Make your subjects look their best with our professional portrait photography tips, covering lighting setups, location scouting and tips for working with models.
This new 352-page eBook shows you how to capture 30 child portraits that are adorable and timeless. This includes styling and composition, planning and props, camera settings and post-processing. It is currently 80% off today for the first 500 customers if you want to check it out. Launch sale found here: Dreamy Childhood Portraits at 80% […]
Ring lights are popular with beauty bloggers. They provide a unique look and create beautiful catch light. But from a photographer’s perspective, ring lights are quite flat for beauty photography. The results lack contrast and detail. However, they do work great for fill light. In this video, photographer Daniel Norton from Adorama demonstrates how to […]
When taking studio portraits, many photographers recommend you put the flash as close to the subject as possible. But have you ever wondered if this is indeed good advice, or just another misguided repetition? In today’s video, photographer Gavin Hoey with Adorama puts this theory to the test by varying the distance between flash and […]
Studio lighting often means our subject may feel that they must stay in exactly one spot. While this is helpful when setting up a lighting rig, immobility can make a subject feel rigid and uncomfortable when posing, which could make the images appear unnatural and stiff. Photographer Daniel Norton from Adorama shares an interesting technique […]
Mobile apps can be fun to use and sometimes they do produce amazing results. One such examples is this work of art by DreamerEnd. The image certainly looks amazing and has the ability to keep the viewer thinking on about what’s going on in the picture: As DreamerEnd explains, she used an app called PicsArt […]
Paramount lighting is one of the most popular lighting techniques used in fashion, glamour and classic portrait photography. It was made popular by the Paramount Pictures movie studio, and gives a certain flattering look to the subject. In Paramount lighting, the light is placed right in front of the subject at a slightly downward angle, […]
Some days you come across images that are absolutely amazing just to find out that they were heavily Photoshopped. And then there are images like this one shot by photographer Zach Alan which is a single exposure: Alan shot the image on a Sony A7RII with a Sigma 35mm Art lens using high powered flashlights […]
Black and white portraits can be very powerful when they feature bold shapes and a wide range of tones. But that depends on your knowledge of monochrome photography. The absence of color means your contrast has to be on point. A common mistake that many photographers make is not planning to shoot in monochrome beforehand. […]
With a pandemic going on, many people are under tremendous stress. Whether it’s lockdown restrictions or social isolation, there are numerous hurdles to overcome. Creatives, including photographers and content creators, are no better off. If you too have been facing a creative block, or have been feeling unmotivated, photographer Hayden Pedersen has one idea for […]
Here are a few tips to keep in mind next time you have a portrait session: Blur the background When you shoot a portrait you can make the photograph more focused by using a large aperture (low f-stop number) like 2.0, 2.5, or 2.8. This will cause the focus to be on the person and […]
