This is Eve.
I used another model at the photography meeting for this exercise. These meetings are very good, I get to socialize with and observe other like-minded people. The studio owner charges £15.00 for the evening and has three models set up with different lighting for the photographers to practice on. I have been using these evenings lately to develope my directional skills as I am a bit of an introvert and struggle to find my voice sometimes. This is Eve. I tried to shoot an equal number of torso and full body shots and I asked Eve to make slight adjustments to her pose/stance and/or facial expression between each shot. At the time of shooting I felt that the full body shots worked the best but after reviewing the images a second time I think the best shot is the 3/4 length img.F80A0716 shown below. I have labelled the A's (not good) as most of them are badly composed with awkwardly posed limbs etc. The B's (acceptable) could be improved with a little cropping. The C's (good) are pretty much ok on composition but the D (single best shot) is given because I feel that there is more of a connection between the viewer and the subject and the shadow on the wall adds an extra dimension.
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This is Amy, she is a model at a photography meeting I attend every other Wednesday at a local studio. I asked Amy to show me various expressions (sad, quzzical,sultry, friendly, happy etc.) and then asked her to look at various objects in the room as well as straight at the camera.
I think the straight down the lens look has a more intimate feel. The averted eyes appears more natural although img.F80A0698 where the head and body are turned slightly away but the eyes are looking at the camera looks pretty natural too. I am not too sure which I prefer but I do like the natural looking portraits better - whether looking at the camera or away. I suppose it depends on what kind of 'feel' is intended. With the body facing straight at the camera it looks bigger and gives a more aggressive or defiant impression, turned slightly away and it appears slimmer and less intrusive. The direction of the eyes and the angle of the chin is also important, the chin tilted slightly down with the eyes looking up can make the eyes appear bigger but if the chin is tilted down a little too much then the pose can be submissive. This is my Mum working at her desk in the office. You can see in the image that she is engaged in some activity but I have used a fairly narrow depth of field to concentrate the focus on her studious facial expression.
![]() Here I used a photographic daylight balanced tungsten light with a fairly small softbox to make the light less harsh. Although I did place it quite close to the subject to create a heavy contrast between one side of the face and the other. ![]() This was the same set up as the previous image but this time I held a silver reflector on the oposite side of the face to the light, this bounced light back and revealed detail in the other side. ![]() In sunlight with the sun at a 45° angle to the face, this creates contrast and adds depth. ![]() In full sun again but this time with the sun behind the subject creating a rim light. ![]() This one was taken with the subject stood in front of a window with the light being filtered through a wooden blind, it created quite a soft light with a warm colour cast. ![]() The final image was taken in the same position as the last but this time without the blind which creates a slightly cooler light without the colour cast. |
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