Tee
Been spending a lot of time on here!
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I know what you're thinking....how can an object with no human emotion choose to like one subject over another? For example: in the past 2 weeks, I've done a handful of complimentary Christmas card sessions for friends. Two of the couples are magazine cover worthy. When I photograph them, it's like I'm continuously "on". My camera loves them. A third couple are the nicest people in the world. Real salt of the earth. They give and give and never ask for anything in return (which is why I enjoy photographing them). But...they are not the most "photogenically appealing" people. I do the same poses, same lighting set-ups, everything the same yet the images still seem "blah". It's like my camera refuses to focus, expose, etc. Earlier this week I was asked to cover an awards ceremony/ dinner for a local company. I set up a small formal portrait area w/ backdrop with a standard 3 light set-up. I had all the lighting dialed in beforehand so I could just fire away. I photographed 23 couples. It was a mix of all body types, heights, etc. Again...the attractive couples seemed to standout over the others.
The odd thing is it's not how they carry themselves is what I'm wondering. It's the physical technical aspects that has me baffled. I won't touch any controls on my camera and the images of lesser attractive people are under/over exposed, flat, out of focus, etc. Is my subconscious controlling my actions? Has this ever happened to you?
The odd thing is it's not how they carry themselves is what I'm wondering. It's the physical technical aspects that has me baffled. I won't touch any controls on my camera and the images of lesser attractive people are under/over exposed, flat, out of focus, etc. Is my subconscious controlling my actions? Has this ever happened to you?