Portraits

Painting Recreation

Original


Recreation

Painting Recreation Questions

Where is the light coming from? From the left side of the portrait

How can you duplicate that light?
Maybe take the pic by or near a window.

What other non-clothing elements appear in the painting that you will need to duplicate?
The all black background

What kind of angles did the painter use to compose the image?
Side view

What clothing will you need to acquire/create to duplicate the painting?
Headwrap, earrings, shirt

Who would be a good model?
My friend

List the details you see in the painting, specifically the things the model will be wearing,
poses they will need to hold, etc? Straight face and head turned

What will be the three most difficult things to duplicate, in your opinion?  
Getting an all black background, the same or similar clothes,
and a same or similar head wrap

Where is the light coming from? It seems to be coming from the right side of the picture.

How can you duplicate that light? Sunlight from window in the late afternoon or sunset

What other non-clothing elements appear in the painting that you will need to duplicate?
Comb, hair length, background

What kind of angles did the painter use to compose the image? Side view

What clothing will you need to acquire/create to duplicate the painting?
White dress or shirt with shoulders out

Who would be a good model? A girl with long hair

List the details you see in the painting, specifically the things the model will be wearing,
poses they will need to hold, etc?
Holding a comb, combing and holding her hair, model is looking off

What will be the three most difficult things to duplicate, in your opinion?
Background, top, same facial expression

Where is the light coming from? The left

How can you duplicate that light? Sunlight or artificial

What other non-clothing elements appear in the painting that you will need to duplicate?
All black background

What kind of angles did the painter use to compose the image? centered

What clothing will you need to acquire/create to duplicate the painting?
All black dress or top with some design on the cuffs of the sleeves

Who would be a good model? Female with dark hair

List the details you see in the painting, specifically the things the model will be wearing,
poses they will need to hold, etc?
All black clothes, necklace, hair up, model is looking off and seems to
be grabbing/holding the back of a chair.

What will be the three most difficult things to duplicate, in your opinion?
All  black everything, necklaces

Free Shoot: Nature at Night

Bokeh Effect

File Fomats

What are three advantages of a RAW file: higher in dynamic range, the complete (lossless) data from the camera’s sensor, and is typically a proprietary format

What is one disadvantage of a RAW file: not as sharp

What are three advantages of a JPEG file: usually not in need of correction, higher in contrast, sharper

What is one disadvantage of a JPEG file: lower in dynamic range

1. Under the first heading "Capturing the Images," how much of the data does a RAW file retain after it is captured by the camera? All of the data and information is retained

2. Under the second heading "Processing the Files," what are some of the things that a RAW file enables a photographer to edit after the image is taken? White balance, contrast, highlights, shadows, colors, and saturation.

3. Under the third heading "Practicalities," what are some of the factors that photographers must consider when deciding to shoot in RAW? RAW files are significantly larger than JPEG files, you can convert RAW to JPEG, and not every digital camera has an option to shoot in RAW.

4. Under the fourth heading "Which one is for you?" why would an aspiring professional photographer need to know how to work with RAW files? JPEG's have limited editing options and it is usually the first format and RAW files are more flexible.

1. Which file formats discussed have you used in the past? JPEG, GIF, RAW

2. What is the difference between a Raster and a Vector file? Raster: composed of pixels. Vector: made of hundreds of thousands of tiny lines and curves

The most common file formats we will use in class are .jpeg, .tiff, .psd, and either .dng (Canon) or .nef (Nikon)

1. Is this format lossy or lossless? .jpeg: lossy .tiff: lossless .psd: lossless .dng or .nef: lossy

2. What are common uses for each? By this I mean where would I publish each of them for the highest quality. jpeg: finished pic .tiff: stores raster images .psd: layered image file

3. Can you create this type of file in your camera? Not all. You can with .jpeg

This Week's Goals (1/3/18)

I am aiming to complete the File Formats assignment. I also would like to find the 3 paintings I want to recreate and to figure out the theme for my free shoot.