These are my 4 portrait pics of my Bestie Carolina. I wanna thank her
for portraying such great poses and making me laugh as I took pictures.
This is one of my best friends, Carolina. It took this picture by this
"back path" right behind my house, where there's a bunch of inspiration
to take pictures of. I decided to pose her resting on the wooden post, because
I thought it would balance the perpendicular lines of the post. I used the rule of thirds
as a way to create a nice symmetry yet, not have her directly in the center.
Now this is an impromptu photo i took at the tennis courts I live by, and
I really find the fact that she's just hanging over the net funny. It's not something
everyone does on a daily basis, but in my case, it provided me with an object
for Carolina to pose randomly and how she felt. To me, this picture says "I
should have joined tennis with Romelyn at the beginning of the year but there's
always 3 more years to join." Something I would have erased was the annoying
lamp post in the back, and with all the good tone range with Carolina, the light post just has to
be there. -__-
Not so surprisingly, this picture is one of my favorites. I love how it
captures the sadness and humble vibe through her clothes and expression. I didn't
expect her jacket to tell a story, and when I was editing, I wanted to bring it out even more.
My favorite part is how her jacket really contrasts against the rest of the shadows,
and emphasizes her sad appearance. The tree also helped in the making, with all
the depth its bringing, it somehow says "she is empty," just like itself, with no leaves. Also, thanks
Coco for being a great model :)
Last but not least is this important photo. I took this in front of the tennis courts, right
outside the border of the fence. One of the things that really pop out to me is the cement
stains. I like how it contradicts the bubbly and happy smile she's showing. But this time,
two things I would have changed were the sharpness of her facial features, and the stupid light
pole in the back (curse you!). I also didn't realized that this picture tells more than just a smile.
The cement stains appear to be dripping, and some faded and stronger than the others. In my pers-
pective, it explains how on the the outside she might seem happy and cheery, but when you
get to know her roots deep down, you learn there's more to her.
