Task 2 – Portrait Photography

Portrait – using classical painting as inspiration

Research of classic portrait paintings:

Frédéric Bazille – The pioneer of Impressionists

1841-70, He was a French painter and one of the early Impressionists. As a student in Gleyres studio in Paris (1862), he made friends with Monet, Renoir and Sisley, with whom he painted outdoors in Fontainebleau and Normandy. However, he was more of a painter of people than of landscapes.

Renoir reciprocated by painting a picture of his friend in their studio.

The choosen painting to interprete:

Portrait of Pierre-Auguste Renoir by Frédéric Bazille

In the summer Bazille moved into a studio in Paris and shared it with Renoir. Toward the end of 1867, Bazille painted his friend in a nonchalant attitude with his feet up on the seat of his chair. The painting remained in Renoir’s possession for the rest of his life.

set-up, light source and Equipment

Set-up at our class room using backdrop, two studio lights for the background and one studio light with soft box.

At this stage I would like to thank the team of our asessor and class mates for your support in stetting up the studio, adjusting the lights and taking pictures.

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1. Well exposure of the subject using studio light equipped with a soft box

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2. getting a white background by the use of two studio lights

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3. Trying to create a colored background like the painting

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Evaluation