Portraits and Self Portraits

Most portraits are taken with the camera at (or around) the eye level of the subject. While this is good common sense – completely changing the angle that you shoot from can give your portrait a real WOW factor.

Switch your camera into ‘burst’ or ‘continuous shooting’ mode and fire off more than one shot at a time.

The person in your portrait is the main point of interest – however sometimes when you place them into different contexts with different backgrounds you can dramatically alter the mood in a shot.

I liked this photo and picked it because she is framed by her environment.

I liked this photo and pick it because it was so simple but the camera and the way he looks through the camera makes it more dramatic.

I liked this photo and picked it because it is just simple and peaceful.

1. Interacting with environment

2. Environmental portrait are people in a forest or surrounded by plants while casual portraits are more pictures focusing on the main subjects.

3. I think that to get a really good self portrait someone has to try out different angles.

4. I think that I would like to maybe do a more environmental portrait and might shoot at the park or something.