For art we are doing self portrait photography. I looked up self portrait photography and I some on how to make pictures better qaulity. Here are just a few of themm.
1. Alter Your Perspective
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. Get up high and shoot
down on your subject or get as close to the ground as you can and shoot up.
Either way you’ll be seeing your subject from an angle that is bound to create interest.
2. Play with Eye Contact
It is amazing how much the direction of your subject’s eyes can impact an
image. Most portraits have the subject looking down the lens – something that
can create a real sense of connection between a subject and those viewing the
image. But there are a couple of other things to try:
A. Looking off camera – have your
subject focus their attention on something unseen and outside the field of view
of your camera. This can create a feeling of candidness and also create a little
intrigue and interest as the viewer of the shot wonders what they are looking
at. This intrigue is particularly drawn about when the subject is showing some
kind of emotion (ie ‘what’s making them laugh?’ or ‘what is making them look
surprised?’). Just be aware that when you have a subject looking out of frame
that you can also draw the eye of the viewer of the shot to the edge of the
image also – taking them away from the point of interest in your shot – the
subject.
B. Looking within the frame –
alternatively you could have your subject looking at something (or someone)
within the frame. A child looking at a ball, a woman looking at her new baby, a
man looking hungrily at a big plate of pasta…. When you give your subject
something to look at that is inside the frame you create a second point of
interest and a relationship between it and your primary subject. It also helps
create ‘story’ within the image.
3. Break the Rules of Composition
There are a lot of ‘rules’ out there when it comes to composition and I’ve
always had a love hate relationship with them. My theory is that while they are
useful to know and employ that they are also useful to know so you can purposely
break them – as this can lead to eye catching results. The Rule of Thirds is one that
can be effective to break – placing your subject either dead centre can sometimes
create a powerful image – or even creative placement with your subject right on the
edge of a shot can sometimes create interesting images. Another ‘rule’ that we often
talk about in portrait photography is to give your subject room to look into. This can
work really well – but again, sometimes rules are made to be broken.
http://www.digital-photography-school.com/10-ways-to-take-stunning-portraits
1. Alter Your Perspective
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. Get up high and shoot
down on your subject or get as close to the ground as you can and shoot up.
Either way you’ll be seeing your subject from an angle that is bound to create interest.
2. Play with Eye Contact
It is amazing how much the direction of your subject’s eyes can impact an
image. Most portraits have the subject looking down the lens – something that
can create a real sense of connection between a subject and those viewing the
image. But there are a couple of other things to try:
A. Looking off camera – have your
subject focus their attention on something unseen and outside the field of view
of your camera. This can create a feeling of candidness and also create a little
intrigue and interest as the viewer of the shot wonders what they are looking
at. This intrigue is particularly drawn about when the subject is showing some
kind of emotion (ie ‘what’s making them laugh?’ or ‘what is making them look
surprised?’). Just be aware that when you have a subject looking out of frame
that you can also draw the eye of the viewer of the shot to the edge of the
image also – taking them away from the point of interest in your shot – the
subject.
B. Looking within the frame –
alternatively you could have your subject looking at something (or someone)
within the frame. A child looking at a ball, a woman looking at her new baby, a
man looking hungrily at a big plate of pasta…. When you give your subject
something to look at that is inside the frame you create a second point of
interest and a relationship between it and your primary subject. It also helps
create ‘story’ within the image.
3. Break the Rules of Composition
There are a lot of ‘rules’ out there when it comes to composition and I’ve
always had a love hate relationship with them. My theory is that while they are
useful to know and employ that they are also useful to know so you can purposely
break them – as this can lead to eye catching results. The Rule of Thirds is one that
can be effective to break – placing your subject either dead centre can sometimes
create a powerful image – or even creative placement with your subject right on the
edge of a shot can sometimes create interesting images. Another ‘rule’ that we often
talk about in portrait photography is to give your subject room to look into. This can
work really well – but again, sometimes rules are made to be broken.
http://www.digital-photography-school.com/10-ways-to-take-stunning-portraits
Self Portrait Ideas.
Chinchilla
- Dogs
- Cat
- Family
- Friends
- iPod
- Phone
- Computer
- Food
- Room
- Mirror.. :)
- Shadoow
- Seawall
- Clothing
- Represting my migraines
- Books
- Lazzinesss
- Car
- Writting
- Pictures
- Eye