Exercise: An active portrait.

Firstly I discussed with my subject the activity he would be interested in. As a rugby player it seemed natural for my friend to be photographed practising passing.

This is a portrait exercise rather than an exercise in reportage so it is not necessary to show exactly how the actions are performed, we should instead focus on the person and their facial expression.

I shot several images and have tried to select a variety. Generally my subject is concentrating quite intently, although at one point he did start laughing which I managed to capture.

1/500 f5.3 ISO 200 80mm

 

 

 

1/500 f5.6 ISO 200 105mm

 

 

 

1/500 f5.6 ISO 200 105mm

 

 

 

1/500 f5.6 ISO 200 105mm

 



 

 



I enjoyed this project as it goes to show that you do not need to know specifically what the model is doing, you can tell a lot just from their facial expression. Having your subject doing something they enjoy or are familiar with really creates a more relaxed image.