CP 2321 - Portraiture

Credits: 3

This course is an exploration of photographing people. The instruction of the interpretative power of portraits in varied contexts will be relevant. These include corporate, magazine/editorial, and new media such as social media and other web-based platforms. Upon successful completion of this course, students will have used specific learned skills such as lighting, composition, and context to create a portfolio of photographs that address these categories of portraiture.

Prerequisites: CP 1710 - Digital Post Production and FD 2300 - Foundations Sophomore Portfolio Review

Notes: (Formerly CP 2320 Portraiture: Business, Editorial, Social)

Course Learning Outcomes:

Analyze and apply specific learned skills such as lighting, composition, and context, to create a portraiture portfolio.
Apply skills in the areas of posing, body language, and the related narrative of defining individuality.
Apply skills in the area of technology and its ability to enhance portraiture
Create photographs that illustrate the photographer’s perspective of the subject’s narrative.