Portraits and Self- Portraits Part 1

Part 1:

Shoot Candidly-Sometimes posed shots can look somewhat…. posed.Some people don’t look good in a posed environment and so switching to a candid type approach can work.

Introduce Movement- Portraits can be so static – but what if you added some movement into them? This can be achieved in a few ways:by making your subject move, by keeping your subject still but having an element in the scene around them move,  and by moving your camera (or it’s lens to achieve a zoom burst).

Use your imagination- A self-portrait can reveal a lot about you, by including props and even other people that are meaningful in your life.

Environmental Portraits:

I posted this because I felt that the environment had an affect on the image. It tells the viewer that the girl likes to be out in the open country because of her environment and what she was wearing.

In this image the photographer got the man on the top of a mountain or hill and shows the background landscape which allows the viewer to infer that the man likes to hike. 

Self- Portraits 

I thought that this was a good portrait because it captured emotions that happens quickly, in one still image and it has a feel to whats going to happen next

This image has the subject looking off center which adds to the mans nature and emotions.

Casual Portraits 

I liked this image because the subject is doing what it would normally do and he looks like he's having fun so this is a portrait that shows his everyday life.

In this image the woman looks very happy and the lighting also makes the background look alive, making the portrait have a feel of happiness. 

my plans:

I plan on taking images of myself and my brother doing what we would normally do at home or any other place and I would want to make the environment look very happy and cheerful as a reflection of our emotions; it would also be cool if I could get a very different kind of background every time so nothing looks the same. I will get the most noticeable rules in the portraits and then I will use portrait tips that can add even more enjoyment to the portraits.