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| Photo by Brian Wancho |
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| Photo by Bryce Dalhaus |
When I look at self portraits there are really 2 distinct types of self portraits that stick out to me. There is Traditional Portrait, where the photographer will take a picture of him/herself and they will make a pose and get all dressed up in costumes. Just like the photo above you see that she is making a pose and it is a normal self portrait. Then I also see work that has a deeper meaning than just taking a picture of yourself. There is more of a theme and a story behind it. The photographer really needs to be careful on how he/she poses because with a different pose can have a different affect on the audience. They also need to be really careful on the environment he/she is in. As you see the photo to the right he is posing in a blank hallway. So there are no distractions for the view to be distracted on the main purpose. It makes you focus in on the character in the photo. But also when you look at the picture you see the really nice texture of the wood floor, and beams. Also the lighting makes you focus in on the main subject. Since the lighting is pointing down and also reflecting off the walls and sort of bouncing on to the subject.
