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4 Common Lighting Styles to Get the Perfect Portrait
When you begin doing portrait lighting for the first time, the general advice you get is to put your light at 45º to your subject, and aim it down at 45º. It’s a quick way to get something reasonably good, … Continue reading
This $15 Lace Dress Is One of the Trendiest Portrait Photo Props Around
How To It’s cheap, it’s flimsy, and it’s pretty good in front of the camera This $ 15 dress from Amazon has a cult following in the portrait photography world. Popular Photography
6 Ways to Take a Candid Portrait of Somebody You Know
Get Andrew’s The Candid Portrait eBook at 43% off now over at Snapndeals, only until August 9th (AUS time). The phrase candid portrait is often used to refer to the type of portrait taken when the subject is unaware of … Continue reading
Researchers Developing a Method to Make Wide-Angle Selfies Look Like They Were Shot With a Real Portrait Lens
News No more wide-angle selfie distortion Princeton researchers are trying to find a way to make selfies look like they were shot with portrait lenses… Popular Photography
How to Use Portrait Angles More Creatively: A Visual Guide
When it comes to creating a successful portrait, there are a lot of moving parts! We talk often about finding the light, composition, and camera gear when it comes to portraits. While all three of those things are important in … Continue reading
How to Create a Dramatic Cinematic Style Portrait Using Photoshop Color Grading
Cinematic style portraits are personally one of my favourites. What I like the most about them are the desaturated colours and the dramatic ambience. Before we start the tutorial on colour grading, I will give you some of my best … Continue reading
Outdoor Portrait Lighting with the Joel Grimes
From the FJ Westcott YouTube Channel: Go on location and behind the scenes with Joel Grimes in Phoenix, AZ as he discusses the best setups for lighting outdoor portraits with a beauty dish and strobe. B&H carries the Westcott Rapid Box Beauty … Continue reading
CDLC Presents: The Dramatic Portrait with Eric Stoner
From the Canon Digital Learning Center: I used to consider myself a “natural light” photographer and I got really good at controlling the light that was provided to me to make beautiful portraits. Speedlites were somewhat of a mystery to … Continue reading
How to Make a Unique Portrait in the City at Night
What makes a portrait into a portrait ? Making a portrait is like baking a cake in a way, you need to mix the right ingredients, evenly set it in a tray and add some personal touches. Once the cake … Continue reading
Studio Portrait Photography Tips With a Kit Lens and Single Light
As photographers, we’ve all probably suffered from lens envy at some point or another. It’s not uncommon for a good portrait lens to cost more than a camera body, and most of us just don’t have that kind of budget. The … Continue reading