A new project, introduction to studio.

Portrait photography

We are starting a new project no after we had handed in our street photography work. This new project is called 'introduction to studio' and will be all about using studio lighting in a professional way to achieve 3 or more portrait shots. 

But before i go on researching portrait photographers i wanted to see what portait photography actually is. 

What is portrait photography?

Portrait photography is when you capture the likeness of a person or a small group of people (known as a group portrait), where the face and expressions are predominant. 

The objective of this style of photography is to show the likeness, personality, and even sometimes the mood of the subject (person/group).
Although the majority of people would think a portrait is only from the shoulders up, this is actually not the case. The main point of focus will be the persons face and facial expression but a portrait can actually be a full length shot and can in many cases not only be shot in a studio but also in other locations. The only thing that is always the same for any portrait shot is that it is not a snapshot of a moving subject but a still pose.

The good thing about this style of photography is that quite often the models are not professionals unlike most other styles of photography. They are normally everyday people who get a portrait done either in a studio with a  photographer or a school photography or for a graduation etc. 

This is also a style of photography i used a lot of times during my studies at A level and is something i do enjoy doing and i am very looking forward to using the studio and the various styles of lighting.