Often when I travel around with my camera, faces and people are two of my favorite things to capture. Here is a snapshot i took of my dearest buddy, Muzzo during one of our hang-out session. 'Make me look good, Ib' he says. I remember the first time I met this guy, he refused to let me take a shot of him. His reason was simple; 'I never look good in photos.' though i would love to think otherwise. So to prove him wrong, i just clicked my shutter regardlessly. Slowly, shy Muzzo creep out of his shell and began to pose for me each time he sees me pointing my camera at him. And after a while, he began to develop some self-confidence within himself that nowadays his favorite line is 'Come on, Ib...make me look good!' As you can see in the photo above, my buddy willingly stare at the camera!
I've captured hundreds of faces of old folks, young children, man, woman but yet no faces is boring to me. Some turns out good, some aren't. I believe that a photo is usually look at but seldom look into. Everytime someone tells me how sharp my photos are, i tend to cringe. As it isnt the sharpness or quality that i wanted to show, its the story behind it that i wanted to tell. If it were, i assume they would have more to say about it. I havent found any provoking impact yet but perhaps one day. I want people to see, feel, engage and connect with the whole photograph than just look at it. I want to photograph the color of their soul.
And I have a lifetime to do this :) Practice! Practice! Practice!
Here is another shot of my unpaid models..hehe. I am still trying to get a good shot of him, as my camera still hasnt quite engage to the subject just yet. Perhaps because he knows the model is actually a damn talented photographer himself. This is taken during dinner as we were waiting for the meal to be served. I could have done more with this one, i like the shadow that falls on Eka's face but yea...i could have done more with it.
And as i already said, i could have done more. Photo newly edited. :)
Anyways, you can enjoy more soulful photos of my little angels at my photoblog. Enjoy!
Portraiture is definitely a very subtle art form, especially in natural and more candid settings away from the brights of studio lights.
And practice always makes perfect! :)
It is indeed. Its challenging to convey a strong sense of character in portraits shots. And certainly, playing around with natural light is much more fun and tricky!
I've stop taking portraits seriously like for a month and now i try to get it going again. And while i'm at it, better to keep the momentum going all the time!
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