Portrait Photography Guide – Image Editing

Design STAs are working on updating the Portrait Photography Guide for COLA faculty, staffs, and graduate students to follow when submitting a photo ID. Suloni wants the images to show that the photo should be taken by another person in good lighting and with sharp focus. I worked on the images for the first part of the guideline:

 

“Having a partner take your photo will make it possible to have enough distance between you and the camera so that you are properly framed in the composition. Choose a place with good lighting. It is best to have even lighting across your face, so there are minimal shadows on your face. You can achieve this by facing directly towards the source of light. Outdoor lighting is best between 7:45 pm and 8:30 pm in the summer time, lighting is even and gentle and won’t cause the subject to squint.”

 

 

Composition mock up

 

Draft 1

 

Final