These are four portraits I took of my best friend/roommate over the past couple weeks. Every time she saw me taking a photo, the smile was not genuine. She would adjust and it would not be real emotion. It is interesting how candid photos can represent and show a lot more than a posed portrait. The way I solved this issue was to take photos before she knew I was photographing and after when she thought I was done. In that case, I saw a lot more real emotion and more of a candid shot.
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| This was after a few photos when she was laughing and telling me to put the camera away. More genuine emotion. |
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| Caught her looking classy with her drink while also photographing the food too. |
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| Candid photo. Fixing her hair in preparation for a posed photo. I preferred these much better. |
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| A portrait where you do not see the face. This was taken at the top of Mt. Philo. |
