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Jade BrowningUnit 4: Portraiture | Photography I
St. Thomas More High School, Spring 2020
Title of Lesson(s) Portraiture
Teacher(s) Jade Browning
School St. Thomas Moore High School
Grade Level(s) 9-12th Grade Photography
Date to be taught
Big Idea that drives Lesson/Unit:
Portraiture is the most common form of photography. We are used to taking pictures of each other to
capture key moments throughout our lifetime. Portraits can be staged or candid, posed or natural, but
portrait photographers possess the skill to portray the model and/or the event with a context and feeling
not just the capturing of a person. Through this unit students will explore the different ways to photograph
loved ones. The portraits taken will be able to emphasize the personality and emotions of the models in
addition to just taking a photo of a person.
Objectives:
● Students will…
○ Learn how to consider lighting and setting when photographing subjects
○ Understand the different lighting techniques to emphasize their subjects
○ Learn the different styles of capturing the human subject
○ Be able to apply the lighting techniques and stylistic differences of portraiture to their
own artistic explorations
○ Understand how to create an image that shows emotion and mood utilizing lighting and
different portrait styles.
Fine Arts Goals Met by the Objectives:
● Cr1.2.IIIa - Students who meet this standard understand how artists and designers shape
artistic investigations, following or breaking with traditions in pursuit of creative art
making goals.
○ Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic
practices, following or breaking established conventions, to plan the making of multiple
works of art and design based on a theme, idea, or concept.
● Cr2.1.IIIa - Students who meet this standard understand how to organize and develop
artistic ideas and work.
○ Experiment, plan, and make multiple works of art and design that explore a personally
meaningful theme, idea, or concept.
● Pr4.1.IIa - Students who meet this standard understand how to select, analyze, and
interpret artistic work for presentation.
○ Analyze, select, and critique personal artwork for a collection or portfolio presentation.
Unit 4: Portraiture | Photography I
St. Thomas More High School, Spring 2020
● Re7.1.Ia - Students who meet this standard understand how to perceive and analyze artistic
work
○ Hypothesize ways in which art influences perception and understanding of human
experiences
● Re7.2.Ia - Students who meet this standard understand how visual imagery influences
understanding of and responses to the world.
○ Analyze how one’s understanding of the world is affected by experiencing visual imagery.
Key Artistic Concepts:
● Portraiture
● Photo Editing
● Realistic Photography
Essential Questions:
● How can a single image of a person tell you more about the model?
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Vocabulary:
● Formal Portrait
● Environmental Portrait
● Candid Portrait
● Direct Lighting
● Indirect Lighting
Artmaking Materials Needed:
● Camera
● Photo editing Software
● Computers
● Lamps
Teacher MaterialNeeded:
● Handouts
● Powerpoint
Contemporary/Historical/Multicultural exemplars
Cindy Sherman | Annie Leibovits | Philippe Halsman
Unit 4: Portraiture | Photography I
St. Thomas More High School, Spring 2020
Procedures:
● DISCUSSION: (10 - 15minutes)
○ Go over Powerpoint / example images
○ Define the different kinds of portraiture
■ Natural - Captures the person in a place and setting that says something about
them
■ Formal - Captures the person in the photograph (little to no context)
■ Candid - Captures the person going about everyday activities
■ Self - Captures the photographer as the subject
● DEMONSTRATION: (5 - 10 minutes)
○ Studio lighting
■ Direct lighting - refers to the light source projecting in the direction of the subject
■ Indirect lighting - refers to the light source illuminating the subject via the light
reflecting from the surrounding objects and surfaces
■ Over exposing vs. under exposing
● Over exposing - so much light that you lose details in various parts of the
image and/or subject
● Under exposing - not enough light that you lose details in various parts of
the image and/or subject
● DESIGN/WORK SESSION: (15 - 20 minutes)
○ In groups of 2-3 practicing studio lighting
○ Use both direct and indirect lighting to light your subject
■ Take 15 photos (each) using studio lighting
● CLEAN UP: (5 minutes)
○ Unplug and return all lighting equipment
○ Upload all images into your google portfolio
● CLOSURE: (3 minutes)
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Time Alloted for Lesson: 38 - 53 minutes
Activity Time
Discussion 10 - 15 minutes
Demonstration 5 - 10 minutes
Design/Work Session 15 - 20 minutes
Clean-up 5 - 7 minutes
Closure 3 minutes
Unit 4: Portraiture | Photography I
St. Thomas More High School, Spring 2020
Procedures:
● DISCUSSION: (5-7 minutes)
○ Photo Editing!
■ Reminder of the ethics of photoshopping
● Not to eliminate unwanted parts of the image
● Not to create an image that was not reality
● DEMONSTRATION: (10-15 minutes)
○ Add to photo editing vocab
■ Review: color correcting, saturation, exposure correction
■ Add: clone stamp tool, bandage tool, dodge tool, burn tool
● DESIGN/WORK SESSION: (20 - 25minutes)
○ Editing
■ You should be editing your top image of each portrait category and prep for
printing
● CLEAN UP: ( minutes)
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● CLOSURE: (3 minutes)
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Time Alloted for Lesson: 38 - 50 minutes
Activity Time
Discussion 5-7 minutes
Demonstration 10-15 minutes
Design/Work Session 20-25 minutes
Clean-up -
Closure 3 minutes
