My Personal View.

My Personal View.

Before finding out what the masters views on Portraiture is, I thought it would be a good to start with my personal view on the subject.

I feel a Portrait itself isn't necessarily a Picture or Photograph of a Person themselves but a snapshot into their life. This could possibly be a collection of things they own that have some form of sentimental value or even what they carry in their Pockets/Handbag.

As this is a 'Studio Portrait', I Would like to capture the sitter and some kind of story and emotion.
To me, The most significant thing we look at in a person is their Eyes. Although many people say it's the Eyes themselves that are the key to their Soul, I see this in the way their face frames them. How their Eyebrows are composed when I take their picture.
The Mouth can be very deceiving. There can be a smile on someones face but their upper face can be saying something totally different.

With this in mind, when I'm Making my images. I will wait for the perfect time, when the Eyes and Mouth are telling me the same story.