Face  to  Face    

By  Anand  Pandya  

Ar/st  Research:  Historical  Portrait  Photographer  

Irving  Penn's  “Woman  With  Roses,”  with  Lisa  Fonssagrives-­‐Penn  in  Lafaurie  Dress,  Paris,  1950.  

This  is  picture  taken  by  photography  Irving  Penn  it  is  a  picture  of    lady  with  roses.  Irving  Penn  is  a  famous  photography  in  fashion.  He  tries  to  get  the  most  out  of  his  picture.  Penn  photographed  s/ll  life  objects  and  found  objects  in  unusual  arrangements  with  great  detail  and  clarity  

Ar/st  Research:  Contemporary  Portrait  Photographer  

Dorothy  horan,  best  known  as  dovima,  with  elefants  (1955)    

As  you  can  see  in  the  picture  it  is  lady  standing  in  between  the  elephants.  Richard  is  a  famous  photography  with  animals  and  object  .  Most  of  her  pictures  were  black  and  white.  In  her  photographs  confront  us  with  miners,  unemployed  people,  driTers,  farmers,  cowboys,  and  convicts,  oTen  at  life-­‐size  or  over.  most  of  those  photographed  try  to  give  as  liVle  of  themselves  away  as  possible.  they  appear  to  show  no  feelings.  

Rchard  Avedon  

Mind  Map  (Self)  

•  I  will  be  taking  pictures  in  the  white  studio,  we  will  be  using  flashing  lights  in  a  dark  corner.  We  will  be  using    different  types  of  facial  expression  e.g.  Shocked,  Scared.    I  will  be  using  face  paint.  I  will  be  using  a  range  of  make  up  on  my  model  and  may  also  use  face  paint.      

Mind  Map  of  Ideas  -­‐  Other  •  I  will  be  taking  picture  of  other  people  in  the  white  studio,  I  

will  be  using  face  paint  and  balloons,  I  will  also  make  sure  that  all  the  pictures  are  not  similar  and  use  a  range  of  different  face  expressions.  I  will  also  be  take  pictures  at  home  of  my  mum  and  dad  and  express  personality.  I  will  also  be  taking  pictures  of  all  sorts  of  different  angles.    

•  The  final  outcome  was  that  I  took  photographs  in  the  black  studio  of  selma.  

Studio  Portraits  

Studio  Portraits    

I  took  photographs  in  the  black  studio  of  Selma,  I  took  pictures  with  a  range  of  different  face  expressions,  for  example  one  is  looking  down,  one  is  looking  to  the  right.  I  used  Photoshop  to  crop  the  nega/ve  space  that  was  not  needed  and  also  I  edited  the  photograph  into  black  and  white,  I  also  liked  the  fact  that  the  picture  where  in  focus.  What  I  could  improve  on  is    

•  My  inten/on  when  taking  this  photograph  was  to  capture  Selma  in  the  white  studios  with  a  flower  in  her  hair.  The  compos/on  of  the  picture  is  strong,  I  wanted  to  get  aVen/on  in  the  center  of  the  photograph.  If  I  was  to  reshoot  this  photograph  I  would  keep  the  hair  /dy  instead  of  having  it  all  around  face.  I  took  the  image  up  front  this  is  because  I  wanted  to  express  Selma  beauty.  The  image  was  taken  properly  and  in  focus  and  correctly  exposed.  I  put  the  original  colour    over  the  black  and  white  to  get  this  sense  of  a  mixture  of  colours.  

•  Overall  I  think  the  photograph  was  a  success  and  I  was  able  to  capture  what  I  wanted  

White  Studio    

Evalua/on    •  My  inten/on  of  capturing  this  photograph  was  to  capture    the  subject  with  balloons  being  

thrown  at  them.  The  subject  is  very  dark  and  accidently  out  of  focus,  the  image    was  taken  up  close  from  low  view  point.  I  wanted  to  get  aVen/on  on  the  center  of  the  photograph.  If  I  was  to  re  capture  the  photo,  I  would  try  and  get  the  models  to  do  the  correct  face  impression  and  able  to  express  to  there  beauty.    

•  Overall  I  think  it  could  have  been  beVer,  if  I  captured  the  subject  several  /mes  un/l  it  was  properly  in  focus  

Na/onal  Portrait  Gallery  Research  

This  is  an  example  of  Opie's  recent  portrait  work.,  where  he  he  has  found  inspira/on  in  historic  portraits,  from  which  he  reference  poses  and  costume,  in  ceremonial  robes  lord  alli  wears  as  a  member  of  the  house  of  lords.    By  Julian  Opie  (b.1958)  

Street  Portrait  1  

In  my  opinion,  I  think  this  photograph  is  very  professional  because  of  the  angle  that  it  has  been  taken  of.  I  have  edited  and  cropped  this  photograph  .  This  also  tells  that  the  people  in  the  picture  are  students  having  an  enjoyable  day.  The  composi/on  of  this  photograph  is  very  bright  and  the  use  of  different  colours.    

Street  Portrait  3  

In  this  photograph  we  can  see  two  friends  that  are  calm,  happy  and  relaxed.  I  have  cropped  the  nega/ve  space  that  was  not  needed.  This  mod  of  the  photograph  looks  a  bit  mysterious.      

Street  Portrait  2  

As  you  can  see  in  this  photograph  this  person  is  not  very  happy  of  this  photograph  being  taken.  I  think  this  picture  is  taken  at  a  good  angle  and  it  express  his  facial  expression.    In  this  picture  I  would  describe  the  mood  as  nostalgic  

Street  Portrait  4  

In  this  photograph  we  can  see  that  this  man  looks  very  exhausted  from  his  day  at  work.  In  this  photograph  ,  I  have  zoomed  in,  cropped  the  photograph  and  edited    the  colours,  what  I  also  like  about  this  photograph  is  that  there  is  not  many  people  coming  in  the  way  and  seems  to  be  like  a  peaceful  day.    

Street  Portrait  5  

In  this  photograph  we  see  three  people  seem  like  that  they  are  having  a  fun  day.  I  have  captured  this  picture  because  it  allows  them  to  express  there  beauty  and  to  show  how  strong  there  friendship  is.  The  background  of  the  photograph  stands  out  a  lot.  

Street  Portrait  6  

In  this  photograph  we  are  looking  at  couple  on  a  day  out.  As  we  can  see  both  of  there  faces  are  facing  different  direc/ons  ones  looking  at  me  and  the  other  is  looking  on  the  right.  I  like  this  photograph  because  of  the  angle  that  it  has  been  taken  from      

Face  to  Face  Exhibi/on  

Evalua/on    

•  Posi/ve  strengths    •   In  my  opinion,  I  think  that  I  was  successful  stopping  people  asking  

to  take  their  portrait.  The  photograph  that  I  have  taken  capture  personality  and  is  quite  natural.  The  composi/on  of  the  photograph  is  strong  because  the  models  are  situated  in  the  centre  of  the  photograph  crea/ng  balance.  I  also  like  that  the  photograph  is  in  focus.  

Weakness    As  a  mistake,  I  think  that  I  have  cropped  more  than  expected  for  example  the  boVom  of  their  feet.  I  believe  that  I  had  to  take  the  photograph  quiet  quickly  what  I  could  improve  on  is    capture  them  in  a  different  style,  use  a  range  of  different  colours.  

Feedback  from  Other  Students    

•  1st  Comment:  I  like  the  framing  and  angles  in  these  photographs.    

•  2nd  Comment:  What  I  like  about  this  photograph  is  the  angle  that  it  has  been  taken  from,  the  style,  posi/oning  and  the  good  use  of  the  crop  tool  in  Photoshop    

Sharon  Elphick  Work     My  Work    

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