6. Portraits – Photography for Dummies

While you will be photographed, try to reduce the number of f-stop, and zoom in as much as you can on them. If this means moving backwards away from your subject, do it (in most cases). Aperture wider, more background blur you’ll get. And also the more you zoom in, more background blur you’ll get. This will emphasize the subject by making clear the subject, and the background blurred. It is interesting to confront their eyes and you’ll free pictures of disruption possible. One of the things that need to be done is to try to focus on their eyes. The eye is one key aspect of the picture. You just want a sharp eye you can get, this greatly improves the quality of the picture (unfortunately my subject squinting, laughing, but I felt it added another aspect instead).

Lighting will be very important when taking portraits. Try to make sure that they had no hard shadows on the wall behind them if you use a flash. Also, try to diffuse your flash if you can. The skin usually has to be stored more gently so as not to use harsh lights.

The most important aspect of shooting a portrait, is to try to know your subject. There is an energy that can be created by the photos, trying to take pictures of people you do not really know, could hurt the final result. Try to get relaxed and comfortable model, and find out who they are. After that you have a connection, then it is time to take pictures of them.

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