Tag Archives: portrait
The Key Ingredient of Portrait Photography: The Story
As photographers, we are blessed with more choices of medium than could possibly be mentioned in a single list, but there are few that are as diverse and rewarding as portrait photography. Everyone has a story to tell. Our job … Continue reading
Portrait Lighting Tips: How to Shoot Pro Portraits
Related reminder: only a little while left for Portrait Photo Editing Tutorials at 72% Off Extraordinary portraits do not require extraordinary gear. In fact, just one off camera flash can work wonders. A properly executed portrait, with an interesting expression, … Continue reading
Urban Portrait Photography Tips & Techniques
Imagine yourself, camera in hand, walking through a busy metropolis. The sights, the sounds, and the smells of a bustling city overwhelm your senses. People all around you are scurrying to and from work. Others are sitting in outdoor cafes … Continue reading
B&H Presents Indoor Portrait Lighting Techniques | James Schmelzer
From the B&H YouTube Channel: James Schmelzer take you step by step through the theory and techniques behind great studio lighting. Watch as James explains the build up from one light and reflector to a multiple light … Continue reading
Top Portrait Photography Tips of the Year on dPS in 2017
This week on dPS we’re featuring some of the top articles in different categories that were published on the site over the last year, 2017. Yesterday was the Best Landscape Articles on dPS in 2017, and this one is all about … Continue reading
5 Tips for Doing Portrait Photography in Busy Locations
I live in London and it’s a pretty big city with an array of location choices when it comes to portrait photography. There are beautiful parks, many are vast and rolling, dotted around the city; you almost feel like the … Continue reading
Tips for Planning and Capturing a Creative Portrait
There is saying, in the photography world, that an image can be taken in a hundred different ways. This is especially true, as you have probably already noticed when capturing portraits. Portrait photography is probably the most popular genre, within … Continue reading
How to Blur the Background of a Portrait Using the Magnetic Lasso Tool in Photoshop
Have you ever taken a portrait and wished that the background were just a little bit more blurry? You can address background blur in-camera by changing either your aperture or the distance of your subject from the background. However, there’s … Continue reading
Simple Tips for Positioning Your Portrait Subject to Leverage Natural Light
When I’m on a photo shoot, I always carry two flash guns with me. However, when it’s a family outing or holiday, the flash guns are left behind in favor of kiddie stuff I need to lug around and I … Continue reading
How to do Portrait Retouching With Luminar
Macphun’s Luminar is a versatile beast. While a lot is made of processing landscapes and cityscapes, you find it also happens to be a very capable portrait editor. Follow along with this walkthrough to see how I use Luminar to … Continue reading
5 Reasons to Use Lightroom for Portrait Retouching
There are some photographers who use Photoshop or plugins such as Portrait Pro to do portrait retouching. There is nothing wrong with this and these programs can do an excellent job, especially if you retouch portraits at a high level. … Continue reading
Angry Man Portrait Lighting Tutorial
This image by Karl Taylor, actually a composite of two images, uses a complex four light arrangement. It involves one beauty dish, two large softboxes, a background light and a tri-reflector. Although the word complex was used to describe it, … Continue reading