Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA)

Do you have any experience in taking portrait photos? Tell me your stories! 

Introduction of portrait photography

The upcoming slides will show you what photo composition is. Let’s observe So’s works. 

Exploring effect: Photo composition

Artist Introduction

Preparation before shooting

Before taking photos, we will briefly introduce the basic techniques of photo-taking. This activity is about sensitivity (ISO).

Exploring effects: Sensitivity (ISO)

Your Art-making Activity: Photography

Resource Kit Overview

Video Viewing and appreciation

Before taking photos, we will briefly introduce the basic techniques of photo-taking. This activity is about exposure compensation (EV). 

Exploring effects: Exposure compensation (EV)

Based on the HKMoA collection, this series, ‘In Touch with Hong Kong Artists’, provides education materials and activity sets designed with the aim to raise the interest in artists and art and culture in Hong Kong. In this resource kit, So Hing-keung will be introduced.

In Touch with Hong Kong Artists: So Hing-keung

Visual Arts

The Arts

There are four types of portrait photography. We are going to show you in the coming slides.

It is a small photograph to show a person’s face for identification. It is the type of photo for official travel document issued by a government with particular requirements and size. 

It’s a self-portrait photo that you take of yourself with digital camera or smartphone. 

It’s a portrait photo that you take with your family members. 

It’s a portrait photo that journalists take for newspaper or magazine.

Resource Kits

Object Library

Museums

In Touch with Hong Kong Artists: So Hing-keung

Introduction of portrait photography

Portrait photography