Portraits

In this portrait, the picture had to look like it had an infinitely white background. If done correctly, the photo should look as if someone was Photoshopped into the image.  To achieve this we had to go through a few steps.  First, we had to change to manual settings.  This was to change the ISO’s up and have a slower shutter speed to allow more light into the camera.  This process is completely different from the black background photos.  For those pictures we had to change the ISO’s down and hasten the shutter speed to let in less light.  Once this was done, we needed three people to take the photo.  One person to be in the photo, another to light the white background behind the subject, and a photographer.  The subject had to be close to the camera so it would focus on them instead of the background behind them, blurring any imperfections on the white background.  It was challenging to get the position quite right and focus the camera, but when we did the pictures looked really cool.  One thing that worked well for my group was having the subject show 3/4 of their face, looking of into the distance.  We all really liked that pose.  All in all, I think the white background was harder to do than the black background.  The settings were more delicate and it was much more difficult to keep shadows out of the shot.

Here’s a link to all our photos!https://photos.app.goo.gl/Ti7HWF1b0hHdryEv2

Portraits

The purpose of this project was to make it look as though the subject of the photo had been Photoshoped into the picture.  To make this happen we first had to change the settings on our camera.  Once this was completed, all the lights were turned off except for a single hand held lamp.  It takes at least three people to take one photo;one person to take the photo, one person to be in the photo, and another to hold the light and angle it.  Once the picture was taken, you had to edit it in Photoshop using the curve tool.  This allows you to control what part of the photo darkens and which part becomes lighter.  You might also need to crop the photo to get rid of any excess background.  My group found it challenging to find the right lighting without making there be too much background.  We had to angle it so the person’s shadow was out of the shot.  It also helped to be farther away from the wall.  

Here’s a link to all the photos!https://photos.app.goo.gl/8I70LxFeeOLpLUIa2