Sunday, 4 November 2012

Portrait photography

Portrait photography is one of the most popular type of photography and one of the largest. Portraits can be shot in a studio, outside,candid or with using a model.
Portraits depend on what you want from the photo, whether you want them posed (with or without props also), real life or stills from a certain moment (wedding, etc).

A popular type of portrait photography is Family portraits, here are some of my favourites that I have found.
 I really like this family portrait because it's different and not a typical studio shot. The colours in the background are also really beautiful and match the colours of what the females in the shot are wearing.

This shot is really special. It's an action shot on a set of a family playing with cards. It looks quite Halloween themed. I really like the cards floating in mid air to show that it was a split second caught on film.

This family portrait is shot on location and is really different to what we would normally see of a family portrait as it is quite grungy. I love it how the children are dressed in white, showing innocence and the parents are in black.

 
This is a common style of family portraits in a studio, they are nice and clinical and look good on a wall. I feel they don't have much soul to them though.

My favourite type of portrait photography is action shots, when someone isn't looking at the camera and isn't aware the camera is there (candid). I feel that it gives you a more genuine emotion/feeling than posing for a picture, i particularly like candid street photography;
By Nick Turpin
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By Burk Uzzle
Burk Uzzle

Burk Uzzle - Woodstock

Here are two examples of my own work where i photographed Sarah Graham. I don't like the black and white photo much, the lighting is a bit too strong and harsh.




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