Self Portraits and Portraits (Part 2)

• Use props! Are you a dad and a rocker? Bring your kid and your guitar. Are you a photographer? Add camera gear. Painter? Paint. Poet? Words. Make-up artist? Guess… You get the idea.
• You may want to make photographs of people going about their business—vendors in a market, a crowd at a sports event, the line at a theater. You don't want them to appear aware of the camera. Many times people will see you, then ignore you because they have to concentrate on what they are doing. You want the viewers of the image to feel that they are getting an unguarded, fly-on-the-wall glimpse into the scene.
• A self-portrait doesn't have to be of your face—the image of two hands holding a camera says a lot about the photographer who shot his own portrait. You can also aim the camera down your body from eye level.  A picture like this will say a lot about your activities and surroundings.

I like this photo because unlike some of the other pictures he isn's staring into the camera and striking a pose. Now if this is staged, it isn't as obvious as the others. But otherwise, he looks like the typical man that works at those really expensive tuxedo places and has to wear nice clothing to look the part.

I like this photo because the scene is in a little kids room, and she looks as if she doesn't work but is a stay at home mom the way she is dressed and how her hair looks. This fits in perfectly with her environment and everything such as the kid and the toys are just props that add that "mom" feel.

I like this picture because this is something different. This is the typical perspective of a biker because of the mirror from a bike, the glove, and the helmet. These props help us understand the person's personality.

I like this picture because it's as if he doesn't even know the camera is there. I like the whole secnery in the background and the fact that it's in black and white.

I like this picture because the liitle girl in the picture is just so cute. and the apple in her hands reminds us of the fact that we need a healthy generation which starts wiith the kids. The little girl is in a simple little background that isn;t loud nor takes away the attention of the subject.

I like this picture because it is a typical little boy picture with the loud t-shirts of a rocket ship. And the sandwich that his mom probably made him. This picture looks as if it was taken outside because of the colors in the blurred background.



I wanna try to take my own picture for the shoot. I also wanna try to take the picture inside the gym, because that's where i spend most of my time. I wanna try to encorporate props and lost of rules of photography. Props such as a volleyball and maybe the net, as well as maybe my jersey and gear.