Portraits tips

1. Hold Your Camera on an Angle

Horizontal and Vertical framings are not the only options when it comes to shooting portraits. While getting your images straight can be important in when shooting in these formats holding your camera on a more diagonal angle can also inject a little fun into your images.

This type of framing can add a sense of fun and energy into your shots. Just don’t ‘slightly’ do it or you’ll have people asking themselves if you might have mistakenly held your camera crooked.

2. 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.

Photographing your shadow is another way to do a self-portrait. Shoot early or late, when the sun is low in the sky. A light, stucco wall, a sidewalk, or any other simple background can suffice. Just be sure there aren't a lot of distractions around the surface you choose.

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The Environmental Portrait

I choose these photos because it shows people in there natural work place. A lumberjack and beginning rancher and cattle herder.



The Self Portrait

I choose these portraits because it shows how people as they see them self. That and the grey scale real helps the show a more details to me.

The Casual Portrait

I choose these portraits because the people in them look so natural in the pictures. _________________________________________________________________________________

 After looking at all of those pictures, I thing I might take picture of friends and family and anyone in that can be taken picture of in the time I have. I would go to an indoors to take pictures. I would make sure that all in focus.