Environmental Portraits


























when it comes to taking photos of any person, as well as composition and lighting, you need good poses. The 123 pose, and the 122 pose are effective poses for any photo of a person, 123 for females, 122 for males. when taking a photo, you want to pay attention to whether or not the background draws attention to the focal point of the photo. my favorite part of this assignment would be head shots.
studio portraits are portraits with lots of pre-set lighting, and flash, as well as a backdrop.





i found this poster to be a little difficult, as i am not very used to photoshop. i took an original photo, and found a watercoler splatter picture that i placed over her face, to give that smoky effect. i then found a photo of a model with red hair, and placed it over my images head, and lowered the opacity to create a sillouette. then i took two copies of another watercolor splatter, and placed it directly below the sillouette. then i made two blue rectangles across the photo, and created a ray effect across the photo. then i added a second of the first watercolor splatter, and placed in the corner. after that, i changed some adjustment levels, typed some words, and brushed a light amount of red over the right side. all in all, as hard as it was, it was very fun, and very educational.


flash is a good way for most to get the subject and the sky in a clear photo. in photo 1, her face is clear, but the sky is too bright. in subject 2, the sky is clear, but she is too dark. in photo 3, i used flash, and got a good combination of the two. i do not like this very much though. i would much rather just take a picture in direct sunlight.


