need some portrait help

and as per usual i have only an hour or two...
Im doing a charity event and a local newspaper have agreed to run the story if... yep there is an if .. if i take the picture, something to do with them being so busy etc etc

either way i m going to take it ... oh and its tonight so thaey can run it this week.

i need to photograph my best friend and myself and need some ideas for the pose etc, i have never done any kind of portrait work and im so going to suck , only slight catch is as the story is about me doing the event for him because of an ilness (he's able bodied) i dont want it to be the sympathy angle, both of us are ugly SOB's and not at all good looking.

not much to ask i know lol but any tips on friends and poses would be greatfully recieved ...

Clive

Thats what i love about this forum, everyone is so eager to pass on hints and tips ....

You really have not given us a lot of information (nature of illness, type of event other than charity, is it a dance a bake sale or auction etc.), for us to offer suggestions. If he is a good friend I would think a warm handshake looking at each other would suffice.

BTW the sarcasm in your second post probably did not help.

with what ? getting an answer to the first post ? 32 views at 22.31 GMT

clive lmc wrote in post #4019455
with what ? getting an answer to the first post ? 32 views at 22.31 GMT

Not to sound mean but you are the one who waited till the last minute with questions. Forums are places people "can" help, doesn't mean for every 10 looks someone is obligated to help. Do you post in every single thread you look at?

Good luck with your assignment.