

The portrait project was a fun one for sure. I really enjoyed trying to get people to get a picture taken where I set up the shot, both parties of known and unknown were hesitant. I found that when just taking a picture in a set position the person is willing, but when asked, "can you come outside with me" the known parties had lost interest in being apart of the project and the unknown people started to power walk away. Taking pictures of the people I knew was much more comfortable also, both for me and the subject. The body language a person portrayed reflected if that person knew the photographer. Other things like, what the person was wearing, did they have a backpack or purse in the shot, and location really made the difference in deciding known or unknown. Overall, I did try to fool the audience using the above information and some of the shots worked and some didn't.