daniel's photo journalism blog: self portrait and portraits part 2 AND rules of photography part 2

1 - Think about your motivation and emotions: Blankly staring at the camera rarely gets good results. Be silly, don’t be afraid to over-act. The worst that can happen is that you fill up your memory card with useless photos; but you might also find yourself with a proper gold-nugget of a self portrait.
Read more at http://www.pixiq.com/article/self-portraits#a44GISdBVvo0WBa7.99

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.
Read more at http://www.pixiq.com/article/self-portraits#a44GISdBVvo0WBa7.99

3-You can create an especially revealing self-portrait by adding personal memorabilia surrounding your mirrored image, such as photos of yourself at various stages of your life, or anything that tells the viewer about your interests.

i liked this one because it like mixed his face together to make some cray "monster looking creature" haha

environmental portraits->

i choose this photo because of the guitars. they all have so many different designs, colors and textures and looks that it captures your eyes

this guy is falling i thought it was funny.

here it shows him in two different scenarios the one in the mirror is getting ready for work while the there one is not so it makes it seem as if he is fighting a self conflict and it intrestests me because i can make my own story about this

i think i would like to do an environmental portrait. I'm thinking taking a shot of someone enjoying a game of basket ball or a tennis match at a school game whenever its possible to get that image.

casual portrait

i choose this one because the family looked really happy together

i choose this one because the baby was cute

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