Category: Portrait Photography

Photo Recipes: Scott Kelby on how to blend light sources

Kathrine Anker

In his series in Digital Camera magazine and Digital Camera World, the legendary Scott Kelby reveals some of the behind-the-scenes secrets of some of his favourite images. This month Scott explains how to add just enough flash to enhance a portrait but retain a natural look. Words and images by Scott Kelby. You can follow Scott… Continue reading →

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9 creative photo ideas to try in December 2015

Jeff Meyer

As part of our ongoing series to help you get more creative with your digital camera, each month we publish some fun, seasonal, creative photo ideas to help inspire your imagination. Along with some amazing images, we’ve also provided some quick photography tips by both amateur and professional photographers who are experts in these fields…. Continue reading →

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Have Your Models Hold a Giant Sandwich To Make Them Look Slimmer or Jacked

Liron Samuels

Portrait photography is a lie. At best you could call it partial truth. It’s all about showing what we want to show in a person and hiding what we don’t. So do I think this is a bad thing? Not at all, which is why I’m sharing with you Peter Hurley’s latest tutorial video on […]

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How to use lens flare to create atmospheric photos

Kathrine Anker

Jason Parnell-Brookes reveals how to use lens flare to your advantage to create atmospheric, summery scenes. Usually photographers work hard to avoid lens flare. It can be distracting, causing metering issues and introducing specular highlights. Sometimes, however, you can take advantage of it. For this technique to work, the sun needs to be near the… Continue reading →

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6 Portrait Photographers Demonstrate the Power of (Our Own) Perspective

Liron Samuels

“A photograph is shaped more by the person behind the camera than by what’s in front of it,” Canon Australia says in a recent video. To prove this, Canon invited six photographers to take a portrait of a guy named Michael. This was not an ordinary shoot, however, as there was an interesting twist: Michael […]

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Using V-Flats with Backlit Portraits

Nicci Widener

When using backlighting in an image, the first thing to decide on the light source. For beauty portraits, I prefer to use natural light, as it has a soft and lovely look to it, but this can easily be accomplished with studio lighting. In this tutorial, images are taken using a very large window diffused by sheer […]

Tips for Finding and Working with a Professional Makeup Artist

Nicci Widener

Sometimes, photographers find themselves in the position where they will need to collaborate with other artists to bring their vision or ideas into fruition. Recently, I’ve delved into the genre of women’s glamour photography and knew that I needed the services of a makeup artist. Trying to find a makeup artist that fits into your vision […]