Portraiture Work diary

For portraiture i decided to shoot two different people in front of two different colored backdrops, i wanted to show off these two shots because both pictures are different for example the first picture the subject is looking straight into the camera and the shot is only of the top part of her body whereas the second person is looking into the distance past the camera and the picture is from her waist upwards this therefore creates different perspectives and depth of fields which makes for better shots with variations. 

I like the first shot as the colour of her hair contrasts with the backdrop and the way that she looks dead-pan into the camera gives an interesting shot, the angle of the image is straight on. i like the way all the tones seem to fit and contrast with clothing and features of form. when shooting Jasmine i left her to choose which facial expressions she wanted to choose, this gave quite a natural feel to the pictures.

For the second image i gave Morgan instructions, for this particular image i told her to look off into the distance, the tones in the picture and the facial expression all come together to create a melancholy atmosphere, the contrast between black and white in this image is very effective in creating the atmosphere, the way that her expression is dead pan and yet she is looking off in to the distance makes for an interesting shot. 

Progression:

Things that i could have incorporated in my shots to make them better, for my next shoot i would like to shoot my subject in different settings for example an outdoors environment or a setting that they enjoy or find defines them in some way be it interest or aesthete, i think this would create a more image as from the landscape that the subject will be shot in, it will reveal things about them. In the second image the woman is revealing something about herself with the way that she is presenting her face, the white layer and the way that she is pinching her face as though it is a model shows that she is an actor and that she has to change her role all the time and tis is why she is presenting herself as something that is easily sculpted and changed into a different face. i would like to incorporate more flair in presenting oneself to reveal more to the viewer about the subject as an individual.