We share a simple technique that’s easy to understand and implement with any portrait subject, even if they’re a bit camera shy. Why You Need to Direct Portrait Subjects Many photographers think it’s their job to take the photos, but there’s much more to photography. It’s your job to be a producer and director, also….
If you want to direct your subjects to create better portraits, you need to understand how expression and gesture combine to evoke an emotion from your audience. Without those two elements, people will flip by your photos without a second thought. You need to create an engaging portrait, and the two best tools in your…
If you’re taking photos of people or other living things, then you need to become a lover of expression and gesture. Those are the little traits and characteristics of the body that tell the story of your subject. You know immediately by expression if someone looks happy or angry, but there’s so much more than…
Body language plays a big part in how we interpret a photo of a person. Many photographers know to use angles, curves and lines. How many are thinking about the message they send with their poses?