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One-week Task

this above pictures were taken as two pictures of the one bottle and put together in Photoshop as one so you could see the front view and the side view with the names of the product.

The reason i chose this was clear colour and glass as i have not taken any picture with glass before.  The shape of the fist shows strength  and demanding for something.

The glass bottle is eye catching, smooth and calming colour.  As it is a eye catching bottle people would want to buy it even if the cologne/perfume is not all that great, especially young teenagers would want that on their dressing tables.

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This week's task is a different take on "portrait photography". 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.

Example for a coffee shop, taken using a Canon PowerShot G5:

EVIDENCE CHECKLIST (WHAT YOU MUST SUBMIT)

·         PRODUCT PHOTO

·         EVALUATION (300 WORDS +/- 10%)

Requirements

·         This image must be taken in a studio environment

·         You must shoot using M (Manual Mode)

·         You must use an artificial light source