Portrait Inspiration
I chose these portraits to model after because they have good uses of positive and negative space on the mens' faces. I like the first one the most because of this. I also like the way the photographer used it on the chair with President Kennedy in the last photo.
Studio Portraits
My best photo here is the first one. I like this photo because of the contrast. I had the model look to the side with the light set on his side. I photographed the model from a straight on point of view. I tried to create a dreary mood in the photo. I feel this worked. I do not think any of the images need any significant improvement although I feel that my weakest portrait is the last one because I did not get rid of the shadows in the background. I also could have adjusted the lights in this photo.
Self Portraits
I feel that my best photo is the first one. In this photo I held my guitar at an interesting angle. I used natural light. I photographed this photo straight on. I tried to create a generally happy mood with the guitar. I feel that in the fourth photo I could have made the guitar pick a little sharper and adjusted the colors in the fifth. I think my weakest portrait is the fourth because it was so blurry.