Self Portraits

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• The most common mistake made by photographers is that they are not physically close enough to their subjects. In some cases this means that the center of interest—the subject—is just a speck, too small to have any impact.
• 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.

• 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 like this photo because it kind of shows that sometimes your environment can determine your happiness.

 I really liked this photo because it shows a contrast between his attire and his environment.

I like how the photos are in different dimensions within themselves.

I like how the picture is a photo of her face and she placed covering her face.

I like this picture because it is so original and it's in Black & White.

I like this photo because the guy is casually standing there minding his own business.

5. For my portrait assignment, I'm not exactly sure of who I want to take photos of, but I would want to take photos inside with a classroom background where the person is just participating in class or doing work. It will be a posed shot but the person won't be looking at the camera. They will be doing there work and it would be at a nice angle where you can see everything that is happening around them and what they are doing.