Studio Back of Heads, Straight Images

Location Back of Heads, straight images

Portraiture, Image Bank

Both of these images show interesting examples of portraiture. The images use the focus of the camera in different ways but ultimately achieve the same result as it causes the audience's eyes to focus only on the person within the  image.

Portraiture is an interesting topic, it allows us to convey emotion and life all in one picture. Portraiture can be used in many ways to keep the subject interesting to audiences. From the images above we can see how light, tone, reflection and depth can be used to alter our perception of the subject. I would like to incorporate some of these techniques into my own work if given the chance, I would like to use black and white filters and mirrors to convey tone and reflection in my work in order to attain audience attention.

Portraiture Definition Post

Definition:

-The art of painting or taking portraits.
-vivid and detailed description

Describing Words: Balance, Composition, Content, Contour

Personal Definition:

-Pictures that focus specifically on a person or subject

This example of portraiture is dealing with a very young child. Low key lighting is being used with a balance of black and white to add to the tone and compliment the soft features of the child's face while making him the main focus of the image.

This example of portraiture uses high key lighting. This helps to define the face of the subject and show age defining features such as mild wrinkles and facial hair that help to add emotion to the face.

A black and white filter is used in this filter. This helps to emphasise the tone in the picture and adds to the shadows being cast in the image that help to exaggerate wrinkles in the face to show more emotion and movement on the subject.

A close up picture is used in this example. This helps to completely fill the frame and as a result helps to make the audience purely focus on the subject in the photo, highlighting any emotion present in the eyes or facial movement.