erik_skipit Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Capturing emotion can be very difficult...Its a matter of being in the right place at the right time and having the camera dialed in just right....I dont have much captured emotion in my portfolio... I have worked with a number of models and this can be the hardest thing for them to project is emotion..A lot of models have just one or two looks..Getting something beyond just a smile can be challenging...A smile works if it has a element of goofiness to it... So what do you have for emotion that you can share with everyone viewing and such....Leaving this open to snap shots as well more professional type pictures....I'm starting out with 2....One more of a snap shot of Jordan an her lil sister Gabi...She was trying to get Gabi ready for some pictures and trying to get her into a more silly mood talking an joking with her like only a big sister can....I like the candid shots of models cause it shows more of the personality side.... The second shot is a posed shot for her portfolio...Joking around,do this, try that,a lot went into getting this one shot....But i want her to have a large range of looks and a lot of diversity in her portfolio...This second one also reflects her personality...... Other models i have shot with have not been able to pull off looks that have character to them....And thats partly because no one works with them on it....I am working on shooting with just your average every day person and getting some of that emotion but its not as easy as one might think......So if you have a LOT of emotion filled images of people consider yourself LUCKY....If you dont but you want it in your portfolio...Start soon as you may find it rather challenging to get THAT shot thats portfolio worthy..... All my images shot with Pentax ist...These ones,available light.... Funniest thing EVER...Someone had a shot of a couple having a heated arguement in a restaurant lol....If i remember correctly one shot she had slammed her fist an a french fry went flying,something like that...I was just like omg you see a couple fighting so you start shooting lol that takes some balls lol!!!! And in a restaruant.....I bet the photog didnt use a fill lol!!!....THAT would be hystrical...they're all fighting an heres this bbbbsssshhhhh of a flash...lol...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik_skipit Posted October 29, 2008 Author Share Posted October 29, 2008 Second shot....Jordan...Capturing her personality in one frame...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaloot Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Interesting Erik and I agree its hard to capture that emotion, the one to make you remember, such as the infamous Nat Geo cover of the Afghan girl from the 80s... I don't shoot people but of the photos I do, this one below is one of my favorites. Taken at our home back in India, these kids were helping their parents during the harvest and just loved to pose for the camera. Click on the image if you want to see it larger or other "India" images. <br> Thanks <br> <a href=" title="Imported Photos 00680 by Shaloot, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3138/2574385188_f91c499379.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Imported Photos 00680" /></a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rose_duclos Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Alright, I'll bite - although I rarely take people pics - unless they have fur or can be looked at in macro - it's never been much of an interest... but here's one from a while ago. - 'last thanksgiving'?<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik_skipit Posted October 29, 2008 Author Share Posted October 29, 2008 @Somanna....I will be sure to check that out when i have a chance an the time to fully appritiate it....I love the shot!!!!....You framed it up nice and the image over all has a lot of character to it...Thankyou for sharing =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgredline Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 How is this for emotion? <img src="http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp128/jgredline/Strangers/smile1.jpg"> - <img src="http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp128/jgredline/Strangers/smile.jpg"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markus maurer Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 from a series of children portraits this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markus maurer Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 finally the photo<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markus maurer Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 from the same photo session<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markus maurer Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 a photo moment from a session last year<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markus maurer Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 mothers pride and pure joy from the same session<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgredline Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Markus, That last image is great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markus maurer Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 For me it's much, much more than being there at the right time and having your camera ready Eric. You have to establish a relationship with your subjects, make them feel comfortable and confident and more. I have made lots of photos of "people in emotion" but did and can not show most of them here for copyright reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markus maurer Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 from a clown series last year<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markus maurer Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 coming close to the Pentax A-24mm F2.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markus maurer Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 from the clown series<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik_skipit Posted October 29, 2008 Author Share Posted October 29, 2008 @Markus...I really liked the Pure Joy shot thats great... @Rose....lol great shot..You never know what your going to get with kids... @Javier..Very nice...Your wife?...Was that shot at 2.8? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markus maurer Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 real emotions from the Zurich zoo :-)<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgredline Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Erik, not my wife. Don't know who she is. I shot it with my Tamron 18-250mm super zoom at my Grandson birthday party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rose_duclos Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Markus, I will always be your biggest fan. ABsolutely LOVE the last picture you posted from the clown series. Those EYES just push right out of the photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rose_duclos Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Erik, the first picture of the girls is really good. I wonder how it would look if you cropped it, though - so that the lips would follow the '1/3' rule? All that empty top space seems to take that little bit away from the image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemal.yarbrough Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Markus, that's an awesome shoot. I think you win in the emotion category. Here's my boy with an exaggerated smile. Shot with my Nikon D1x sniffle. <p><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackfist2k2/2393526379/" title="My Kids - Joshua by Mr. Gosh Darn Wonderful, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3166/2393526379_df0cd64b5f.jpg" width="326" height="500" alt="My Kids - Joshua" /></a></center> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgredline Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Jemal, that is precious.....:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_rush Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Erik, John Peri is really good at capturing his model's emotions in glamor photography. Check out his portfolio here on Photo.net, where he often comments on tips and techniques. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik_skipit Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 @Jonathan...Thanks i usually dont get past this forum..Its like the rest of the site does not exist lol.... @Rose...I see your point but that really cant be cropped and keep the aspect ratio for printing...In keeping the aspect ratio i'd lose too much on the image as close as their heads are to the sides of the image....See what i mean? Attached...If it displays....Low res file of Indiera....I have no idea now what i said to make her laugh...We had a blast shooting that day....<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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