Help Please AS Photography Project ... Portraiture

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I am 16 and doing my AS level a year early, and am looking for some help and ideas for my first project which is on portraiture.

Because I am young I am not very up to date with the history of photography, and my first project is to give thoughts on famous portrait photographers of the past, and modern ones.

I have to give thoughts on whether a portrait has to have the face of a person, whether it should be in focus or soft focus, use of light and whether formal or informal.

I am looking for modern colour photographers, and others, and would appreciate any ideas and your thoughts, and ones that are modern in colour that are good at portraiture.

If you have already done your AS level and understand what they are really wanting from this project, it would be most helpful.

I love taking photographs and am talented, but find this theory side a little difficult.

Any help appreciated.

Thanks in advance
 
Martin Parr is like the Marmite of portrait photographers. Here is a famous portrait by him where you cannot see the face, but you can still guess so much about the person by everything that is visible
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Don McCullin is one of my favourite photographers - he did wartime photography portraits and there is an insightful interview with him here http://www.horvatland.com/pages/entrevues/06-mccullin-en_en.htm

I recently saw an exhibition by Jane Bown which was mainly celebrities, all in black and white, and some stunning images. There are lots of pictures and interviews with her online if you Google.
 
mastamaz said:
I am 16 and doing my AS level a year early, and am looking for some help and ideas for my first project which is on portraiture.

Because I am young I am not very up to date with the history of photography, and my first project is to give thoughts on famous portrait photographers of the past, and modern ones.

I have to give thoughts on whether a portrait has to have the face of a person, whether it should be in focus or soft focus, use of light and whether formal or informal.
i think the face is essential as it conveys the character and mood of the person...a portrait should convey more than physical attributes and can include props relevant to what you are trying to convey...ie a cricketer with a bat in the background or holding a cap or ball
I am looking for modern colour photographers, and others, and would appreciate any ideas and your thoughts, and ones that are modern in colour that are good at portraiture.

If you have already done your AS level and understand what they are really wanting from this project, it would be most helpful.

I love taking photographs and am talented, but find this theory side a little difficult.

Any help appreciated.

Thanks in advance
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