Category: Exercise

As an exercise in handling a dslr camera, we have been tasked with taking photos of our partner that best depicts their characteristics.

My partner is Shah.

And here are the photos:

I’ve chosen to go with a medium close-up shot of Shah here to emphasize on his friendliness.

I’ve increased the contrast and a bit of brightness of the photo to give this cheerful and vivid feel to express the how nice Shah is as a person.

I’ve gone with a long shot here to include the alternating colors of the walkway into the photo.

Why did i want the alternating colors you might ask,

It is to link to Shah’s outgoing nature as portrayed when he offers assistance to his friends and his upbeat way of communicating with others.

I’ve decided to go with a black-and-white photo finish as well to diminish the presence of bright colors coming out from the classroom windows in the background and highlight the pattern of the walkway.

And here i’ve decided to go with a low angle shot to focus on Shah’s confidence.

The low angle shot gives him a sturdy look and creates a impression that he is powerful. I may not know him all too well, but from our exchanges thus far, he is certainly not someone that perishes easily in the face of difficult situations.

A vignette effect is also utilized to bring focus to his body in the center of the photo to add to the depiction of him looking tough.

Well, that’s the 3 photos of Shah that I’ve hand-picked from the photo shoot session.  I can definitely say i am more confident in being a photographer as opposed to being a model from the experience in this exercise. Haha.