#federica giordano photography

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HND Photography - Seeing The Light

Different examples of portraiture include;

Traditional portraits - involves capturing the emotion of the subject. This is normally taken in a studio setting with artificial lighting with the subject looking straight at the camera focusing on the head and shoulders of the subject.  

David LaCapelle

Lifestyle Portraits - involves the subject taking part in their everyday life in various environments to capture their personality. Normally taken in natural light

Federica Giordano

Glamour Portraits - involves focusing on the looks of the subject, this is normally used for advertising a product. Can either be shot in natural or artificial light depending on the situation.

Steven Pan

Candid Portraits - involves the subject not being aware their photo is being taken. 

Mario NR

Environmental Portraits - involve capturing the subject in a particular location of interest.

Martin Schoeller

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areas of portraiture

 ♢ candid portraiture (my personal favourite)

this is where the subject is not aware that their photograph is being taken. it captures a person/people in a raw, natural form. it is without posing. i like this approach because it captures peoples genuine expressions and emotions. to me, taking a photo of someone who is deep in thought will produce a much more satisfying result than if the person was posed or aware. one of my favourite photographers is vivian maier and this was her approach to photography during the 1950s and 1960s. something i’ve noticed that is a common technique with candid portraiture is that the camera position is at the photographers hip line or waist. maybe because holding it lower is inconspicuous?  

example image below: “pedro” by thomas leuthard, 2014.

♢ creative portraiture

this style is has a lot more thought gone in to it. portraits of this nature have deep meanings behind them and are very planned. often they are personal to the subject or even the photographer, and somewhat confusing or puzzling to the viewer provoking a thought process with lots of questions. a lot of the time this style of portraiture is depicted as moody. the photographer of the image below has stated his meaning behind this creative portrait; “i am the canvas.”

example image below: a self portrait ‘the artist” by steven saillant, 2014.

♢ fine art portraiture

i quite like this style, too, because fine art is something i like learning about, researching, and admiring. to create a fine art portrait there is usually a dated background used, as well as some form of costumes and props. the subjects facial expression and pose is in a classic way to strengthen the old-timey feel. within the frame there are often inanimate objects and sometimes animals, (alive or dead), placed just so. the photographer i’ve chosen an example from has a clear knack for this style of portrait photography and she produces images of such beauty it’s hard to look away. a new favourite.

example image below: gemmy woud-binnendijk, 2018.

♢ lifestyle portraiture

this style is simply real life events captured more creatively. like a normal scene of life amped up a bit. similarly to candid portraits this style does remain candid and natural, whilst the artistic flare is incorporated. family portraits are a great example of lifestyle portraiture, often shot outside to convey an everyday family outing. a quote from federica about this style; “to be unnoticeable, you may actually need to participate and connect with the group. you have to be present and listen to what they’re saying. then, when you take photos, you’ll be like a friend or family member rather than a stranger swooping in for a shot.”

example image below: “friendship” federica giordano.

♢ environmental portraiture

this is where you capture subjects in their natural surroundings. its best to control the light on your subjects for this portraiture type. i chose matt brandon as an amenable for this type because his life is travelling around countries such as egypt, malaysia, phillipines, india, tibet, thailand, and maldives to take photographs of the native people of those lands in the environments. i think he's a perfect example of this type of portraiture.

example image below: malaysia, matt brandon, 2018.

sources:

- https://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasleuthard/13983500726

- https://500px.com/photo/68743261/The-Artist-by-Steven-Saillant/?utm_source=iso.500px.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=embed&utm_content=web

- https://www.gemmywoudbinnendijk.com/Overview/Portrait/

- https://mymodernmet.com/gemmy-woud-binnendijk-fine-art-photography/

- https://www.thephotoargus.com/examples-of-lifestyle-photography/

- https://thedigitaltrekker.com

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Out on French Fries Magazine 

EXTRA WET is an experiment done during the quarantine and I worked on it as soon as I could. 

The idea was born from my desire to work on photographs experimenting with a more physical and tactile method.

 So I observed how the images - printed on paper - changed according to the material contamination. The instant impression was that the image acquired a new aura, changing its essence. 

When water flows on the paper without corrupting the image, gives it a sense of wetness that clashes with the material component of the paper.

That’s why, me and my stylist RitaMaria, decided to create images related to the sense of wetness, and to exaggerate this feeling through post production. Wet clothes, wet photographs and wet scanner.

The result is a project that experiments photography beyond the limit of digital.

Styling - RitaMaria Giordano

Hair & Makeup - Federica Di Dato  

Model - Ilaria Iannicelli 

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