New Challenge | Portrait

Though it's not necessarily my first time taking picture of person but it was my first time taking picture other than my family. My friend was willing to stand in heat and following what I said. She was pretty cooperative as well. I generally love her candid shots and that's why I tried to capture her candid expressions. Though during the process, I feel a little awkward since the object I mostly capture is inanimate and it's way easier to work with _{according to me ;)}.

From this experience, I learned that it's not easy taking pictures with a good composition, or maybe I am still new in all these. There are so many things to adjust from lighting,pose, and ensuring other people aren't in the frame. All these aren't easy and keeping the model in a good mood and enthusiastic aren't easy either. Though with my friend, I didn't really have that problem much except a few time she got tired with the same position and also getting distracted.

I took the shots pretty quickly and she moved the way she liked and I ended up with some good shots but also bad ones. sometimes my friend was also distracted haha just like this one picture below, Later she told me, there was a good looking guy passing by.

Or this one when she looked like she was tired with my sh*t 🤣

There are some corners that we tried around the temple. At the end of the day, I wished I was working more with her but it was a few days before I left Thailand.

This is also my favorite result from this photoshoot.

Some of my fails include these ones;

But all in all, my friend was pretty easy to work with and I learned some new things during that time. First, I might need a new glasses and eye-check up because half of my pictures are tilted and I think I have some problem with eye alignment. Second and at last, I shouldn't rush and take more time when telling the other person how to pose and taking time to capture their expression.