A friend of my daughter sent me an email with a few observations and a question, which in turn, set of a much longer train of thought about portrait photography, and making it more spontaneous. My portrait photography tends to be controlled on some levels. I don't strictly pose, but I do control the pose and the lighting and composition - while still trying to retain some spontaneous reaction from my subject.
Here's Terry's email (which was titled: Intrinsic Splendor)
I was thumbing through one of your books to brush up on something Read more inside...