Assignment #6 - B&W Portraiture

My sister Sophie:

Alexis:

Dani:

Dani is a friend I made last semester...it was my first day and I asked a slightly frightening looking girl if she knew where my class was.   She said she didn't, and told me "good luck."  I found my class, and she (Dani) walked in five minutes later.  Partners in physical science for the rest of the semester.  She is such an individual...she wears smudgy eyeliner and loves dressing goth.  She wears a cross (but is still super LDS and spiritual) and spiky dog collar on a regular basis.  She defies the conformity most students at BYU expect.  For this shot, I asked her to express her frustration with the cookie-cutter conformity we see a lot of at BYU.

Self-Portrait (I am NOT currently praying/looking for romance):

I love black and white, so I really enjoyed taking and editing these photos.  I loved learning more about color adjustments in B&W, because it really improved the photo and tailored the picture to how YOU like it.  It was also super important to go back and redo the lighting adjustments or even save them for the end.