Student Portraits

[ricklumpas]

My students like to pose whenever I bring my camera to the university. But I like taking random/candid shots better. I simply told them I was learning how to take better portraits and I was just doing this for a creative hobby. I like taking shots of people and plan to master portrait photography.









They all inspire me. I hope I also inspire them as their teacher.

[beachcomber]

A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.

Our children should inspire us all.

Excellent set of pictures Rick, nicely done mate

beach

[Heaterguy]

Looks like you are well on your way to being a portraitist. Nice work.

[leonaashlee]

Nice shots, all of them, but especially the second two.

[flavio]

This set of portraits is looking very good!

I think it is very important that you share this activity with your students (dentistry? what a coincidence, my mom used to be a dentist). I'm sure they understand that a creative hobby like this induces creativity in all other aspects of your life, including your work. That is a great example for them!

[ricklumpas]

Originally Posted by beachcomber

A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.

Our children should inspire us all.

Excellent set of pictures Rick, nicely done mate

beach

Thank you my friend. It is always a struggle keeping a positive influence on the youth nowasays.

Originally Posted by Heaterguy

Looks like you are well on your way to being a portraitist. Nice work.

Thanks. And i rely on your feedback to help me improve my craft.

Originally Posted by leonaashlee

Nice shots, all of them, but especially the second two.

I like them too. At least I had no difficulty keeping them relaxed while I was shooting.

Originally Posted by flavio

This set of portraits is looking very good!

I think it is very important that you share this activity with your students (dentistry? what a coincidence, my mom used to be a dentist). I'm sure they understand that a creative hobby like this induces creativity in all other aspects of your life, including your work. That is a great example for them!

Thank you very much. Yes some of them are studying dentistry; others, pharmacy and nursing. And they are always pressing me to show my shots on facebook. I manage to get only 1 to be a member of this forum.

Your comments inspire me, Flavio. I really appreciate them.

Rick

[ricklumpas]

Here are more of the photos I took during my vacant period.


She was listening to a speaker in a student assembly.


They were waiting for the rain to stop and for flood waters to recede.


The got ditracted from listening to a candidate for student organization election.




She was getting persuaded to fall asleep while listening to a campaign speech.

"Life happens here" at CEU.

[plangereis]

Nice Portraits Rick. I am also a teacher, but at the elementary level. I have thought of posting some portraits of my students as well, but worry about getting into trouble from parents etc. Did you ask for the okay from your students, or get a permission slip from parents? Just curious. I really like the first and second one in this set. Keep going.

[ricklumpas]

Originally Posted by plangereis

Nice Portraits Rick. I am also a teacher, but at the elementary level. I have thought of posting some portraits of my students as well, but worry about getting into trouble from parents etc. Did you ask for the okay from your students, or get a permission slip from parents? Just curious. I really like the first and second one in this set. Keep going.

It is not a big deal here in the Philippines. Instead they want to see their pics on the internet especially on Facebook. I guess they all regard teachers here as second parents, so no permission slips needed. But I ask them just the same after taking the shots.

Thanks and happy teaching.

[junj]

Nice set Rick. It is a good thing you can still do your Photography while teaching.