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04/24/2008 05:20:28 PM · #26 |
you also get to lead the expression by what you talk about. Talk about mundane stressful things if you want mundane, stressed looks. Talk about loved ones if you want more connected expressions. Talk about passions if you want passionate and animated results. Be loud, exciting and energetic in how you talk if you want lots of energy, talk softly and slowly if you want to slow things down. You are the photographer so the results are in large part a reflection of how you lead the shoot, with strangers, best friends or in between.
I talk a bit before hand, but I also talk/ babble while the camera is in front of my face too. The reactions move so quickly that I don't usually have time to bring the camera up if I see something I want to catch.
One of the more interesting questions I've seen used is 'Who would you die for?' It initially sounds a bit morbid, but it typically connects the subject immediately and emotionally to someone or something that they really adore/love. That comes through in the expression when they start talking about them.
Another gimmick I like to get people to give a really genuine smile is to ask them to be as stern and serious as they can. Get them to really glare at me. Most people can't manage that for long before cracking up. Somewhere after that is the real expression.
I also tend to flirt a lot. Women or men, young or old. People do love flattery...
What does Portrait Professional do to 'force an expression' ?
Message edited by author 2008-04-24 17:22:31. |
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04/24/2008 05:25:18 PM · #27 |
| I agree with everyone else... I talk... alot crack jokes, usually as corny as I can get, not for the picture or the expression but because it gets them to loosen up... but just as important is connecting with your subject, finding out about them, their wants, desires, etc. connect with them and everything else is easy. |
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04/24/2008 05:50:08 PM · #28 |
Originally posted by Gordon:
What does Portrait Professional do to 'force an expression' ? |
Basically it works almost like the liquefy tool in PS, it just pulls the edges of the mouth up or down (depending on what you're trying to get) but keeps it realistic looking. She was not smiling at all in the picture I posted, as a matter of fact she was frowning in almost all the shots. I thought I had made her comfortable, we joked, she laughed, but every time I put my eye up to the camera, that was the expression I got. She would only smile when there was no chance of me actually snapping a shot. I found it bizarre since she was paying me. I had never met her before the shoot. |
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04/24/2008 06:06:51 PM · #29 |
 
First born , Too cool, Even for himself
Message edited by author 2008-04-24 18:12:14. |
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04/25/2008 10:13:56 AM · #30 |
Originally posted by TLL061:
First born , Too cool, Even for himself |
indeed, very cool all round. |
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04/25/2008 11:08:10 AM · #31 |
| My models tend to be my friends so I get them to describe their favorite feature of a mutual friend, or tell me a funny story about a family member. I find the trick is to take the shot before they actually start talking when they've paused to think - very natural, smiling tends to be in the eyes. |
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