Awkward ARTEX

ISO: 200 Aperture: 5.6 Shutter Speed: 1/125 Lens: 24-105mm Flash: 580 flash with brolly box

This was a picture that I took near the beginning of the year. It was my first off campus assignment of the year. I was really excited about the assignment when I got it because it was about how Mrs. Waldrep's son had kidney issues. I was expecting this to be a picture that would really be able to tell a story, but that turned out to not be the case. Basically, this picture was somewhat of a disaster. When I got to ARTEX, I found out that the person who assigned the photo did not tell the subject that we were coming. My battle buddy and I were just as surprised as the subject to find out that nobody had been informed that we were coming. Therefore, the situation began awkward. The plan was to get an environmental portrait of this guy, however, the room wasn't big enough nor was it very exciting. I guess to remedy this situation, I could have used a wide angle lens or at least a 17-50mm. Basically, this picture turned out to be a headshot. I tried to make it a little more interesting through projecting a shadow, but that was the best that I could do with the situation given. Technically, there is nothing wrong with the mechanics of this photo. It just could have been a lot more storytelling and appealing to the eyes.