Photographing kids in a studio can be a lot of fun. For one, it is an experience most kids have never had. For another, the photographer can control more elements to get a unique image. Yet, kids in a studio have their challenges too and getting your studio set up first is a major stress […]
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“Portrait lighting” is an anxiety-inducing term for some photographers. Of course there are some who aren’t all that interested in photographing human subjects, but there are many more who might avoid serious attempts at portrait photography due to a perception that associated challenges aren’t really worth their time, money, and effort. This mindset usually presumes […]
It wouldn’t be too far from the truth to think that fashion photography is basically portraiture with a small plot twist. Instead of having just the model in mind, you have the clothes, scene and makeup as well. However, it is not that simple. There are several other details you’ll have to pay attention to. […]
At some point in your photography learning career, you’ve likely encountered the Brenizer Method. The Brenizer Method, also known as the Bokeh Panorama, is essentially a panoramic shot. Unlike a classic panoramic shot, you are actually taking a portrait with the aim of making the depth of field shallower and widening the angle of view. The technique involves […]
Photographing models who have tattoos is a bit different from photographing models with natural skin, since the pigment in the tattoo itself is different from skin, so a different setup and approach are required in order to accurately capture tattoos. The differences are usually identified in the small details, and in the way the light […]
When you first start learning how to pose people for photographs, it’s hard. Hard enough that a lot of cameras are collecting dust right now. In the beginning, learning to pose people either means a lot of awkward failed poses, or a lot of demoralizing memorization that still results in a lot of awkward failed poses. Creating beautiful poses is a skill you have to develop, but maybe more importantly it’s an intuition you have to develop. Now, if you were to spend a year memorizing poses and practicing them everyday, intuition is what you’d probably walk away with. You’d have figured out when it is and isn’t going to work, and the kinds of people it’d work for. But, wouldn’t it be great if you didn’t have to focus on memorization, and instead could go straight to developing intuition?
