Recreate That Portrait!

Avedon at work on "American West"

This assignment will serve as a good review of different lighting techniques when creating a portrait.

Choose two classmates to work with to form a group of three.
Choose four portraits to "recreate" from the examples on the blog.
Your recreation must match the studio lighting as accurately as possible. Be sure to identify what the photographer is emphasizing with studio lighting in the example first, then identify how additional lighting, fills, etc. are being used to achieve additional lighting effects. Remember to use all lighting tricks you know, like direct light vs. diffused or reflected light. Use white sheets of paper as "fills."
You may photograph either inside or outside, you may use natural daylight (outside or through a window), or incandescent light. Remember to set the "white balance" of your camera to the appropriate kind of light you're using.
You must use a neutral tone background, (pure white or black) according to the portrait you're trying to recreate.
The pose & composition of the model should be identical, (or very similar) to your photo, even though the model will look different.
Upload your four best, one for each portrait onto flickr when finished!
Each person in your group must attempt to be the model, photographer, and lighting technician.

The group that best recreates a portrait, (as voted on by the class) will win a prize!

Recreate These Portraits

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