One-week Task
This week's task is a different take on . We all have a perception of what a portrait should be
- in its most commercial incarnation, an image that flatters the sitter and
presents their best face to the world - but have we ever really thought about
what good portraiture is really about?
A definition
of good portraiture I once came across, spoke of good portraiture as a
photograph of a person or persons that went beyond the superficial, beyond the
flattery or the archival recording of the likeness of other human beings, a
photograph that somehow and in some way, captured a little piece of the soul of
the subject.
Challenge your
Perception
This task will force you to reconsider the very
nature of the portrait by removing that which we perceive to be of paramount
importance... the face. In whatever fashion you wish, take a self-portrait that
does not include your face. Beyond the technical issues that will present
themselves to you, such as how to hold the camera, focus, frame and expose,
push the boundaries on what you consider a self-portrait to be.
EXIF data needs to be intact. It helps if you can
include the main points (including camera, lens, ISO, shutter speed and
aperture) In addition to this you should submit a 300 word evaluation
discussing how you attained the final image.
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