Self-portraits

Self-portraits

A self-portrait is a representation of an artist which is drawn, painted, photo-graphed or sculpted by the artist.

Albrecht Dürer. Self-Portrait, 1500.

Self-portraits

Self-portraits began before photography.

Artists used mediums like paint to create their self- portraits.

Rembrandt. Self Portrait, 1640.

Rembrandt. Self Portrait, 1669.

Self-portraits Portraits

do not only have to be paintings – since the inventions of cameras, most por-traits are pictures.

Pablo Picasso. The Artist Before His Canvas, 1938.

Marc Chagall. I and the Village, 1911.

Self-portraits Vocabulary

Portrait – a visual image of a person, usually showing the face.

Self-portrait – a portrait of oneself made by oneself.

Vantage point – where the camera is placed to take the photograph. The relationship between the camera and the subject. For example: is the camera placed at, above or below eye level (very similar to point of view)

Self-portraits Self-portraits reveal the

character of the subject. Evokes emotion. Formal or candid. With or without props.

Self-portraits portray the likeness of the subject, generally the face. Captures something

about the person’s character.

Should portray mood – show personality and character, allowing viewer to draw conclusions about the person in the portrait.

Self-portraits Ask yourself these

questions prior to beginning… Who am I? Where do I come

from? How has my life

been shaped? Where am I going?

(What’s your future?)

How do others see me?

Self-portraits

Dig deep! Challenge yourself!

Self-portraits shooters usually rely on the trail-and-error method…Shoot, shoot shoot!!

Be creative!

Self-portraits

Self-portraits Using your camera, you will create

a self-portrait. You will be the photographer, and you will not use pictures that have been previously taken.

You may use the timer on your camera.

You should take numerous shots and pick the best to turn in. Turn in the best 3 photographs that really tell about you.

Put them in YOUR photojournalism folder in a folder labeled “Self Portrait.”

You will make a PowerPoint with four slides – 1 title, 1/self portrait.

Put it in YOUR photojournalism folder in the self portrait folder. Save it by YOUR LAST NAME.

Due at the end of the period Mon., May 10.

Presentations will be Tues., May 11.

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