Portraiture

Portrait photography or portraiture is photography of a person or group of people that displays the expression, personality, and mood of the subject. Like other types of portraiture, the focus of the photograph is usually the person's face, although the entire body and the background or context may be included.

When photographing these students I have looked composition of the images, making sure that they fill all of the frame with a slight border around them. I have looked at both colour and monochrome images as colour can have an effect on how you look at the image. For example in the images with colour your eyes are drawn straight to the colour eg the bright books however in the monochrome images your more focused on the person in the image due to the colour not distracting you away from the main focus of the image. The students have a very neutral expression on their faces. they arnt smiling or showing any kind of emotion. When photographing these students I had looked at multiple photographers that have used a similar technique using natural lighting outside against a plain background.