Your Assignment:
Shoot 25 images of portrait with strong composition
Compositional Focus:
Shoot in diffused light (mostly)
Avoid Mergers
Try to get a shallow depth of field (large aperture opening)
Number of Images:
Your Best 25
Here is a video of lecture about how to best shoot portrait:
Here are the lecture slides:
Portrait Overview
Here is a video on the lecture about Aperture and Depth of Field:
Here are the slides of the Aperture/Depth of Field Lecture:
Aperture & Depth of Field
Here is video that explains how to use the Moment App to shoot Portrait:
Here is a video that shows how to use the Portrait shooting mode on an iPhone
Here is a video that explains how to to shoot on Av Mode (Aperture Value Mode) on a Canon Rebel so you can set the aperture properly to get the depth of field you desire:
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Here is a video From Apalapse that explains Aperture:
Video about Aperture (Apalapse)
Here are videos from Adorama that explain Depth of Field and Circles of Confusion:
Video Explanation on Depth of Field
Video that Explains the Circle of Confusion
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