Portraits: how can you make people sitting still? sharing your method(s)

[bobpin]

My method:



Chamonix 1620 camera
Dallmeyer 4B Petzval lens
B/W 1620 film processed with 510-pyro developer

[Michael Wellman]

Not sure that I understand your method. Can you explain it?

[bobpin]

I put something on people's head, in order not to let it falling down, he/she should concentrate and keep sitting very still. "Something" can help making the shot interesting.



Chamonix 1620 camera
Dallmeyer 4B Petzval lens
1620 Ortho film processed with 510-pyro 1:500

[Bernice Loui]

Forced stillness in the portrait sitter essentially destroys the portrait sitter's ability to reveal relevant emotional expression.

Forced stillness in the could be good for the photographer, likely not good for creating expressive portraits.

~Portrait images are much about capturing some aspect of the portrait sitters personality, their expression on-in the image made.


Bernice

[Tin Can]

Agree

I prefer to shoot digi with strobes while the subject moves, I tried it with 36mm film without strobes before Digi

I have posted many of those, but not this one

55 by TIN CAN COLLEGE, on Flickr

[Hugo Zhang]

Bobpin,

Welcome back! It's been a while and I really like your images, including this first one.:-) Lens wide open?

Hugo

[ghostcount]

Forced stillness in the portrait sitter essentially destroys the portrait sitter's ability to reveal relevant emotional expression.

Forced stillness in the could be good for the photographer, likely not good for creating expressive portraits.

~Portrait images are much about capturing some aspect of the portrait sitters personality, their expression on-in the image made.


Bernice

“ For me the picture possibilities were interesting: limiting the subjects’ movement seemed to relieve me of part of the problem of holding on to them.” - Penn

[bobpin]

Forced stillness in the portrait sitter essentially destroys the portrait sitter's ability to reveal relevant emotional expression.

Forced stillness in the could be good for the photographer, likely not good for creating expressive portraits.

~Portrait images are much about capturing some aspect of the portrait sitters personality, their expression on-in the image made.


Bernice

Not agree and agree...

Not agree: sorry I hvn't mentioned that this method is only for shooting new photo talents/children when they first time sitting in front of the (Ultra)large format camera.

Agree: I don't use this method when shooting "experienced talents/models".



Ebony SW810 camera
Darlot 250mm Petzval lens
Ilford HP5 810 film processed with 510-pyro 1:300

[bobpin]

Bobpin,

Welcome back! It's been a while and I really like your images, including this first one.:-) Lens wide open?

Hugo

Hello Hugo, How are you?

I was busy in the coffee industry for the past few years. Now my business is on the track so I can squeeze some time for my photo hobby again.

Thank you for your appreciation.

p.s. The lens was wide opened.

[Eric Woodbury]

"Sit, Stay"