finding a theme for my photoshoot

about a week ago, a coworker came to me and suggested i think of a theme for my second photoshoot. at first, i didn't know what theme i wanted. all i know is that i just want to shoot someone and become a good photographer.

i finally came up with the idea that i wanted to do a hippie theme photoshoot. a girl in an open field, with a maxi skirt, flowy top and a flower crown. i have it all pictured in my head, i just need to learn how to draft it on a piece of paper.

and who is going to be in front of my camera this time? my coworker. i've seen her pictures taken by a friend of hers and she know how to pose so i figured, i should shoot her since she's used to these posing stuff (i don't know how to direct a person).

i'm hoping to have a photoshoot with her soon!

my plan for using my camera?
for my first photoshoot, i decided to use my camera in manual mode and i find it kind of difficult and took a bit of time trying to focus the camera on the person. this time around? i'm going to shoot in autofocus mode on aperture priority. i've done my research about autofocus and i've learned a lot especially when i was trying to understand how the autofocus and recomposing thing work. i noticed that a lot of photographers use the autofocus and recomposing method so this time around, i'm going to try it and see how that goes.

-gaolouyang