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Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses to Get You Started with Photographing Groups of People

Previously in the posing guide series articles we looked at posing female subjects, posing male subjects, posing children and posing couples. It is now time for posing groups of people. There are usually three kinds of group shots. First are just formal shots with a large number of people. Second are more informal shots with [...]

6 Portrait Lighting Patterns Every Photographer Should Know

A Guest Post by Darlene Hildebrandt. In classical portraiture there are several things you need to control and think about to make a flattering portrait of your subjects, including: lighting ratio, lighting pattern, facial view, and angle of view. I suggest you get to know these basics inside out, and as with most things, then [...]

How to Photograph Babies: 9 Tutorials

There must be a baby boom going on at the moment because today my inbox was hit by 5 separate emails from parents of new born babies wanting advice on how to photograph them. I turned to our archives for some links to send them and found these 9 ‘how to photograph babies’ tutorials and [...]

Beauty and Portraits on a Budget

If you have ever had any interest in beauty or portraiture, but found yourself frustrated not being able to afford expensive lighting, studio space and more – fear not! With a quick visit to a local signage or art supply store you can buy the right supplies to create some very simple and striking beauty [...]

5 Tips for Creating a Workflow for Speed Portrait Shoots

When I was in Colombia last month, my photography team took on the challenge of photographing portraits for an entire orphanage full of adorable and energetic children. We had about 20 minutes one morning to photograph all 60 or so kids. There would be no other opportunity to do so again, so we had to [...]

Portrait Tip: Don’t Fill the Frame

“Fill the Frame with your subject!” I still remember my high school photography teacher instructing our class with this rule. He drummed it into us week after week and his words have echoed in my ears ever since – 20-something years – almost every time I raise my camera to take a portrait. The rule [...]

Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses to Get You Started with Photographing Couples

A Guest Post by Kaspars Grinvalds from Posing App. In the previous articles in this posing guide series we looked individually at posing female subjects, posing male subjects and posing children. In those individual person portraits the main subject was a single person and her or his personality. In comparison, couple photography is more about [...]

A Simple Lighting Technique for Couples Portraits

Photographing couples is quite literally one of the most enjoyable parts of my career. I love that with two people in love, you have such great capacity for shots that are unique, engaging, and artistic. Additionally, there is something wonderful to be said about the freedom and control we have with only 2 people to [...]

Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses to get you Started with Photographing Children

A Guest Post by Kaspars Grinvalds from Posing App. After our previous articles on posing female subjects and posing men, let’s look at some starting points with photographing children. Little ones are definitely fun and very positive subjects to photograph! Getting those real and authentic emotions and showing through your pictures the joy of a [...]

Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses to Get You Started with Photographing Men

A Guest Post by Kaspars Grinvalds from Posing App. Following the previous article on posing when photographing female subjects, let’s look at some starting points with men photography. Men are usually less comfortable in process of being photographed, so it’s important to get him to be at ease with the process in order to get [...]

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