The reasons
why a picture works are complex, but good design is undoubtedly a fundamental
element in its success. Without it, photographs would constitute a
straight forward but uninspired record of a portrait group. However the design
has given the viewer an extra insight into the feelings and emotions being
communicated. It is essential that from the outset you understand and isolate
what stimulate you in the subject and just as important, identify those
elements that you do not like. The latter can then be excluded.
Photographing
several friends together is a good way to start the exploration of composition
with figures. Being relaxed in each other’s company dispels any feeling of
awkwardness and when you work as a group, ideas usually around.
With three or four people the combinations of
arrangements and poses are endless and the results are as varied as they are
numerous. If the group are young, creative people – as there were – then the
session is likely to prove even more exciting and productive.
Changes of
clothing will add an extra dimension to the proceedings buy try not to overdo
it as too much choice can be a hindrance. Choose a setting which will
complement the subjects without dominating them, since the background is as
much a part of the images design as the subjects themselves.
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