Posts Tagged ‘Lucy’
There is Something that Money can’t Buy
Couple weeks ago, I said that I wanted to photograph portraits with a different approach, trying to imitate the way that Platon does it. The communication, the relationships and level of comfort between the photographer and the subject, and the ability to click that shutter when the eyes see the emotions and compositions.
Therefore, for my studio lighting final portfolio, I decided not to pose my subjects, instead, we have conversations and as that carries on and the comfort level increases, I click the shutter at the moment where there is a genuine feeling involved within the conversation.
It’s really difficult for me because I am not a talkative guy; however, this exercise taught me a lot. My professor said something in one of the classes, “There are two types of photographers who does portraiture, the first one is where the photographers are more active and they tell what the models should do and the models follow that instruction; the second is where the photographers are more passive and they are there letting the models do what they want and capture the moment when they believe it is right.” There are pros and cons to either type of photographers, but to me, I rather be the second one. I feel like the first type of portraiture photographers, they are there to capture the physical side of the models; for the second type of photographers, they are there to capture the emotional side of the models. Therefore, to me, it is in much difficult and interesting to see the inner being of a person through photography because usually, that is not the intention of photography.
There is something that money cannot buy, and to me, that is the genuine expression on people’s faces that I am able to capture.
