Photographing fire performers – and the trails they make – is an art form of its own. These incredible artists can put on quite a show, and photographers love the opportunity to capture surreal images using long exposure techniques. Successful fire trail photography takes much skill and practice – moving fire combined with a darkened […]
Portrait Photography Articles
Portrait photography tutorials.
“Photographers, you will never become artists. All you are is mere copiers.” When he said this, Charles Baudelaire was talking about how photography seems to be a way to copy nature and present it as an archive of how we live. Baudelaire talked about photography as documentation and nothing more. He relegated its usefulness and […]
Working with models brings a whole other level of mindset to shooting and we’ve already covered how to build a rapport with a model so this article will be about finding locations to shoot at. Studio shoots are great, but sometimes a client will require you to go outside and for many shooters, that also […]
Self portraits can be a fun way of expressing yourself and your ideas, and also very rewarding if you enjoy putting yourself into a whole manner of weird and wonderful situations like I do. Sometimes it’s good just to practice what you know, learn new techniques and hone your skills, and who’s a more readily […]
Quite a few articles have been written about portraiture being one of the most difficult photography genres to master. Search online, and more than half a million blogs write about portraiture—a lot of people are trying to make sense of all the things that go into making a beautiful portrait. Portraits are the most interesting […]
Shooting models alone, for fun or for work can be challenging enough, but mix in an outdoor, on-location shoot and you’ll really put your skills to the test. Shooting outdoors offers up many more variables within photography, but also puts a certain strain on the shoot. Knowing what to do, when and quickly can make […]
