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What is an Expressive Portrait?

Expressive Portraits

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What is an Expressive Portrait?

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• more than just a picture of a person

• express the essence of a person’s nature

• reveal the characteristics that would go unnoticed in an ordinary snapshot

• capture the subject’s personality

Expressive Portraits

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• Think about your subjects and choose elements and tips from the following pages to help you create and capture expressive portraits of them.

Expressive Portraits

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TEXTUREIf texture is a part of your subject, make it stand out and make it obvious.

Match up the textures between your subject and your background.

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OVEREXPOSEBlowing out the highlights creates a soft portrait with a light airy feeling. Smaller details and defects are blown away too, making image look smoother.

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UNDEREXPOSEA dominantly dark or low-key image will naturally draw your eyes to the lighter parts.

These tend to have a grittier and harder look to them than the high-key images.

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BACK-LIGHTHair lights up beautifully when it’s back-lit, so if you want to emphasize hair place your subject between you and a light source.

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POSINGConsider a crazy pose and position — even if it looks uncomfortable, it could make an interesting photo.

Also consider your own position — shoot from different angles to achieve different impacts.

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(UN)FOCUSOut-of-focus subjects can be more interesting than the in-focus subjects. It adds mystery to the image because you can’t quite make out who that person is.

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MOVEMENTUse movement to show action, even if it blurs out the subject entirely. Think of the person as a way of creating the subject rather than being the subject.

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SHADOWSMake the shadow an important part of the image.

Sometimes the shadow can be even more prominent than the actual subject casting the shadow.

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REFLECTIONSMake use of different surfaces to add an extra dimension — windows, mirrors, and water are all very good reflective surfaces that give a different result and texture.

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CAPTURE THE MOMENTCatch somebody doing something they love, even if it’s not staged.

Street photography is a terrific genre because it captures life as it happens — unstaged and unposed.

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COLORSUse vibrant and contrasting colors to draw attention to parts of your subject… makeup, clothing, accessories, etc.

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GET SERIOUSNot all portraits need to have a smile, capture the serious emotions too. Some strong portraits are highly emotional.

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PROPSUse the props and tools around you to make the setting more interesting.

Find things to place your subject in, on, under, around, etc.

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GET CLOSEThere’s no rule against cropping out most of the subject’s face.

This draws more attention to the parts that are left in the frame.

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Assignment: 40 Image Contact Sheet + 2 Best• At least 2 subjects (one of them can be you), no more than 5!• Be able to reference at least 5 of the styles/tips discussed in this presentation

DUE:Wednesday, October 15th