The images above were created for the second part of the portraiture brief: Unfamiliar Subjects, where we had to go around looking for strangers to film. I found that many people were just as uncomfortable being photographed as I was taking the picture of them, which helped to break the ice as we had a shared feeling. A few people were very welcoming and open to being photographed, such as the lady in the Kodak Studio, who most likely enjoys the concept of photography as she has chosen to have a career in the field. An issue I faced was that I tended to rush a lot of the shots, partly because I wanted to get of the uncomfortable position of filming strangers in public and also due to the fact that I wanted to photograph a good number of people in a relatively short time-frame. This led to a few photos being slightly out of focus, but I feel this added a bit of character to the images and could be seen as a stylistic choice instead of a technical shortcoming.
Portraiture I
This series of images was for the first part of the portraiture brief: Familiar Subjects. I took the opportunity to get all these images in one of our 2-hour photography workshop. I feel like this was a good decision as it was a very laid-back, relaxed atmosphere and it was easier to experiment on different types of shooting. I found it quite easy to take some good shots as everyone was comfortable with each other. I feel like this was a good starting point for photographing strangers as I did not have any experience taking portraits prior to this. While experimenting during post production, I found that adding a bit of film grain to the images made them seem warmer and more visually appealing in my opinion.