Portrait photography

Consists of taking photos of individuals and groups of people the focus is usually on the face but there are exceptions. The portrait is supposed to be showing mood through expression

David lachappelle is a photographer who started in the university of north Carolina school of arts. he tries to use sets multiple times to be economic and he wants his photographs to have an impact. He started on black and white photos and has now evolved into videos he constraints on the human form and the vivid clothes rather than just the face.

Things to consider

Lighting

Shutter speed to capture motion

Wide aperture  to compensate

ISO make sure its balanced

Flash to fill the photo

Reflected light to create artificial shadows

Dramatic photography

a garage is the best place for dramatic lighting it uses natural light to focus on the chin of the subject and have a more dramatic effect. and emphasize the tone of the subject. The subject can move further and closer to the light to create a better mood or tone. the aperture can then be used to make a sharper image shooting in the garage is the equivalent of one light source. the photographer is also able to walk back as far as he wants to create a more desired effect.

If the background lighting is right you can have contrast and a white background