ASSIGNMENT
DUE PER COURSE WEBSITE

Read: "Field Guide People and Portraits" - "People in Action" and "Environmental Portraits"

1. Assignment: Interview the person for your portrait photographs:

1 Five years from now?
2 Strongest physical attribute
3 Weakest physical attribute
4 Strongest personality trait
5 Weakest personality trait
6 Annoying things about yourself - other peoples opinion
7 Background and heritage
8 Favorites: hobbies, food, sports, music...
9 Biggest fear
10 Best experience
11 Worst experience
12 Most embarrassing experience
13 Meaningful object
14 Biggest regret
15 Crazy things you like to do
16 Best prank you were involved in

2. Assignment: Determine a primary personality treat your photographs will be portraying and 2 secondary traits. And what story your environmental photographs will be telling.

3. Assignment: 30 photograph portrait shot list - mix and match possible costumes and situational settings.

Your shot list needs to include:

Will the photo be a face shot, hands and face shot, closeup/detail shot, or full body shot?
Costume - what will they be wearing?
Prop(s) - what props will they be interacting with?
Setting - where will the photography take place?
Gesture - describe the pose they will be in?
Source of lighting - describe the source of lighting i.e. sun, lamp, window, etc.
Camera angle - looking up, from above, over the shoulder, from behind, from in front etc?