In that regard I was fortunate: I grew up in a snap-happy family. I remember being a child and *loving* to pose for pictures. I lost my love for posing around the age most girls suffer tremendous decreases in their self-esteem. So I am very aware of the intimidating effect a camera lens has on people. That's why I prefer unposed shots, too. I'm more likely to capture the person's natural, relaxed expression when they don't know I'm photographing them.
That's another nice thing about taking my own portraits: I know the photographer is eyeing me with love and respect and will do everything in her power to get exactly the shot of me *I* want.
Which reminds me...I did The Child's annual portrait on Saturday. He has a mole he doesn't like. I need to give him a print with the mole edited out. Just like knowing my photographer will do everything to get the shot I want, I need to do the same for him.
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Date: 2008-01-08 05:44 pm (UTC)In that regard I was fortunate: I grew up in a snap-happy family. I remember being a child and *loving* to pose for pictures. I lost my love for posing around the age most girls suffer tremendous decreases in their self-esteem. So I am very aware of the intimidating effect a camera lens has on people. That's why I prefer unposed shots, too. I'm more likely to capture the person's natural, relaxed expression when they don't know I'm photographing them.
That's another nice thing about taking my own portraits: I know the photographer is eyeing me with love and respect and will do everything in her power to get exactly the shot of me *I* want.
Which reminds me...I did The Child's annual portrait on Saturday. He has a mole he doesn't like. I need to give him a print with the mole edited out. Just like knowing my photographer will do everything to get the shot I want, I need to do the same for him.