Group Photos

We had to work with a group this time to do some photos. Our theme was the school, and the different majors here at SDSCPA. So, we chose a few models, and went on with our shoot. We had it all mostly planned out, but the second we started doing the actual shoot, Things got pretty chaotic. It was fun though, and I really enjoyed working with the professional equipmen and the group of photography students. In this particular photo I chose, We featured the Visual Arts to the right, Drama department in the middle, and Musical arts to the left. We did alot of different photos, but I really enjoyed this photo the most.


There is one more photo we did that I printed that I will surely be posting when I get it scanned. This second photo wasn't for the shoot. It was the end of the shooting, and we had all the shots we needed and more, but we still had to photos left to take on the film. I decided to snap those two of the models sitting down and enjoying themselves. It's almost like a portrait of the four. But I'll relflect more on that photo when it's uploaded.

Portraits Vs. Snap Shots

Portraits. They focus on the subject's face, expression, and emotion in the model. Capturing an intimate moment. Manjari Sharma has a strong connection with the models, which seems to make them a bit more comfortable during the shoot. Making it alot more natural aswell. This method seems like a very good idea. The more natural the connection is, the better the portrait becomes, and the better it can capture the expression and emotion in the model. Manjari seems to very much enjoy working with people, and capturing these lovely portraits.
Snap Shots. Consist of posing. When you snap a photo, usually your model is posing. Even if you don't mean to, or tell them to. Example? Last day of school, all your friends get together, get in a group, make some funny faces and snap! You have a memorable photo, but it's not a portrait. Snap shots can be as good as portraits, but they don't have much of a one on one connection with the photographer/viewer and the person in the photo. But they can look very nice.

I'm looking forward to the Portrait assignment. I've actually done quite a few portraits on my own, and I'm very proud of them. They capture alot, and they're usually very deep. They can capture a person's personality in a simple 2D photograph. It's quite amazing.