Portaits Critique

this was from the carters Mt trip and meh buddeh was walkin around outside an abandond house... i think i could have done a little better job printing, i feel like i shoulve burned around her a litttle more.

The Photographers

I really liked some of the photos David Doubilet shot. I liked the line of watter he uses to split two angles above and below the water, both of which alone would have been good shots. This photo uses rule of thirds heavily, the waterline, the sting ray, and the ship in the background. the lighting of the water, with the wavy sand lines, stingrays shadow. also, the rule of thirds was predominate.

Pos/Neg critique

while at carters Mt a friend and i were taking photos of eachother. i later decided to take this photo and use it for the posative/negative shots. i feel like its good, but i needed a more consitant form of printing the negatives and to have cut them better. the immage appears croocked

Framing

I like the photo overall but I think I should have cleaned the negatives a bit more and added contrast. I was rushing a little and things didnt come together as well as I'd hoped.

the over head lighting brings shadow to the eyes and definition to the bone structure.

in this one the side lighting pulls out definition in the face providing age or knowledge.
 
in this i see a fearful yet powerful man. like a caged animal almost.

this portrait brings a sympathetic feel.

the tattoo is showing a heritage of his own. an individualistic photo.
 
the happy little girl reminds me of a little girl playing at a park and posing really quick for her mom.

the intense side lighting puts forth a lot of emotion.

more dramatic side lighting.

the confused face of a cute newborn. intriguing and confused.

the portrait shows a man doing what hes got to do, his job, his dedication.

Dramatic lighting notes

Side lighting can be used
       (windows, a low sun light)

Set the light meter when the face is lit (face takes up full view)
back away and snap photo from wanted position.

another way is to underexpose the shutter speed by 1 or 2 clicks (faster speed)

Portraits

To me a great portrait is s photo that can simply bring out an emotion with an expression. The photo has a certain feel to it, like you can imagine what the subjects feeling in the photo. Some of the most famous portraits have little in th background, maybe a painted wall or tiles. The subject also is often giving a subtle expression of happiness or even sadness. To me the combination of subtle expressions and limited background make a good portrait.