The document discusses photographers who have taken portraits of people in their homes during quarantine through windows. Gabriele Galimberti photographed people in Milan from outside their windows by leaving lights outside and directing subjects on positioning. Adas Vasiliauskas used a drone to photograph friends in their homes from a distance to avoid human contact. The document provides tips for taking window portraits, such as having consent, using lighting, composing shots around window shapes and applying photographic techniques like rule of thirds.

1. Through the Window Portraits
Examples and Tips

2. Julie Dodge

3. Karen Ducey

4. Gabriele Galimberti
“Over the last few weeks, I have chosen
to continue working by photographing
and interviewing (together with my
friend Gea Scancarello @bellagea)
people locked in their homes in Milan,
in compliance with the quarantine
imposed by the government to fight
COVID-19 in Italy. I left lights outside
their windows, disinfecting them first.
The subjects then brought them inside,
and from outside I gave them directions
on how to position them. To take these
photos, we've complied with all the
necessary safety instructions.”

5. Gabriele Galimberti

6. Gabriele Galimberti

7. Gabriele Galimberti

8. Gabriele Galimberti

9. Gabriele Galimberti

10. Adas Vasiliauskas
“I took my drone and photographed people in their homes
through their windows and on their terraces. It’s a 100% zero-
human-contact way to see how people are going crazy during
quarantine times.
When Lithuania went under quarantine, all my photography jobs
in advertising were canceled, events postponed or canceled, and I
was sitting without any job and thinking, “what the heck is going
on and how can I solve this puzzle?” Eventually, I knew that I
needed to photograph something interesting, but this social
distance thing was a tricky thing.
At first, I thought of offering to shoot people with a telephoto
lens, but then I remembered I use a drone in my wedding
photography and the drone is a totally zero-human-contact way
to capture things. I shot a few of my friends, the photos gained a
lot of likes, and the project took off.”

11. Adas Vasiliauskas

12. Adas Vasiliauskas

13. Didi von Boch

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15. Tips for taking window portraits
● Only take photos of people through windows with their consent and knowledge!
● Can be taken during the day or at night
● Have enough light inside that the people can be seen. They may need to turn on
the lights in that room.
● Look for strong shapes, lines, patterns, and +/- space around the windows
● Use the rule of thirds or break it. Play with symmetry, asymmetry, and balance.
● People can be looking at the camera or doing an activity

16. Only take photos of people through windows with their consent and knowledge!

17. Can be taken during the day or at night

18. Have enough light inside that the people can be seen. They may need to turn on the
lights in that room. Even if it is during the day.

19. Look for strong shapes, lines, patterns, and +/- space around the
windows

20. Use the rule of thirds or break it. Play with symmetry, asymmetry, and balance.

21. People can be looking at the camera or they can be doing an activity Randy Vazquez
Bay Area News Group