Self Portraits and Portraits Part 1

• Experiment with Lighting
• Break the Rules of Composition
• Experiment with Subject Expressions

 I liked this environmental portrait because you can see the old man's story about how his family is gone because he is sitting alone with all of the pictures. I like how the put the man in the center so you can see everything else.

I liked this environmental portrait because they only captured the lower portion of the subject. I also liked how they introduced a prop to the picture and used a simple background. The picture just looks really good because of all the things they put together. 

 I really liked this self portrait because he added his touch to show that he was a photographer by placing an image inside of his hands. I also like how it is in black and white and the background is white because it makes the picture look so simple. 

I liked this self portrait because I think it's really cool how he used the smoke effect to make it look like he is disappearing. I also like that it is black and white because it helps to make the portrait look even more dramatic. 

 I liked this casual portrait because I think the angle they got at makes the picture look really good. I like how you can see the little girl through the grass because it makes it more interesting than just a normal portrait. I also like how she isn't looking at the camera.

I like this casual portrait because the subject isn't looking down the lens, but they are looking at a different angle and it adds emotion. I also like the how the put him on a line of thirds so you could see the pattern of the fence in the background.

For my portrait shoot I will probably take pictures of my older sister because she has really bright blue eyes. I will most likely do a close up on one of her eyes with a blue background to bring put her eyes. I might also have her put on her glasses to frame her eyes and maybe put her right in the center go the picture. I will also take pictures of my friend Adriana while she is jumping on the trampoline. I will most likely be in worm's eye view so it can be a really cool jumping picture. I would also like if I could get a picture of her completely in the air on a line of thirds.