Portrait Photography Articles

What is your opinion on self-portraiture? It might be a form of art you’re unfamiliar with, a genre you admire from a distance, or even something you’d like to experiment with one day. It might put you off because you’re afraid of appearing vain or because you simply don’t consider yourself good enough for it. […]

I’ve been taking photos for over 8 years, but I still feel very intimidated during portrait sessions with familiar subjects or stories, including self-portraits. Sometimes I just worry about creative ideas to convey meaningful emotions and at other times it makes me question if portraying authentic emotions is really worth it. Every artist I’ve discussed […]

There comes a time in any person’s life when they feel they’ve learned enough. Whether someone is a doctor, a football player, or a person with many interests, they’ve encountered this common obstacle. As a photographer, it’s very easy to get stuck in a bubble of safety and comfort. You might have discovered a specific […]

I came across Gina Vasquez’s work at the very beginning of my creative journey in the photograph realm. Her incredibly vibrant and deeply touching self-portraits blew me away. Many of her shots featured things like light bulbs glowing on the beach, goldfish floating in balloons, and hundreds of birds decorating the sky. This phenomenal creativity […]

When you plan on shooting portraits, which lens do you reach for first? 85mm? Perhaps 90mm or 135mm or a long zoom? Those are all great choices, you can’t go wrong with any of them. But what happens when you want to break out of the mold? The last time we discussed taking an unconventional […]

Let me first make one thing perfectly clear: when I speak of self-portraiting, I do not refer to the “selfie.” “Selfies” and self-portraits are not interchangeable terms, nor do they measure up to the same level in photography. Now that we’ve got that over with, we can move on. Why Self-Portraits Can Help You Improve Your Photography […]