Portraits

Portraiture is my favorite form of photography. Although I usually feel uncomfortable posing and working with others to create a shot, when an image captures exactly what it needed to, it is an indescribable feeling. I love being able to convey emotion or personality through a shot is so exciting. I normally gravitate toward candid shots that capture deep emotions of those included. This often means the laughter of friends and family as they bustle around an event or prepare for a gathering.

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The shots in this assignment are from two shoots. The first was one I completed at my mom’s condo on December 4th, 2023. I shot this as a part of this portrait assignment and as a part of the first iteration of my narrative assignment. I moved through her condo creating images of the objects I was so used to see throughout my childhood home, brought with her when she moved to the smaller space. As soon as I saw the light shining in through the window of her reading nook, I knew I wanted to create a portrait of my mom there in front of her stained glass.

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The second shoot happened the day before one of my oldest friends got married. We were in her childhood home creating centerpieces from cut flowers for her reception and I brought my camera to document the day for her. I started shooting and really enjoyed the contrast lighting coming in through the blinds contrasted with the soft petals covering the tables.

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While most of my personal work consists of environmental portraits and documentary-type scenes, I would like to experiment more with weaving posed portraits into my sequences. I think this course as a whole has challenged me to view my world differently and begin to image how different forms of photography can work together to create a whole narrative.