Portrait And Self-Portrait Tios And Ideas

1.)  If you’ve got a remote trigger, that’s usually a better and more controllable than trying to use the self-timer.

2.)  Use a tripod. Seriously. While it’s possible to get good photos while you’re hanging on to your camera at arms-length, it’s a lot easier if you’ve got the freedom to move around a bit.

3.)  Have fun with it. Be sexy. Be yourself. Be awesome. Be different. Be creative. Whatever you do, have fun with it. That’s part of the point, after all.

I like this Environmental portrait because the photographer got a really good angle, low, up close, and shows the subject.  The buffalo's hide also blends in with the fall colors of its environment giving the photo a very natural and genuine appearance.



For the most part I like this photo because of the background, I was recently in Colorado and got to see a lot of scenes a this one.  I also liked the bald eagles in the bottom of the photo, its goes well as it is the United States Bird in some of the U.S's more unique regions.



This self-portrait I thought was very clever, the photographer found a corner of the building, set up the camera on the edge of one window, pushed the trigger, then ran over to the other side to pose for the shot.  Its a very unique photo and one that i really like.

Here's another clever photographer. He took a photo of his shadow with a mini-tripod who's legs are perfectly aligned with the shadow of the actual tripod from which the photographer took the photo from, pretty smart and makes a nice illusion.

This photo I liked because it doesn't  take a professional photographer to pull off capturing a photo like this one, this photo is very nice using the rule of thirds and giving a clear message of what the subject is and giving a really nice background.

This photo is a bit casual but could also be the cover of a magazine or used for some kind of advertisement for the Hotel/Casino behind the man who most likely is the owner of the establishment.  The photographer seems to of have taken the photo at the perfect time of day with the sky's colors blending with the shades of orange and gold of the building.

 For my portrait photo shoot i plan on capturing a photo of a typical high school couple, I plan on making it look like a kind of magazine cover where you would ordinarily find a photo celebrity couple .