The world of wedding photography is becoming more and more competitive as time goes on. New techniques are discovered. New shots are developed. The envelope continues to be pushed. As a result, it’s easy to rely on the creativity of others rather than finding your own originality.
The most notable wedding photographers are the ones who [...]
Photographing Children can be a lot of fun – but also presents photographer with a variety of challenges. In this guest post the team at Aliph Aur Meem share 5 tips for photographing children to get you started.
1. LET THE KIDS HAVE FUN
Children are most expressive when they are being themselves. Give them a little [...]
p>A lot of photographers have said that while they love to hold the camera and take beautiful photos, they aren’t as fond of the idea of being on the other side of the lens. On the other hand, there’s an enormous group of people who not only enjoy having their photo taken, they actually [...]
Previously we explored the idea of creating beautiful portraits with a single LED. In this post, Christina N Dickson will give 2 short tutorials on the LED portrait.
The LED for On-Location:
There will be times in your on location portraiture sessions when the available light is just too dim or weak to create an even portrait. [...]
In today’s post Véronique da Silva from www.dasilvafoto.com answers a question asked by a few DPS readers. “Could you give us some tips on directing models and everyday people for portraits?”
A great portrait is not just a great face! There is much more behind it! I will concentrate on some basic ideas that [...]
This post is based on the portrait shoot of a young family who are DPS readers. After hearing of my work in Battle Ground, they contacted me for a portrait session. I am very happy to feature them in this post.
Shooting family portraits is always a varied experience based on the number of people you [...]
In this post Véronique da Silva from www.dasilvafoto.com shares more tips on how to take portraits with available light.
One recurring question I often get asked is, “Do you use flash?”. My answer is “I prefer not to”. I was trained commercially, using some of the best flash equipment on the planet, and I know how [...]
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Every on-location portraitist is faced with the challenge of paying attention to the details regarding his or her subject, such as posing, lighting, composition etc. Perhaps the greatest mistake made by amateur on-location portrait photographers is the lack of emphasis placed on a portrait’s background surroundings.
Photographers who do not closely examine the surroundings [...]
One of the most fascinating and exciting subjects to photograph is arguably a child. Children can also be one of the most challenging little people to photograph! To really grasp them, in their element, and get more than just a smile can sometimes be a work of patience, cleverness and quick wits. The following tips [...]
Sunset is arguably the most beautiful time of day for portrait light. But you don’t want to simply take your subject outside and start shooting. Take a few moments to identify “how” to use your light and your portraits will be dreamy.
Here are three ways you can use the light by setting your subject in [...]
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