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Photography; Thursday, First Period [02/03].
"Hey, guys, good morning!" Prompto grinned from where he greeted the students from where he was sitting on the desk. "Hope you've been having a pretty good week so far; not a whole lot going on today except the lesson, but I know you all have pictures to show me from last week's lesson, so let's start with going into those before we get into today's topic. Who's got some good ones they've just been dying to show off, huh?"
By now, they probably knew the drill enough to set up their cameras to show off their pictures so he stayed put on the desk to offer his critiques and praise as they went through them, and once the last student had gone, it was time to get to it. He hopped off the desk, and went to set up his own camera for the days examples.
"Alright, so! Last week, we talked about different types of shots, and now we're going to be moving into different types of photographs. We touched briefly on wildlife photography a few weeks ago when we had those chocochicks," still not over the cuteness of that, by the way!, "and today, we're going to talk about portraits."
Which meant opening to a first example, a dramatic one of who else but Prince Noctis, who had definitely posed for most of these examples, but the class would find that Prompto had roped Gladio and Ignis into a few of them as well.
"Simply put, a portrait is going to basically be a picture of a person, but there's really so much more to it than that! A good portrait is going to capture the...you know...essence of a person, or you'll want to convey a certain mood or characteristic of that person for the people who view. For example, this first picture is really dramatic, makes the subject look very serious and almost a little cold. This one," he switched to the next, "gives a more thoughtful and brooding vibe. While this one," Prompto chuckled a little with that one, "not so much.
"I'll have you all know," he added as an aside, "getting a shot of a smile like that out of this guy is a rare and difficult shot, let me tell you. But you get...hah...the picture. Portraits are all about capturing a person or a mood, and there are definitely some tips and tricks when it comes to taking a portrait that goes a bit beyond just snapping pics of your friends, and we're going to take some time to go over them with some examples."
Which he then did, and then, surprising no one, concluded with, "So next week, I'd like you guys to come in with some portraits to show off. Not self-portraits, mind you! Those will be for a different class! I want you to see if you can get at least three shots, and I'd like them to each try to be a different mood and be of different people. And, of course, always ask beforehand, even if it's a more casual or candid shot. You guys can use the rest of the class to practice some of the techniques mentioned with each other, or if you have any other questions about portrait photography, now's the time to ask."
By now, they probably knew the drill enough to set up their cameras to show off their pictures so he stayed put on the desk to offer his critiques and praise as they went through them, and once the last student had gone, it was time to get to it. He hopped off the desk, and went to set up his own camera for the days examples.
"Alright, so! Last week, we talked about different types of shots, and now we're going to be moving into different types of photographs. We touched briefly on wildlife photography a few weeks ago when we had those chocochicks," still not over the cuteness of that, by the way!, "and today, we're going to talk about portraits."
Which meant opening to a first example, a dramatic one of who else but Prince Noctis, who had definitely posed for most of these examples, but the class would find that Prompto had roped Gladio and Ignis into a few of them as well.
"Simply put, a portrait is going to basically be a picture of a person, but there's really so much more to it than that! A good portrait is going to capture the...you know...essence of a person, or you'll want to convey a certain mood or characteristic of that person for the people who view. For example, this first picture is really dramatic, makes the subject look very serious and almost a little cold. This one," he switched to the next, "gives a more thoughtful and brooding vibe. While this one," Prompto chuckled a little with that one, "not so much.
"I'll have you all know," he added as an aside, "getting a shot of a smile like that out of this guy is a rare and difficult shot, let me tell you. But you get...hah...the picture. Portraits are all about capturing a person or a mood, and there are definitely some tips and tricks when it comes to taking a portrait that goes a bit beyond just snapping pics of your friends, and we're going to take some time to go over them with some examples."
Which he then did, and then, surprising no one, concluded with, "So next week, I'd like you guys to come in with some portraits to show off. Not self-portraits, mind you! Those will be for a different class! I want you to see if you can get at least three shots, and I'd like them to each try to be a different mood and be of different people. And, of course, always ask beforehand, even if it's a more casual or candid shot. You guys can use the rest of the class to practice some of the techniques mentioned with each other, or if you have any other questions about portrait photography, now's the time to ask."
Re: Show Off Last Week's Photos - Photography, 02/03.
There were also some extreme close ups of the ground but like always they were done by accident and Alara hadn't yet figured that she could just delete those shots.