Self Portraits and Portraits Part 1

• Hold your camera on an angle
• Anticipating behavior
• Mirror/ reflective surface is easier for self portrait

Environmental Portrait:

I like this photo because it is so simple but it captures so much and it is very pretty. I picked this photo because I think that the color of the red background really makes the man stand out in the picture.

I like this photo because the action in the background with the sparks flying make the photo much more interesting than just a plain old picture. I picked this picture because it shows you something that you typically wouldn't see every day and so it grabbed my attention.

Photography Self Portrait:


I like this photo because I think this image is very beautiful in a simple way. I picked this photo because I like how creative it is and I like the intense expression on the girl's face.




I like this photo because I like how the camera that the man is holding up kind of represents a gun. I picked this photo because I feel like you can tell that he has a lot of passion for photography but at the same time it is kind of a mystery of what this photo is supposed to symbolize.

Casual Portrait:


I like this picture because of the colors in this picture. I picked this photo because I like how the suns rays is shown through out the picture and the girl really stands out.



I like this picture because the sun also is shown in the picture and I think it makes the picture look cool. I picked this photo because I think that the blurred background really makes the girl stand out.


For my portrait assignment, I want to take pictures of people in high school. I will shoot at places like school or outside of school activities, like at the mall. I will use all some of the tips that we learned to make my shoot successful and creative.