Activity 1: Portrait and Studio Photography

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Look through assorted media, magazines, internet and collect four portrait photographs. The environment should be a key feature in two of the four images.Describe the subject’s character in each of the images. What can you see within each image that leads you to these conclusions about the subjects’ character.

Ultra Updates Photography

The subjects character in this picture is really still, and very plain. Everything is black and white but it has a color splash of orange as the paint on the paintbrush and as the subject wipes it across his face it brings out the color in his hair and on his face. It seems like the paint brush is bringing the color back out and kind of the "life" back into this picture. Since's it's black and white usually those pictures are looked at as sad or kind of just with neutral feeling and he could be trying to use the paint brush to bring life back and bring back a better emotion.

Anne Nevreva Photography

The character of this subject in the picture seems kind of surprised and full of life. You can see the forest and leaves in the background showing it is fall. You can tell its windy from her hair and that its cold since she is wearing a jacket. So possibly the cold could of caused her character to be changed and act different at the moment the photo was taken. Her character looks happy for most of it.

Martin Gommel Photography

This is another black and white picture. The character of this subject is very scared. Taking pictures is also known as "shooting" so he has a camera to his head as if he is going to "shoot himself". His character shows he is scared and acts like he is really going to die from it. His character has a lot of emotion to it.

Jenuine Crreations Photography

The character here is very happy. The background is of a lake and some mountains and you can tell its much warmer  by what she is wearing. That could have an affect on her character as the photo was taken. She seems very pleased and calm. She seems to have a always happy character and their surroundings can always have a lot to do with it.