Learn How to Stop Hating Your Own Portrait and Serve Your Subjects a Great Experience It’s time to stop hating your own portrait. A lot of people look at their own photo and feel uncomfortable. It’s as if they’re worried others will look at their photos and see their biggest insecurities looming inside. Too heavy,…
It’s OK if Portrait Photography Isn’t Your Thing We talked about a portrait photography shoot last week on Episode 67 and I told Lee that I was going to drag her into it. How did that turn out? It’s not as bad as you may think, but there’s a reason for the title of this…
The dominance of color in photography is a key tool to use in the psychology of your viewer. Color makes people feel emotions. I have a tendency to prefer color photos. More accurately, I love strong colors. Color contrast, color symmetry, or color complements. So when and why would, or should, use black and white in…
Getting big light from small flashes is within your reach. I love big light modifiers, but I hate lugging around a lot of gear to get the look. That’s why I’m always happy when I can cheat and get the appearance of big light from small flashes. The Joy of Studio Lighting Gear It seems that…
Sometimes you need to take a portrait and the background stinks. If you can’t move or fix it, you can use light falloff to isolate a subject.
The photos we like best are the ones that evoke our emotions. We’ll look at three ways to create a mood in portrait photography. How Do You Create Mood in Portrait Photography? Before we get into these three methods, you must determine what mood you want to establish. Is it a sense of belonging? Do…