Inner Child

I chose to two pictures above of Cesar because both images clearly captured his different emotions, with just his facial expressions.

I chose these pictures of Alexandra because they were unique expressions that she usually doesn't show. She was also able to add humor to her emotions.


Alexandra and Cesar were both easy partners to work with. Like always, Alexandra was extremely outgoing with all of her facial expressions, which made for some crazy pictures. In the beginning, Cesar was not comfortable making weird faces in front of the camera, but after a few tries, he loosened up and was able to create different faces to fit the requirements. As a photographer, a challenge that I faced was making sure the background wasn't washed out. On the first day of shooting, I took pictures of Alexandra in direct sunlight. Although the color on her face turned out, I noticed that the background of the trees and sky was way too washed out. I simply took new photos of her the next day in the shade, solving the problem. I had a few other challenges, but overall, I had many successes. I had expressive models who were able to bring across almost any emotion, my pictures are crisp and focused, and the models are centered in the same position for each photo.

As a model for Alexandra and Cesar, I felt that I had a responsibility to bring the same enthusiasm and enegy that they did for my photos. When I was a model for Alexandra, she was clear with her instructions and we didn't have any problems. When I was a model for Cesar, I got the feeling that he didn't know what he was doing. Even though he was the photographer, I had to tell him step by step what to do; it seemed like he didn't even know what project he was doing. This taught me that whenever I am taking pictures of a model, I need to communicate and be clear with my instructions.

In order to be a good portrait photographer, I believe that you neeed to be able to communicate and be assertive. If not, the model will not know what to do, and it could come across in the final product. As we take more portrait pictures, I am excited to take them, but also model for them. I rarely get the chance to be a model for pictures (beside from class), so this will be fun to show a new side of me. The only thing that I am concerned about is working with different models. I often have a precise image in my head of what I want my final product to turn out like, and if the image is different, I get frustrated. In order take pictures that show the best of my abilities, I need to be able to effectively instruct the model on what to do and focus on the task at hand.