Over the last few weeks I have been so busy! I have not had time to even think, but I knew as soon as I saw the heavy frost all over the trees in Logan that I HAD to do a photoshoot of it. My sisters have requested that I post some more photography tips, so I thought this was an ideal example.
Tip 1:
Play with your surroundings. There are so many things that you can create by moving around. For this shoot, I simply had Laura, my model, walk around and glance back at me, so I could catch her natural movements and personality.
Tip 2
Use the rule of thirds... or not. You can grid your frame into nine squares and place your model according to that. Or you can just play with the frame. I will focus in on my model and then pull the frame over to the left or the right, so it adds interest to the background. I love this picture of Laura, because she stands out in all the frost, but you still get to see the frost.
Tip 3
Don't be afraid to do a close-up. If the back-ground isn't so interesting, focus on your model. It gives an extra emphasis on the model to have a blurry background. Plus, you can add interest to the foreground, like the chairs in the bottom of the picture.
Tip 4
There's usually one thing that I'll mention to my models about posing... Shoulders. If the models shoulders are squared towards the photographer, they are going to appear wider. If they are slightly angled away from the photographer, they appear slimmer... and I find that it brings on a more casual pose. You can really emphasize the face by having the model angle their shoulders away from you and framing their face with something, like the branches in the picture above.
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