it affects the feeling of the photo. Use strategies that we have explored in class like lighting or darkening the background, using fill light (a reflector to bounce light), consider the composition and whether the photo will be very composed or more candid. This is as much about creating a relationship with the subject as it is about the technical process of light and camera techniques.
Full Length
Headshot
Cropped
2/3 Length
Look for. . . ! 1. What quality of light exists? Harsh, soft, shade, direct, warm, cool?! 2. What is lit and what is in shadow?! 3. What time of day is it?! 4. How has the photographer paid attention to framing - what’s in the frame and what’s cropped?! 5. How has the photographer directed their face, direct their eyes! 6. What kind of position, proximity, depth of field, focal length has the photographer chosen?! 7. What is in the background?! 8. What is the context, environment?! 9. What is the subject thinking?! 10. What do the eyes, eyebrows, and mouth communicate?! 11. What details are important?! 12. What features are highlighted?
Look for. . . ! 1. What quality of light exists? Harsh, soft, shade, direct, warm, cool?! 2. What is lit and what is in shadow?! 3. What time of day is it?! 4. How has the photographer paid attention to framing - what’s in the frame and what’s cropped?! 5. How has the photographer directed their face, direct their eyes! 6. What kind of position, proximity, depth of field, focal length has the photographer chosen?! 7. What is in the background?! 8. What is the context, environment?! 9. What is the subject thinking?! 10. What do the eyes, eyebrows, and mouth communicate?! 11. What details are important?! 12. What features are highlighted?
Think about. . . ! •what quality of light do you want? harsh, soft, shade, direct, warm, cool! •what is lit and what is in shadow! •pay attention to your framing - what’s in the frame and what’s cropped! •direct their face, direct their eyes! •change your position, proximity, depth of field, focal length! •what is in the background?! •what is the context, environment?! •what is your subject thinking?! • eyes, mouth and eyebrows are what communicate emotion! • it is an exchange
Who is your subject? What is your relationship to this person? What is something memorable about this person? What feature about this person do you want to highlight? What is a quality this person possesses that is not visible? What environment are they comfortable in? What is something you can say to this person to make the subject think? What is something you can say to this person to make the subject smile? What is something you can say to this person to make the subject laugh? What time of day will you photograph? What quality of light do you want? What mood do you want to create with these portraits? What are you exchanging for these portraits? What details are important in these portraits? What will you want the subject to wear?
You will create a series of photographs that tell a new story for this person transforming them into an “other self.” You will construct a narrative around them, having them take on the role of someone else - real or imaginary. alter-ego! alter ego |ˈˌɔltə ˈriɡoʊ| noun (pl. alter egos) a person's secondary or alternative personality. • an intimate and trusted friend. !
ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: Latin, ‘other self.’
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