Thurs. 11/2/23: Symbolic Portrait w/ Shallow DOF

Symbolic Portrait with Shallow Depth of Field Project

 

Settings: Use Aperture Priority (Av), Auto ISO (or ISO of your choice), and you will probably need to switch to MF (manual focus) to get the object as sharp as possible.

Everyone needs to pick an item that is meaningful or represents something about them.

You will work with a partner in order to capture a symbolic portrait of each other using shallow depth of field so only the object is in focus and the person is out of focus.

This will be a collaborative effort so that each party involved is happy with the portrait taken of them. You will be the director and subject of your own portrait, and the photographer for your partner.

Both EDITED portraits will need to be posted on your photo blog.  Title it: “Symbolic Portrait w/ Shallow Depth of Field”.  If you’re in a group of 3, you edit and post 3 portraits.

Insert the edited photos as separate images (not as a gallery). 

Put the camera settings in the captions and change link to Media File.

Below each photo, type a few sentences about the person and their chosen object.

Publish your post and turn in your link on Teams!