Portraits

Self-Portrait: Journal Entry

After I decided the theme I wanted for my Portrait assignment, I asked Brianna if she could help me with my Self Portrait. I wanted the pictures to feel like a family album of old polaroids, I wanted them to be relaxed and goofy so that the viewer feels comfortable and happy looking at the pictures. Whenever I look at pictures where the subjects are happy it makes me feel like I'm walking on a cloud and sharing in their happiness, and thats what I'm looking to create with my pictures. It wasn't very difficult setting up the camera for the shots. I began by taking a picture of Brianna in the way that I desired my portraits taken, and she referred back to that shot throughout the shoot. I had to change the aperture several times as the sun was setting and we changed locations once. Overall working with Brianna for my Self Portrait was easy and enjoyable and I believe that the pictures came out looking exactly the way I wanted them to.