My First Attempt of Portraits ~ Emily

I decided to start experimenting with portraits using one of my friends in my Photography Class, Emily.
To start off, I thought of something simple, whilst having some fun.
From my post about the History of Portraits, I found out that the subject usually is look towards the camera, and so I focused on this point for my first attempt.
I also used the Black and White setting on the camera, which links to my inspiration, Mel Smith. Though Mel uses a studio in most of his work, I went outside because there was a lot of light given due to the Sun.
As my work progresses, I hope to be able to get a white backdrop and have artificial lighting to use inside.