Portrait Project
For this project, we were to interview a partner, and take a series of photos of them in various poses. We could interview anyone, and our photography portfolio would be narrowed down to a few of our favorite pictures; one being in color and another in black-and-white. Another important aspect of this project was that those final photos had to be Photoshopped in order to enhance the appearance of the subject. We had some lessons leading up to the editing process so that we could be better prepared for the time we would spend on improving our photos. I had a conversation with my sister, Hannah, which you will find below, along with the three photos I decided to submit for the final product, and a gallery of all of the photos I took during the initial stages of the project.
To approach this project, I first had a "photoshoot" with Hannah, taking some styled photos for my composition. The requirement was 15 pictures, but I decided to take 40 photos so that I would have more options to choose from. After she posed for the camera, I interviewed her, asking her some basic questions and some more thoughtful questions. Since I have lived with her for 16 years and we are only separated by sixty seconds, it was pretty difficult to ask questions that I did not already know the answers to. However, I realized that this project turned into more of a "check-in" and I thought it was nice to have a meaningful conversation with Hannah. I recorded all of her responses, and made note of some of the replies that I was surprised by. Following the interview, it was time to choose two photos and move forward with the Photoshop process. Out of all forty images, I narrowed my choices down to three, and from here I had to choose one photo that would be black-and-white and another that would be color. I immediately knew which one would be black-and-white, but I was really struggling to choose between the other two photos. Therefore, I just decided to go with both of them. Using techniques such as curvature, layer adjustments, and spot healing, I edited each photo with care through Photoshop's wide range of tools and editing methods. Once I had finished editing my final three photos, I turned Hannah's interview into an article-like format, and added the images in to create the final product.
To approach this project, I first had a "photoshoot" with Hannah, taking some styled photos for my composition. The requirement was 15 pictures, but I decided to take 40 photos so that I would have more options to choose from. After she posed for the camera, I interviewed her, asking her some basic questions and some more thoughtful questions. Since I have lived with her for 16 years and we are only separated by sixty seconds, it was pretty difficult to ask questions that I did not already know the answers to. However, I realized that this project turned into more of a "check-in" and I thought it was nice to have a meaningful conversation with Hannah. I recorded all of her responses, and made note of some of the replies that I was surprised by. Following the interview, it was time to choose two photos and move forward with the Photoshop process. Out of all forty images, I narrowed my choices down to three, and from here I had to choose one photo that would be black-and-white and another that would be color. I immediately knew which one would be black-and-white, but I was really struggling to choose between the other two photos. Therefore, I just decided to go with both of them. Using techniques such as curvature, layer adjustments, and spot healing, I edited each photo with care through Photoshop's wide range of tools and editing methods. Once I had finished editing my final three photos, I turned Hannah's interview into an article-like format, and added the images in to create the final product.