Portrait photography is a highly versatile genre. You have the standard “for my Linkedin” headshot right through to the self-analytical self-portrait. Of course, there’s a place for something basic, but they’re never the type of portraits that remain in the viewer’s mind. Instead, it’s the portraits that pushed a little further, explored the possibilities of… Continue reading Powerful Portrait Photography That Demands Your Attention
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Get anyone to relax in front of your lens by learning from this experienced fashion photographer
If you’ve ever been on the other side of the camera you’ll know exactly how uncomfortable it can be when you don’t get any feedback from the photographer. Even if you’re a natural it’s always nice to get positive reinforcement, and generally, the more inexperienced the person in front of the lens is, the more… Continue reading Get anyone to relax in front of your lens by learning from this experienced fashion photographer
Beautifully Made Luxury Telephoto: Leica M 135mm F3.4 Review
The Leica M 135mm f3.4 is one of the longest lenses in Leica’s beloved M mount system. As such, it brings more background separation and the ability to get in close without physically being close. The lens, formally known as the Leica APO Telyt M 135mm f3.4, brings several key features that I’ve come to… Continue reading Beautifully Made Luxury Telephoto: Leica M 135mm F3.4 Review
13 Tutorials On Different Lighting Techniques For Portrait Photography
Great portraits are a result of using light in the best way possible to get the desired results. To capture flattering portraits, the photographer needs to have a good understanding of light and lighting techniques for portraits. Natural light and artificial light can be used for portraits and artificial light used in a studio can… Continue reading 13 Tutorials On Different Lighting Techniques For Portrait Photography
Broad and Short Lighting in Photography: A Simple Guide
The post Broad and Short Lighting in Photography: A Simple Guide appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by John McIntire. What is broad lighting in portrait photography? And what is short lighting? Understanding the differences between these two studio lighting patterns can be difficult, especially when you’re just starting out. But they’re… Continue reading Broad and Short Lighting in Photography: A Simple Guide
Colorful Portraits Of Women Have Won Cristina Venedict Many Awards
“When you want something from the bottom of your heart, the Universe will show you a way,” says Romanian photographer Cristina Venedict about her path to photography. She loves using primary complementary colours in her portrait work, which allows her soul to speak to the viewer using styles learned from art school. But her path… Continue reading Colorful Portraits Of Women Have Won Cristina Venedict Many Awards
Andrew Vasiliev Uses Hot Wax for Breathtakingly Beautiful Photos (NSFW)
“I had several basic requirements for this model,” the photographer Andrew Vasiliev admits. “The most important thing, of course, was the courage to agree to take part in such a shoot. She needed to be daring and ready to experiment.” Once he found the perfect model, Julia, they got to work. With the help of… Continue reading Andrew Vasiliev Uses Hot Wax for Breathtakingly Beautiful Photos (NSFW)
Lighting setup: Combining hard and soft light
Trigger Warning: Yes these shots are of a young lady in her underwear and no that is certainly not necessary for this setup to work. Truth be told; we were working on a separate shoot and model, Grace kindly allowed me to quickly grab some of these shots to illustrate this article and lighting concept… Continue reading Lighting setup: Combining hard and soft light
The Secret to High Contrast in Portrait Photography
If you shoot portraits often, you can fall into various camps. Some folks like a lot of contrast in the portraits. And indeed, high-contrast portrait photos can look pretty wonderful and natural. But other folks like as little contrast as possible. That way, with a flatter image, they can work on it a lot in… Continue reading The Secret to High Contrast in Portrait Photography
Try these DIY portrait backgrounds to improve your holiday portraits
It’s the holiday season and I have a few cool tips to help you upgrade your portraits of family and friends this year. I am going to show you how you can make some glorious DIY portrait backgrounds, complete with bokeh balls, from your Christmas decorations. And if you don’t celebrate Christmas, no worries, you… Continue reading Try these DIY portrait backgrounds to improve your holiday portraits