This week we were assigned multiple readings on portraiture to open up the third quarter unit. The links for these three articles are below.

http://ilovephotography.com/ilp-goodportrait.html

http://digital-photography-school.com/10-ways-to-take-stunning-portraits

http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2013/06/20/10-portrait-photography-mistakes-every-photographer-makes-and-how-to-fix-them/

The first article, by Eddie Bonfigli, differs greatly from the second, by Darren Rowse, in that Bonfigli's believes in all portraits to follow the standard rules. For example, he believes that the rule of thirds should be used, and also does not believe that the person should be wearing stand out clothing. He likes the background to be either very dark or very light, not in between. He likes the main focus of the image to be on the person. Rowse's style completely contradicts Bonfigli's. Rowse likes dynamic images with a lot of color. He believes the background and clothing of the picture should stand out. He also thinks that objects can be added to help tell a story. He does not always necessarily follow the standard rules of portraiture like Bonfigli. Stay tuned for art this quarter.