Self Portraits and Portraits Part 1

The Best Tips Are:
1) Shoot Candidly
2) Fill the Frame
3) Engage Your Subject


Environmental Portraits:

I like this photo because it changes up your perspective and view of what would be a very boring photo originally. I chose this photo because it also followed a few rules of photography including avoiding mergers, simplicity, viewpoint, and balance.

I like this photo because the man is staring off into the distance which makes it interesting, and I like how they blurred the background and focused on him. I chose this photo because it's interesting and it follows leading lines, and rule of thirds.

Photography Self Portraits:

I like this photo because it's creative how the man showed his interests of photography while holding a camera in a picture. I chose this photo because I like how it was done, and because it follows rule of thirds, cropping, and simplicity. 

I like this photo because it's very interesting with the splash of color created, and I like how the self portrait represents that he likes art. I chose this photo because it's very creative and it follows cropping, rule of thirds (the paintbrush), and simplicity.

Casual Portrait:

I like this photo because it shows a kind emotion and I also like the background where the photo was taken. I chose this photo because it's well done follows framing, avoiding mergers, and leading lines. 

I like this photo because of how he's staring outside of the portrait and how he was focused and the background wasn't. I chose this photo because it shows simplicity, rule of thirds, and background.

For my portrait assignment, I want to shoot a picture of my friend staring straight at the camera from close up, while she's in her swimwear. I will take this picture at the Circle C Pool. To make it successful, I will make sure I follow some rules of photography and take many different shots to make sure I get a good one.