Self-Portraits and Portraits

Tips:


Alter your Perspective

• Most portraits are taken with the camera at (or around) the eye level of the subject. While this is good common sense – completely changing the angle that you shoot from can give your portrait a real WOW factor. Get up high and shoot down on your subject or get as close to the ground as you can and shoot up. Either way you’ll be seeing your subject from an angle that is bound to create interest.

Change the Format Framing

• Many photographers get stuck in a rut of only ever shooting either in ‘landscape’ (when the camera is held horizontally) or ‘portrait’ (when the camera is held vertically) modes. Look back through your images and see which one you use predominantly. Just because a vertical framing is called ‘portrait’ mode doesn’t mean you always need to use it when shooting portraits. Mix your framing up in each shoot that you do and you’ll add variety to the type of shots you take.

Environmental Portrait

I like this and picked it because you get to see their work space and it really tells you about them and what they do. 

Self Portrait

I like this because it is different and innocent. I picked this because it is a different kind of self portrait you get a different angle of her and the lighting scheme adds a lot to it.

Casual Portrait

I liked this one because this is a natural family photo of what goes on in their family. I picked this because this is a freeze frame movement photo and it really displays their emotion.

1. What are the characteristics of an environmental portrait?

An environmental portrait is a photo that shows the surroundings of a person that they choose to be in, in their everyday life.
2. What is the difference between an environmental portrait and a casual portrait?
A casual portrait is just frames of certain things that people do whereas environmental captures the environment of the subject.
3. What will you need to do to get a really good self-portrait?
Have a good angle to get a portrait of yourself. There is importance in revealing something about the writer.
4.  When you go take these pictures, and you will eventually turn in one of each, a portrait and a self-portrait, describe to me what you would like to do and who you would like to take a portrait of and where you might shoot these images.
I want to take a portrait of my friend and I would like to shoot images outdoorsy or them with what they really enjoy doing. in a greenery for them and for myself I want to capture a picture of myself in my room.