Being Photographed

Today I met up with my mentor again and she took pictures of me! It was a lot of fun. We did this so I could feel what it is like to be photographed, so I will also understand what clients/people will feel like when I take photos of them. At first, I felt really awkward, which is normally how people feel. She let me sit down in a comfortable position, and she took a few shots. Then she had me briskly walk across the street as she moved backwards, and I flung my hair around. After, I jumped and leaped around in front of this cool looking metal wall. Next, she told me it was my turn to take pictures of her. It was kind of scary since she is a professional and what not, and I'm just a kid who wants to be a photographer. I wanted to think of my own ideas to do, but it was kind of difficult. Then she gave me a trick for what to do when I don't have any ideas. Later, I laid down on the floor, and she took pictures there. The weird things she had me do in the beginning was to get the awkwardness out, and it helped a lot. She also takes pictures when the moment is real and the emotion is there, which makes the pictures come out a lot better, and you can feel what the person actually feels. It was a really cool experience because I've never had someone photograph me before on a more serious level, and it made me excited about going to school for it. Also, when she wanted me to laugh she could say "go HA HA HA" and I would fake laugh, and then it would make me really laugh, which I thought was funny. After she was done taking all of the pictures, she took me to her house to pick up Lightroom, an adobe editing software, and then took me back to my car and I was on my way home. This lasted about 2 1/2 hours.