Senior Portrait Article Notes

• Edgy, editorial or personal
• lighting effects, editing & unusual angles
• get to know the client
• you will know what to shoot
• Make it personal
• help the client to have fun
• fun=comfort=good shots
• bring your own props!
• important to client
• Visual impact is key
• SMIZE
• teens want to look vogue
• Think about how the shots will look together
• elements and principles of art

Portrait Examples

I like the composition and framing of this shot             I really like her body position of this model

Smiling                                                                          Smiling

I like the color and composition in this picture           I like how her outfit matches the simple back

Smiling                                                                        Smiling

I like the radial nature and the camera angle               I like the body position and blurring

Smiling                                                                        Smiling

  

I like how the background is used like a prop              The reflection makes it dynamic

Smiling                                                                         Serious

  

I like the symmetrical balance                            I love the color and simplicity                      
Serious                                                                Candid

Elaine Gates Recap

I learned a lot from Elaine Gates yesterday. I main thing that I learned was to portrait someone who wants to get their photo taken. If you pick someone that doesn't like getting their picture taken, it will show through in the pictures.
I also learned that setting is important. Whether you put the person somewhere they are comfortable or somewhere they are uncomfortable, it will shine through and make the photo more interesting.
Looking from flaws in the details is very important, too. Bra straps or pieces of trash could ruin a picture. Saying that you will fix it in photoshop later is BAD.
This goes for those details, and also things like white balance, aperture and frame.
The final thing that I learned, and that I will definitely do, is to take a stepstool along in order to be able to shoot from above.