PROJECT 1: Digital (RAW)

For this project I decided to photograph portraits in (RAW) format. I think that portraits are a good way to show people at their best, and I tried to bring that out in my photos. Overall, I think that people believe that portraits are easy to shoot because you're just taking a picture of someone's face. But it is a lot harder than that, you need good lighting, the person needs to feel comfortable, and you need to position the person in the portrait where they are the main focus of the picture. I tried to use all of these points to make my photos concentrate on the people in them. I found a Group of homeless guys, who were happy with what they had, and were just hanging out. They were more than happy for me to take their picture. This specific guy (Jack) by far had the most character with his beard, and the wrinkles and cuts on his face. Overall i wanted to do something abnormal to break the barrier of portraits.