Balancing Elements

Rule Of Thirds

Portrait Assignment

who will you shoot, where will you shoot, and what will you do to make the shot successful?

          I'm going to shoot myself, because I would feel more comfortable with it, and I know how I'm going to want the shoot to go like, and it would be my Idea, so I'll have more of a clue on how to start.
Where? I'm thinking inside, it won't be outdoors, most likely in my room, I have a big window and I like how the light hits, so that's most likely where.. To make my shoot successful, I'm going to take the tips I read today, and really put it to work, to have fun with it, and see what expressions would work with, and really have fun with it, over-react and see where I go with that.

Casual Portrait

- T o me, I'm all about detail, the picture doesn't necessarily need to be of a pretty person, or something nice, but detail, I mean this picture, you can see freckles, mustache, the hair color, it's just goes way deep in on detail, and really shows it.

- I like how the leaves which were blurred, made it focus on them, and it's just a simple nice picture.

Photography Self Portrait

 - This picture, I like how they turned the background black and white, which makes me immediately look at the color, which is where you see her taking the picture, of what she sees.

- I really like self portrait pictures like this, of a person, of themselves, to me it's just nice, it's interesting, because a lot of people are camera-shy and I love when pictures like these come out, I like how it's faded and old looking at the bottom, to make it seem like an old photograph.

Enviromental Portrait

- What I really liked about this photo was, the setting, I mean it's beautiful, and the picture is clear, and you see detail, and you can tell the guy was what they were aiming for, he also stand out with the red jacket, but I really liked the setting mostly on this one.

 

- I really liked this photo, the sky in the back is just wow, it's so detailed!  It's an awesome picture, you can see everything so clearly, and you can see every little thing. I love this picture.

Self Portrait and Portraits Part 2 (TIPS)

1 - Think about your motivation and emotions: Blankly staring at the camera rarely gets good results. Be silly, don’t be afraid to over-act. The worst that can happen is that you fill up your memory card with useless photos; but you might also find yourself with a proper gold-nugget of a self portrait.

-This would be for me my first pick tip, because a great picture could come out of that, never to be shy in front of the camera.

2 - Have fun with it. Be sexy. Be yourself. Be awesome. Be different. Be creative. Whatever you do, have fun with it. That’s part of the point, after all.

3. Get Closer
-The most common mistake made by photographers is that they are not physically close enough to their subjects. In some cases this means that the center of interest—the subject—is just a speck, too small to have any impact. Even when it is big enough to be decipherable, it usually carries little meaning. Viewers can sense when a subject is small because it was supposed to be and when it's small because the photographer was too shy to get close.