Category: Portraits

Photographer Recreates Renaissance Paintings Using Auto Mechanics As Models

Udi Tirosh

Paying homage to the great masters of art is not an easy task. Photographer Freddy Fabris took a stab at it. However, paying homage does not mean duplicate, and Freddy added his own touch to the painting. Instead of simply recreating The Last Supper, Creation Of Adam and The Anatomy Lesson with Renaissance models, Freddy used auto […]

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How to pose for pictures: find the most flattering angles for you and your subjects

Ben Brain

Non-professional subjects won’t know how to pose for pictures so you need to direct them to get the best portraits possible. In this tutorial and cheat sheet we’ll show you three flattering camera angles and three classic poses that work every time.

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Photo of the Day

Brian Smith

Category: Portraits Photograph: by Paul S Marshall Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community. To learn how your work can be featured on the site, please read this article. This Post Sponsored by: Perfectly Clear for Photoshop or Lightroom is all about saving you time so you can focus on doing what you love best. Get a […]

Photo of the Day: Manon

Brian Smith

Category: Portraits Photograph: “m a n o n” by Sergey Neamoscou Originally shared on the Photofocus 500px community To learn how your work can be featured on the site, please read this article. This Post Sponsored by: Perfectly Clear for Photoshop or Lightroom is all about saving you time so you can focus on doing what you […]

Photo of the Day: Copper Megan

Brian Smith

Category: Portraits Photograph: “Copper Megan” by Ciara Drennan Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community. To learn how your work can be featured on the site, please read this article. This Post Sponsored by: Perfectly Clear for Photoshop or Lightroom is all about saving you time so you can focus on doing what you love best. Get […]

Using Smoke Bombs In Portraits For A Strong Effect

Udi Tirosh

Here is a technique I did not think I will ever be covering on the blog, using smoke bombs. In fact I did not even know that there is such a thing as smoke bombs until I stumbled on the photography of Jovana Rikalo. Serbian photographer Jovana Rikalo uses smoke bombs to create some unexpected effects in his […]

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Setting Up the Shot: Commercial Studio Headshot

Pamela Ann Berry

Here is a basic set up to achieve a commercial studio headshot. If you’ve never played with lights, it can be intimidating but once you just do it, you will find you have much more control and it’s not as scary as you imagine. This is a very basic set up with two lights. 1 Key light, 1 […]