All these ideas buzzing in my head

<p>I am doin a course my course in photography i have many many ideas for my portraits, everyone else doing landscape so wanted to be different,</p>

<p>Im stuck as i have done the whole happy child white brackground with lots of fill light and i have done the mother and baby bump in a low light setting black background and softbox,<br>

I want to make my portraits different and to stand out so im gonna try the young woman model life portrait standing on a stepladder with her looking up shot her in focus with the ground below out,</p>

<p>I want to do an elderly man or woman or couple how would i shoot this and were in my studio or outdoors....</p>

<p>plus any other portrait ideas would so appreiated, would like to use a brick wall as backgound I need 12 portaits<br>

and i want them all to be of generations and ages of people</p>

<p>xxxxx much love<br>

laura xxxxxxxx</p>

<p>Check out articles like the following, and many more at that same site, for lighting ideas that may provide inspiration for unique and impressive photographs:<br></p><p><br></p><p>http://www.digitalphotopro.com/technique/camera-technique/urs-recher-light-lessons.html<br></p>

<p>I usually go for things no one else is doing. For example, everyone does motorcycles and lingerie, well switch it up. Put a preacher or senior citizen on a Harley ( no lingerie ). Try doing kids in Adult type clothes or stuff like that. Take a 6 year old and make him look like he's at a construction site.<br>

I guess I take the normal, and then make it unusual as a formula. I don't want to do what everyone has shot. And I'm not good enough to duplicate it in a good enough way to make it work. So ... go after your own ideas.<br>

Jef</p>

<p>try visiting your family, friends, relatives, and love ones - in their homes, where they feel safe and comfortable and can be themselves - and photograph them in ambient light only, no artificial light added. This will teach you as much about using light, setting exposure, etc as will a studio setup. and it will be cheaper. all u need is your camera, your creative eye, and some patience. try this approach using both color and B & W to see what the light does. It will also give you valuable training in working with and being sensitive to people in their home turf.</p>

<p>This book has inspired this suggestion..<br>

Amphoto Guide to<br>

Available Light Photography by<br>

freelance photographer (Don O. Thorpe) (ISBN 0-8174-2149-1) (1980)</p>

<p>this is a good basic guide to available light photography</p>

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<p>Try reading the following book for ideas:</p>

<h1 >Light: Science and Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting </h1>

<p>http://www.amazon.com/Light-Science-Introduction-Photographic-Lighting/dp/0240808193/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265781534&sr=1-1</p>

 

<p>awww thank you all xxx</p>