Why have boring photos when you could have expressive portrait photography?

I love to capture people’s personalities whenever I can, and so I try to get some creative faces during my portrait photography sessions. Some of those come from candid moments when they aren’t ready for the camera, and some are posed. Here are a few examples of expressive portrait photography that I took on a recent themed shoot in Yellowstone!

Design and Photography by Rachel expressive portrait photography eyes

This model wondered why no one was taking advantage of her eyes, so I said “let’s do this” and I think her result is ADORABLE. She’s got the prettiest eyes and such an expressive face!

Design and Photography by Rachel expressive portrait photography anguish

This model seemed to have the goal of achieving the most expressive portraits ever. All of his photos were very intense and dramatic, but this was one of my favorites. He has raw emotion on his face that I was thrilled to be able to capture.

Design and Photography by Rachel expressive portrait photography mischief

I liked this one a lot! This model wasn’t particularly expressive, but I think there’s more going on than what’s obvious, and this face makes that clear. Expressive portrait photography doesn’t mean crazy facial expressions, it just means they’re expressing something. In this case that something just might mean some planning and plotting mischief. Who knows?

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