Portrait and selfportrait tips and ideas

1. Think about your motivation and emotions: Blankly staring at the camera rarely gets good results. Be silly, don’t be afraid to over-act. The worst that can happen is that you fill up your memory card with useless photos; but you might also find yourself with a proper gold-nugget of a self portrait.
 2. Use a tripod. Seriously. While it’s possible to get good photos while you’re hanging on to your camera at arms-length, it’s a lot easier if you’ve got the freedom to move around a bit.
3. If you’ve got a remote trigger, that’s usually a better and more controllable than trying to use the self-timer.
                                                                                                          

What I liked about this environmental portrait was the background of the photo. I chose this photo because when I lived in California my aunt and my uncle lived at Laguna beach and would always bring a camera with them and take different portraits like this one.

What I like about this photo is how the environment around the subject of the environmental portrait really brings out the subject. I chose this photo clearly because of how the subject stand out in the photo.

What I like about this self portrait is how unique it is, it just stands out. Just the way it was taken just makes it look so cool and how we made the red and blue colors stand out in the phtoto.

What I like about this self portrait is how the person in the photo wasn't afraid to be silly and over act. I chose this because it follows what I think was one of the best tips for self portraits.

What I like about this causal portrait is how perfectly the subject is placed in the the photo. I chose this photo because it really shows  how this is a casual photo.

What I like about this casual portrait is the angle that it was taken at. I chose this photo because I like the lighting to it and the slant brings out the good background.









                 For my portrait assignment I will be shooting my friend Araceli. I'll be shooting maybe inside the school but I also want to experiment outside as well. To make the shot successful I'll be creative with different angles to shoot with.