Note on portriat Part 2

Working with people

• Collaborative project
• Successful photographers learn to be comfortable with strangers

Camera format

• This is important
• 4x5 is very large and show a lot of detail but takes a long time to process
• Small photo less detail quicker process

Film Choice

1. Slow

• Black and white film or dye is moor detailed than color
• shutter speed slow

  2. Fast

• candid and environmental are good to take
• Advantage you can hold camera
• Sharp image

Black and white or color

• Black and white good for attention on subject
• Black and white edgy energy
• Color is preferred for portraits always consider mood while choosing black and white or color

Equipment choice of lenses

• Different focus lenses gives you different results
• 24mm - distorted, to close face looks like balloon,
• 50mm- less round, less broad, distortion is acceptable
• 100mm- Most faltering, no distortion

Accessories

• Tripod, cable release and reflector are all good

Formal portrait

• Simplest portrait