Portrait

The assignment was to take a portrait photograph.  A portrait is simply a painting, drawing, photograph, or engraving of a person; but more specifically a representation or impression of someone or something.  In class, we were given several examples of portrait photographs and tips on how to do them.  We were allowed to try to duplicate one of the photos we saw; we could either put our own twist on the photograph or try to imitate it exactly.  My portrait photograph is my own twist on one of the examples.  I thought this assignment would be an easier one because I had so many ideas, more time to complete the assignment, and only one picture had to be posted; little did I know how difficult it really would be.  I first ran into difficulty when my first few ideas were eliminated because trying to meet up with people so that you can take pictures of them is harder than one would think.  Secondly, my schedule was booked the entire week; so there went ample time to work on the project.  And thirdly, when I finally decided to take this type of photograph, the prop I introduced (i.e. bubblegum) was actually chewing gum.  Needless to say, bubbles were not being blown very easily.  I took about ten to fifteen photos trying to get one that had the bubble big enough, the subject was not laughing, and her eyes were open.  Although hilarious, the process was frustrating.  This photograph is the best of ones that I took.  Enjoy!