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Develop A Portrait

The document discusses developing a portrait concept that tells a story by thinking through ideas before shooting. It suggests letting your imagination fuel your concept by coming up with ideas for the subject, location, and overall story you want to portray without constraints, then planning how to execute and process the portrait to bring your concept to life. The concept is the starting point that guides the entire portrait process.

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Develop A Portrait

The document discusses developing a portrait concept that tells a story by thinking through ideas before shooting. It suggests letting your imagination fuel your concept by coming up with ideas for the subject, location, and overall story you want to portray without constraints, then planning how to execute and process the portrait to bring your concept to life. The concept is the starting point that guides the entire portrait process.

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A portrait concept is the start of your entire portrait process.

If you want to
develop a portrait that tells a story, it's a good idea to think through your
ideas before you show up to shoot.

Many of us start portraits by finding a person and a place, and then we get
started clicking the shutter. I don't think there's anything wrong with that
and I don't mean to criticize anyone if this is what they enjoy.

Instead, I want to share some ideas for developing a portrait concept that
tells a story and goes just a bit beyond a quick snap.

Your Imagination Fuels Your Portrait Concept


If we break down a portrait into the major elements, here's how I see the
workflow:

 Concept
 Planning
 Execution
 Post Processing
 Delivery
In the concept state, let your imagination go. This isn't the time to tell
yourself what you can or can't do. We'll figure that out in the planning
stage. For now, you're creating ideas.

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