I am usually amazed at how a candid photo of someone can be glamorous. I’ve seen some great photos of people that are candid shots but not something I would call a glamour photo. Everyone of course has an idea of what is and what isn’t a good glamour photo or just a snapshot or just a portrait etc., etc., etc. But for the purposes of this blog my definition is a photograph of a model with the emphasis on the subject as opposed to portraiture where the face is the main concern and the expression on that face. The differences between these shots of Raena is that usually in portraiture the subjects are not necessarily models.
So I spent the other day photographing Raena, she is someone I consider photogenic [3 : suitable for being photographed especially because of visual appeal <a photogenic smile>]. As time goes on i’m realizing that the posed or unposed photos of the subjects are wonderful and the photos work for the subject matter at hand, but I am also wanting to include photos of the unposed a more natural occurence and passage of time type of photos. There is a better sense of interaction with the subject and I think it conveys more what I want to portray.
So in order to achieve a little of that I had Raena just hang out and we started to converse and I joked that perhaps next time a picnic was in order and some alcoholic beverages so that she could relax a bit more. Anyway, I believe that these photos turned out as predicted also I may add this was her first time back being photographed since a year ago when I first photographed her for the Miss Guam pageant.
Stay tuned and we’ll go through some more stuff of Raena… here’s a last photo just for good measure… =)
I love period photos. Especially if they are genuine obviously. I shot this of Sherry the other day. It wasn’t planned she was getting dressed and getting ready to do another portion of what we were shooting; nothing in particular just trying out different things because I had access to an incredible place to shoot. So while she was going through her things she received a phone call and sat down to talk to whomever was on the other end.
After the call she just sat to relax; that’s when I shot this… Now this is still also in keeping with and very much a part of the ongoing premise of my book project Private Moments – a very big part actually is that it isn’t staged.
I want it to be as candid as possible. I was recently speaking to a friend, Leslie, about her photos she does an incredible job taking from a situation without bothering it; more commonly referred to as candids.
It is still in keeping with the theme of what a woman does behind closed doors. For those that are not familiar and who haven’t read; the basic premise is The candids only add to the idea of being watched, another voyeuristic journey.
The photo of Sherry was actually not posed at all she saw me bring the camera to my face and she looked over and I snapped. I decided to finish the photo this way because her whole look just “looked” very 70′s.
The feathered hair the flowered dress with the very low cut screams 70′s!
Though the finished product will probably not be colorized as the idea is to have everything in black and white.
We’ll see what happens in the meantime you can go to my Flickr for more photos from that day of shooting… click <a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/oftanamedia”>here</a>
