Tag Archives: Portraits
3 Quick Tips for Achieving Moody Portraits with Natural Light
The post 3 Quick Tips for Achieving Moody Portraits with Natural Light appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Lily Sawyer. If, like me, you are drawn to moody portraits and have been wondering how to take … Continue reading
Simple Tips for Better Portraits
Whether you’re armed with an expensive SLR or just a smart phone camera, there is an art to taking good pictures of people. With some thought and some practice you’ll be the go-to person in your group for taking photos. … Continue reading
How to Use 5 Different Lighting Scenarios to Create Expert Studio Portraits [video]
The post How to Use 5 Different Lighting Scenarios to Create Expert Studio Portraits appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Caz Nowaczyk. In this week’s video from COOPH Master Chrissie White, you’ll learn how to use … Continue reading
How to Create Film Noir Portraits with Speedlights
Film noir is stark and often menacing look adopted in 1940s and 1950s Hollywood movies. In this video, Gavin Hoey from Adorama explains how you can set up a film noir look with speedlights and some easy-to-find props: Film Noir … Continue reading
5 Ways to Light Your Christmas Tree Portraits This Festive Season
The post 5 Ways to Light Your Christmas Tree Portraits This Festive Season appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Mat Coker. You want to snap a picture of the kids around the Christmas tree. But after … Continue reading
10 Key Tools for Editing Portraits Using Adobe Lightroom Mobile
Photo: Jye B As humans, we relate to and love to capture photos of other people. Be it family, friends, strangers in street photography or professionally in a portrait studio. Model/Actor: Patrick Walsh, Jr. However, we don’t always have time … Continue reading
How To Easily Improve Your Street Photography Portraits
Planning and being intentional about your street photography portraits will affect the quality of your pictures. Have a clear idea of what you want to achieve. Think about what you need to do and where you need to be. Consider … Continue reading
How to Photograph Family and Bridal Party Portraits Quickly at Weddings
Wedding days are filled with details. While the bride and groom portraits are the most important pictures you’ll photograph during the day, family and bridal party portraits come at a close second. These tips help you photograph family and bridal … Continue reading
Side-by-side comparison between reflectors and diffusers for portraits
If you’ve been looking into portrait photography, whether it be a casual read, in depth, as a hobby, to improve your portraits, or as a pro, you would have come across the use of reflectors. Reflectors come in various sizes, … Continue reading
How to Make Your Location Portraits Even Better
In photography, portraits are an art form to themselves. There are many ways to make portraits, but one of the main divisions is between portraits made in a studio and on location portraits. The end results look very different, so … Continue reading