week five: interaction assignment

I got together with A and D this week. We each had to take our turn being photographed. It was interesting to be photographed. I was pretty self-conscious, really. And lots of the things my classmates said to try to get me to relax (things I say to my subjects, too!) didn't really help me to be better in front of the lens.

I took A's photo:



I like the photo above because of her unposed expression. It seems pretty natural, though it was a bit difficult to get her to relax.

I found that one way to help her relax was to let her look away from the camera, like this:



I'm not very excited about the composition of these photos; I was admittedly distracted, trying to figure out how to help A feel comfortable.

I think that new photographers like us might be the worst subjects!