From the course: Narrative Portraiture: On Location in New York City
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Scouting the location
From the course: Narrative Portraiture: On Location in New York City
Scouting the location
Chris Orwig: One of things that is so critical when creating portraits is to think about location, because location can tell so much of the story. Also it can create a certain mood or ambiance or put someone at ease or make them a little bit on edge. And here with this photo shoot, the location I decided on was the Brooklyn Bridge. Now the Brooklyn Bridge is an icon. It's really interesting, fascinating structure. So one of the things I'm always thinking about with someplace that is public is that it's going to be difficult to shoot out, because there is going to be a lot going on. What happens a lot of times in public places like that is that you either have really bad photographs or incredibly good images. The Brooklyn Bridge has these fascinating leading lines that are lying on the middle. There is all the wires and the cables and the railing. And here I am photographing Jared Mason. So I'm thinking of myself Jared on Broadway is center stage and this leading lines, I couldn't…
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