You should take care to make sure you’re focusing on the right points or you’ll end up with results like the top image. When shooting indoors on a single subject, I recommend a maximum aperture of 4 and, when shooting groups, 7.1. After taking the previous photos, I settled on f4 ...
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This article is about creating amazing self-portraits; though, not about my story. However, I feel like it's necessary to share fragments of my journey because while we all walk our own path, we tend to share many steps, in one form or another. My point is that fear, anxiety, apprehe...
Wondering how to take the perfect selfie? Blurring the background can make you stand out. This is where Portrait Mode comes in handy. Have you noticed that in most professional portraits, the background is blurred? This effect creates depth in the image and helps the subject (in this case...
4. Try to tell your subject’s story Once you’ve chatted for a while, or at least observed keenly, tell their story. Concentrate on what will communicate most visually about the person, where they are and what they’re doing. This is the whole nature ofenvironmental portraits. ...
Bring out freckles and skin textures to make portraits look authentic. You can draw over freckles with an eyebrow pencil or use the High Pass filter in Photoshop to sharpen them. Make sure the model’s outfit complements the makeup and doesn’t clash or stand out too much. Click here to...
focus more easily. It also makes it more convenient to frame family photos. Then again, the slightly more expensive D7000 has the benefit of separate dials for aperture and shutter speed, as well as an AF-fine tune option (among others) if you need to take advantage of more advanced ...
phone so that you are able to quickly take photos without first having to unlock your phone. Once you’re in the camera app, you’ll see a variety of controls. Take a look at the iPhone screenshot below. You’ll see a lot of different icons and the label I’ve added for each one...
Useful Tips for How to Take Great Travel Portraits This is a Guest Post from Max Therry. Travel portraits can be evocative. Capturing the places you’ve been and the local people you meet can seem daunting to a beginner. Armed with the hints and tips in this article and a bit of pract...
Some moody portraits are as haunting as they are dreamy. To re-create an effect like the one above, take photos of your model through a semi-transparent material. I used a simple white diffuser, but you can use tracing paper or a piece of painted glass. ...