Portrait Photography




Artists

Mary Ellen Mark

http://www.maryellenmark.com/

John Coplans
https://www.google.com/search?q=john+coplans&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1011&bih=539&tbm=isch#imgdii=_

Google Image Search

http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=1237

http://www.nordenhake.com/php/artist.php?RefID=3

http://www.solwaygallery.com/john_coplans_exhibition.html

Hanaah Wilke
http://www.hannahwilke.com/index.html

https://www.google.com/search?q=Hannah+Wilke&client=firefox-a&hs=J57&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=sb&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=YPP6Us6XL8Xv0gGQsoHQBw&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1093&bih=487

 

Diane Arbus
http://diane-arbus-photography.com/

Mark Tucker

http://www.marktucker.com/2/Artist.asp?ArtistID=27916&Akey=MPEGN7AE

New York Times Photographer: Phil Mansfield

Simple Portrait Photography Tips
http://photo.net/learn/portraits/

General Lighting Techniques:
http://video.about.com/desktopvideo/Lighting--Three-Simple-Setups.htm


Rembrandt lighting:
Named after Rembrandt Van Rijn
1606 - 1669 Dutch painter, draftsman, and etcher of the 17th century, a giant in the history of art. His paintings are characterized by luxuriant brushwork, rich color, and a mastery of chiaroscuro. Numerous portraits and self-portraits exhibit a profound penetration of character. His drawings constitute a vivid record of contemporary Amsterdam life. The greatest artist of the Dutch school, he was a master of light and shadow whose paintings, drawings, and etchings made him a giant in the history of art.

Self Portrait 1629, Rembrandt Van Rijn
Self portraits: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/rembrandt/self/
Other work and info: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/rembrandt/

Chiaroscuro Chiaroscuro is Italian, meaning, literally, light/dark. In photography, it refers to the play of light and shadow in an image.
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiaroscuro
http://www.5min.com/Video/How-to-Create-Rembrandt-Lighting-165253626

Butterfly lighting

http://wiki.nikonians.org/index.php/Butterfly_lighting


Edge lighting 

One Light Portraits:
http://www.prophotolife.com/video-episode-13-beautiful-portraits-with-just-one-light/

http://www.prophotolife.com/video/onelightportraits/index.htm

Three Light Portraits:
http://www.prophotolife.com/video-episode-14-the-classic-three-light-portrait/

Outdoor Portrait Tips
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tin5q2-yPew

http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=339/423&pq-locale=en_US

Retouching
retouching
retouching 2

Retouching everything away N.Y. / REGION   | November 20, 2010
No Boo-boos or Cowlicks? Only in School Pictures
By SARAH MASLIN NIR
The practice of altering photos has trickled down to the school portrait, as more parents increasingly choose retouching.

Issues of Beauty:

What is beauty? Cultural, historical, ethical & economic considerations

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty

Retouching all the originality out of us

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/09/fashion/09skin.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Artists dealing with issues of beauty and commodification

Orlan

Nancy Burson
http://nancyburson.com/

http://www.nyu.edu/greyart/exhibits/burson/

Bobby Neel Adams Age Maps:
http://www.bobbyneeladams.com/age.html

Barbara Kruger
http://www.barbarakruger.com/

Cindy Sherman
http://www.cindysherman.com/

Coco Fusco
http://www.thing.net/%7Ecocofusco/

The Unreal Person:

Portraiture in the Digital Age, Irit Krygier

http://strikingdistance.com/unreal/Pages/artists.htm

http://strikingdistance.com/unreal/Pages/irit01.htm

Making our Game Characters more real than we are:
http://www.webdesign.org/web/3d-graphics/tutorials/high-polygon-realistic-character-creation.5519.html

The New Face of America http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,1101931118,00.html

Dan Ostrov The Faces of RPI Project, IDI Sp’06
Open in IE browser only:http://www.arts.rpi.edu/~ruiz/IDI-spring2006/final/ostrov/realization.htm#