Indirect Portrait

Creating an indirect portrait- the materials, style, and artifacts provide clues to who you are and about your life.   10 photographs revealing you from the inside- what makes you – YOU!

 When studying your space look for the following views:  Interior views of your home, specifically your personal spaces.  Look for the details of the items and objects that you surround yourself with every day.

·         Look for mirrors and how you can capture your environment by the reflection. 

·         Close up views of items.

·         Bird’s –eye view

·         Worm view

·         Normal view

 How can you modify the lighting in your space?  Turn on only lamps, all lights, open drapes vs close drapes

Think artistically about your environment- set up some of your belongings to set up a story. 

Example: preparation of going out to a dance, concert, etc.

How about how your room looks at different times of the day- Be Original

·         Morning- messy bed

·         Afternoon- made bed but your uniform and books on bed

·         Night- laptop, cell phone, books for homework etc.

Why not photograph your family room, kitchen, bathroom, or car.  What do these locations and the way you photograph it say about you?

Capture the following differently in each photograph- 

·         point of view - framing, selective focus, leading lines

·         lighting-  change the setting on your exposure time,  look for shadows  and reflections

·         textures   -look for the details in the materials and capture the information

The photos should NOT include  “selfies”- reflections and old photographs in the scene are acceptable.