A portrait concept is the start of your entire portrait process. If you want to develop a portrait that tells a story, it’s a good idea to think through your ideas before you show up to shoot. Many of us start portraits by finding a person and a place, and then we get started by…
When I ask how much light do you need, I’m not referring to the overall quantity of light. Too much overall light is just an exposure problem. Light becomes much more interesting when there isn’t too much of it overall, but when it’s used selectively to reveal your subject and background elements from shadows. As…
I’ve been pretty adamant promoting the idea that every photo should tell a story that evokes an emotion from your audience. It’s what I believe and I really relate best to those photos. That said, there’s another side of the coin that we ought to explore. Despite what Rod Stewart told us, not every picture…
What’s keeping you from taking the photos you want to take? We gave it some thought and came up with a list of four common photography obstacles for this episode of I Like Your Picture. 4 Common Photography Obstacles We want to help you understand three things about common photography obstacles. You should understand how…
What does it mean to create an unexpected composition? I guess that depends upon your own definition of the ultimate goal of photography. Are we here merely to document a person, place, or thing? That’s fine for mugshots, but I tend to prefer having some kind of artistic intent with my photos. If you’ve followed…
I wanted to share this Lightroom Classic workflow to help you develop your photos in a way that provides the best results and saves you time. Many people use the Develop module from the top panel and work down to the bottom. Then some folks like presets. Personally, I’m not a fan. There’s an annoying…