Self Portrait and Portraits Part II AND Rules of Photography Part II

1.Settings—The Other Subject
The settings in which you make pictures of people are important because they add to the viewer's understanding of your subject. The room in which a person lives or works, their house, the city street they walk, the place in which they seek relaxation—whatever it is, the setting provides information about people and tells us something about their lives. Seek balance between subject and environment. Include enough of the setting to aid your image, but not so much that the subject is lost in it.

2.Photographing your shadow is another way to do a self-portrait. Shoot early or late, when the sun is low in the sky. A light, stucco wall, a sidewalk, or any other simple background can suffice. Just be sure there aren't a lot of distractions around the surface you choose. 

3.Think about your motivation and emotions: Blankly staring at the camera rarely gets good results. Be silly, don’t be afraid to over-act. The worst that can happen is that you fill up your memory card with useless photos; but you might also find yourself with a proper gold-nugget of a self portrait.

 I liked this picture because it shows the lady and and where she's working to survive

I liked this photo because it shows how the guy's love for guitars.

 I like this picture because he is showing his passion for singing

I like this picture because the guy is like showing what he likes

I like this picture because it just shows the women there just smiling

I liked this photo because it shows the guy that just have a casual smile 

I don't know who I will shoot but maybe i will shoot my little sister and I will shoot at a place where there's a lot of flowers so it can really show where she's at. To make the shot successful I would use the rules of photography

Rule of thirds

Balancing Elements

Symmetry and Patterns

Leading Lines

Viewpoint

Background

  Depth

Framing

Cropping

Mergers and avoiding them