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3.6 "Senior" Portraits

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Objective

Develop photography and modeling skills while using filters to creatively add unity to a series.

Choose your partner(s) for our photoshoot at South Lake Union. You will take turns modeling for each other as if you were taking senior portraits to share with your family (the better the photo, the more cash your relatives send!).

Screenshot 4+ poses on the bus ride for your model to try: standing, leaning, sitting, movement (link here to get you started)

Take 30+ photos in AV mode of your model in the 5+ poses.
Copy your photos into a folder within your Photos folder titled “South Lake Union.” Synchronize Lightroom to add them to your library and rate your favorites until you have your top 4 (1 standing, 1 leaning, 1 sitting, and 1 moving).

Open your 4 favorite photos in Photoshop by right clicking and selecting “Edit in…”

Edit the photos using the following steps:

  • Retouch your subject (blemishes, shadows, teeth, eyes, shape)
  • Retouch the environment
  • Crop
  • Add a filter of your choice. You may reduce the strength of a filter by lowering the opacity of the filter’s folder in the layers panel.
DOWNLOAD PHOTOSHOP FILTERS
Photoshop: click on File > Export > Export As and select the JPG format.
All exports should have the long edge equal to 2500px.

Upload 4 photos into a gallery block on your WordPress.com website.

Below, describe the objective of the project and how you approached it.
Novice (50%)

Student does not complete all steps, does not use time well on location, or submits work incorrectly.

Apprentice (80%)

Student completes most steps, series is not unified, or does not use time well on location.

Master (100%)

Student completes all steps, creates a unified series, and uses time well on location.

Grandmaster (Extra Credit)

Student takes and edits more than 4 superb portraits and creates their own Photoshop filter.

  • Submit your URL to Veracross
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