First Crack at Senior Portraiture

September 23, 2008

Filed in: Art, Media & Design, Photography
Tagged as: dusty, freelance, Photography, portfolio, portraiture, senior portraits
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I was recently charged with taking senior portraits for Randy’s younger brother Dusty. It was an unusually humid September day when I finally dragged him out and about with my camera. He was not the most cooperative of subjects, which is really too bad, considering how naturally photogenic he is. He spent most of the time swearing at me about how lame and “gay” the whole thing was. When he wasn’t complaining, he was either doing an “Abercrombie” pose or an over-done smile.

Despite his difficulty and seeming desire to annoy the snot out of his mother who was watching and chiming in quite frequently, I think I still got a few good shots out of the ordeal. Not all of them are very typical “senior portrait” material, but I don’t think that’s such a bad thing, either. Some of the ones I got were between Ambercrombie and over-done and portray him goofing off and just being himself. Others (more rare) were moments when I got a genuine smile or some other real feeling.

All in all, I enjoyed the process and look forward to my next opportunity to do it again. If I could survive a two hour photo shoot with Dusty, I think I can survive it with anyone. :)

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