I've never tried a portrait session; but if some day I try, this makes lot of sense...
[FernandoBookmarking] On 6/13/08, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Christine, > > You have really hit on it. Portrait work can be very difficult > because you have to produce something, not just record something. > The latter is more about timing and finding the right situation. The > former is first and foremost about attitude. > > What happens with portraits is the feeling of the subject really > comes through. If the they are feeling a bit shy or timid, it shows. > Your job is to somehow bring the inner self out and have the person > really show something. It usually means getting them to be very > comfortable - talking and maybe laughing if it is to be a happy > portrait. Once things are comfortable, you just shoot away without > changing the feeling - don't stop and say "now we are going to > shoot" - you just shoot as you continue your talking. It has to be > a fun, enjoyable thing for both of you to have the most successful > portraits. > > It is also easier, I think, to start with a tighter shot - not so > much worry about the background. As the session unfolds, and things > are working, then you can introduce more backgrounds and poses. > > I hope I'm making sense. > > -- > Best regards, > Bruce > > > Thursday, June 12, 2008, 8:56:23 PM, you wrote: > > > CA> ----- Original Message ----- > CA> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CA> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > CA> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 8:45 PM > CA> Subject: Re: GESO: Anne > > > >> Hi Christine, > >> Think about what you want and do it again. > >> Paul > > CA> Well, there's the rub! You know, when you're out on the street or at a > CA> public event, you begin to watch, unnoticed by others, human drama in > CA> action, and you begin to sense there's a picture coming, & before you know > CA> it the camera is to the left of your nose, & you're looking through the > view > CA> finder & there it is. > > CA> How different portrait shoots are! There you are, your lovely subject is > CA> before, staring at you as if saying, "well, what do you want me to do?" > And > CA> there you are (or rather, there I was), probably looking perplexed, > CA> wondering, how do I make magic here? How do I get the true spirit of this > CA> lovely subject to reveal itself? Frankly, I find it all a bit > daunting--but > CA> to paraphrase the great Eleanor Roosevelt, do what you fear! > > CA> Thanks for the tips, Paul. > > CA> Cheers, Christine > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
