Smile!

This blog is going to discuss the importance of the human’s most genuine expression of happiness, the smile! 2020 has been a difficult year, however, there is nothing more lifting than a smile. This is something I realized after masks have been slowly adapted in all social settings. Walking past a stranger and not being able to give or receive a smile adds to the grey cloudy year of 2020. I am writing this blog to bring some smiles to you, regardless of what is happening in the world when you are reading this!

Portrait photography is about creating images that portray the emotion of the subject, while telling a story of what is happening in the image. One of the most important components to portrait photography is facial expression. With that being said, I believe a genuine smile is one of the most powerful emotions to capture. In order to capture this, it is important to make the subject feel comfortable on the other side of the camera. It is also important to have the ability to make the subject laugh, this is the easiest way to capture a genuine smile.

I challenge you to pass on a smile to a stranger today! Feel free to leave a smile in the comments below. In the meantime, here are a few of my favourite smiles I have captured over the last few years!