Barry, Your comments are very much appreciated and wanted! I love hearing from you and what you think of my on going process to become a photographer! I feel like I take my camera everywhere just to take shots of anything, but I find myself intrigued by people! Its a shame most people don't like their picture taken! Its amazing how u can capture emotions in Photos! And you! Your photos capture amazing beauty and emotions!
Ah Emily, you are advancing so quickly...and only 15 or 16 years old! This is a great pose and expression...your hands are expressive for such a young woman. Think of your portraits like sculpture...how much can you take away from them while still capturing the image you are after. If I were "sculpting", I would ensure the background was a light absorbent material that would not detract from the image with specular highlights. I would remove jewelry that didn't really add to the image (perhaps the little orange thing). Finally, I would frame it just a little wider (or tighter, see example) to reduce the visual tension caused by your shoulders being sliced off. Keep shooting Emily, you are becoming one of my favorite photographers! ;)
Ah Emily, you are advancing so quickly...and only 15 or 16 years old! This is a great pose and expression...your hands are expressive for such a young woman. Think of your portraits like sculpture...how much can you take away from them while still capturing the image you are after. If I were "sculpting", I would ensure the background was a light absorbent material that would not detract from the image with specular highlights. I would remove jewelry that didn't really add to the image (perhaps the little orange thing). Finally, I would frame it just a little wider (or tighter, see example) to reduce the visual tension caused by your shoulders being sliced off. Keep shooting Emily, you are becoming one of my favorite photographers! ;)
Doing self-portraits are not easy and you seem to have good sucess with them. Keep on shooting and then when you do find a model, the experience will pay off.
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