As we departed for half-term, I began to take some general photographs of themes like: street photography, portraiture and environmental shots.

Whilst I was in a cafe with family and friends, we came across a familiar man. The family friend had been a customer where my mum had worked for many decades and everyone grew to know him well.

The thing that struck me about him was his strong character. Although he was suffering through a very difficult condition he still managed to smile through it and enjoy himself. His uplifting demeanor and happy attitude was refreshing.

I then respectfully asked him if I could take some pictures and he agreed to let me. I instructed him to stand outside the cafe whilst I tried out several shots and angles. However, I didn’t instruct him to pose or stand which he did naturally.

Here are my edited outcomes from this shoot:

This was the first shot that I took. I wanted to capture his device which he must carry around with him in order to breathe properly. I tinted the image into light blue. Blue is a cool color so I think that it made the mood gloomy which is what I wanted.

This picture below is both an establishing shot and a portrait. It involves the man’s body and environment.

I then took a side shot, because I wanted to incorporate a full-body shot.

As the family friend was looking away I captured this. In the distance, a greatly-timed cyclist appeared.

I think that the photography below is very striking. The man ‘s expression is very strong and he seems to be very concentrated.

I experimented with various colors whilst editing. Firstly black and white and then a purple solid color.

As another experiment, I did the same to these one’s except with the shades of grey and blue.

This is my favorite image. I changed it into black and white to demonstrate the intensity of the contrasting shades. He is looking directly into the camera with sharp eyes and a great presence. The look seems very real and the fact that he isn’t smiling is even better. This is because smiles tend to hide the truth about how someone’s feeling, so this is good to imagine.