12-29-2016, 06:52 PM
(12-29-2016, 05:56 PM)Shannon Wrote:(12-29-2016, 02:35 PM)eternity Wrote: i should probably elaborate more on my statement. what i meant was that on a scale of 1-10, being between 5 and 7/8 should be relatively equal as far as the results you obtain from online dating. (i don't have science or data to back this up so don't lynch me, just what i know of the whole concept). obviously you should get nice looking clothes and have a nice hairstyle in the pictures you take. even if you're a 10/10 guy, looking like an ungroomed homeless man will serve you NO purpose.
so there, use the money you would have spent on a professional photographer to go into BarberShop, get a nice hairstyle, then go to a thrift store, get some fashionable clothez, and go on the streets and ask people to take pics of you in the poses that sarge posted above.
then? pick one or two of the best pics and go from there
now at least you'll have clothes you can use for a long time, as opposed to a photographer who will take your money and you'll have 3 useful pics and 300 useless pics to show for it.
You should be aware that a GWC and a professional photographer are two very different things. A GWC (Guy/Gal With Camera) often thinks he/she is "a professional photographer " because they found someone who would pay them to use auto mode on a camera for them.
Professionals spend years mastering a very wide variety of skills and areas of knowledge ranging from how to interact with a variety of subjects they are photographing, to how the physics of light works to the psychology of color and how to create a finished product that triggers specific psychological responses in their clients. Learning to effectively pose ones subjects is an area of study all its own, and a challenging one at that.
So next time you want to criticize professional photographers, don't criticize the failings of a GWC and blame the professionals.
Hopefully the guy I'm going for isn't some GWC. At least he's been doing photography for over 30 years. (He also stated that he studied photography under a few other photographers, but since I don't know phytography well, I don't know how good they are.) Also the Groupon review has been all good about the dude, and I think his portfolio looks legit. Fingers crossed. Still I'm not losing much, even if he were a GWC.
And eternity, thank you for a great suggestion. I didn't know what a thrift store was, so I searched online. (It turned out that it is equivalent to second hand store. At least, that's my understanding.) From my experience, buying a clothes is very hard, as finding the right size is always very difficult for me. (Either too large or too small. Say that if I go for the neck, then chest and arm length do not fit, if go for the other one, then neck doesn't fit......) Also, even if I find the size that fits, it usually requires tailoring, unless it happens to be super expensive clothing. (Which I find it to be odd.... I wonder if God made me a very high maintenance person.) It seems also to be in the gene. Both of my parents have difficult time in finding the stuff, and my dad pretty much needs to resort to tailor made. (Ffor his suits and shirts.)
Still, your point on clothing is noted. For the photography session, I think I have decent clothes, so I think I will be fine. (Unless I look like a total bomb, I should be fine. Hey, I think it's the vibe that the person is giving that matters more. Right? Pose is something that can create the vibe.)
On the other hand though, I think I will be asking (or at least try my best to ask) strangers for photos, when I get out to different landmarks. (I plan to enjoy as much as those as I can before semester starts.) As I mentioned earlier, I'm awkward being in the photo, and as a result I pretty much don't have any pictures about me. I think it needs to change, so I will be working on that. (Hey, it will be a good practice for approaching strangers, being more natural, and being more comfortable when posing and smiling. A win win.)
