For my work with portraits I decided to venture out into the woods with one of my friends. I noticed I got the best shots when I distracted her and did not have her look directly at the camera. When she did she would stiffen up. These are my four favorites.
Before reading your description, I was questioning why not a single one of them had her looking at the camera. I think your subject is flawless! Although, you seem to have used flash on all of them which makes the light really harsh. I think you should play around with the no flash setting or a manual setting and see what it does! Awesome shots though!
ReplyDeleteThese are absolutely great! Your photos show that you both had a great time with this assignment. I love how you went outside the norm and took a portrait of your friend not facing the camera. Great job!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos. She looks so natural. I like how she wasn't looking right at the camera. She looked like she was having a good time. Great job.
ReplyDeleteLove the distant looks & the idea of offsetting or the Thirds rule you used in the photos! Great images!
ReplyDeleteI love her body language in the third one. I think the second is the most conventionally beautiful. Great job helping her to be more relaxed in front of the camera.
ReplyDeleteSage has nailed it and Maxine followed up nicely. These are great because you have given the subject room to breathe and the poses are (somewhat) comfortable. She still seems a bit nervous, which tells me you need to spend more time with her in front of the camera. The best way to get someone comfortable is to ask them a bunch of questions about them and their day...what they are doing and where they have been. This helps to distract them from thinking so much about being on the spot. And, as Sage pointed out, try to use some settings without the flash. It will add more depth to your images and appear more natural.
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