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Recreating portraits

Digital Studio Photography Portrait Lighting (AP/Photo 3)

Portraits are a favorite style of many photographers. During this assignment you will find portraits that are of a style you enjoy and use your skills to emulate them. We will be sharing our photographs with the class and explaining what we took inspiration from and what we liked about the photographers we chose to emulate.

Rubric Code: MXC2CAA

By karlymk

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Subject: Arts and Design

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: 9-12

Portrait
	Poor 1 pts	Adequate 2 pts	Applying 3 pts	Excelling 4 pts
Exposure	Poor The photograph is significantly under/over exposed.	Adequate The photograph is somewhat under/over exposed. Digital alterations may bring back lost information	Applying Accurate exposure that requires a minimal amount of digital manipulation to improve under/over exposed areas.	Excelling The photographic exposure is excellent, with a full range of tones and well exposed highlights and shadows. The subject's eyes are well illuminated (if allowed by costume).
Lighting Technique	Poor The photograph's lighting style is unidentifiable with spotty light and shadow splayed over the image	Adequate The photograph is somewhat lit in the style intended, but there is not a clear marker that the light was manipulated to purposefully achieve the desired result.	Applying Good use of available light and light position. The lighting style is easily identifiable and clearly emulates the style of the photographer chosen.	Excelling Effectively achieved the lighting technique and the desired effect. The mood/feel of the chosen photographer has been effectively emulated through use of lighting.
Creativity/ Invention	Poor Photo does not show a creative approach to the assignment.	Adequate Fair representation of assigned objectives; lacks originality and shows little or no evidence of trying anything unusual. (Photo directly copies, rather than emulates the style of the inspiration photo.)	Applying Good representation of assigned objectives. The student has explored creative solutions to the assignment. (Some attempt has been made to change different elements of the photo, but it's still clear that there are similarities.)	Excelling Image demonstrates a creative approach to the assignment; student has expanded on the basic requirements. It is clear that the student explored several choices/solutions to the assignment. (It is clear that the student has pulled different elements of the inspiration photo, but worked to make their portrait their own.)
Composition (always counts)	Poor The photograph shows little attention to composition, framing and subject matter.	Adequate Confusing or inadequate use of composition and framing.	Applying Attention has clearly been paid to the composition and framing as they relate to the subject.	Excelling Photograph demonstrates exceptional visual interest and creativity in composition, framing and subject matter
Number of photographs	Poor Student did not meet criteria.	Adequate	Applying	Excelling Student produced 2 portraits that emulate pictures from photographers that they admire.

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portrait, photography, photographer study

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Arts and Design

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