portrait photography Archives

How to get beautiful golden sunlight for perfect portraits even on cloudy days

Nov 4, 2022 Alex Baker

The city I live in boasts 300 days of sunshine a year. Except on days when I have a photoshoot booked and need sunshine, it…

Stop using these five terrible poses when taking headshots

Oct 31, 2022 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

We’re all guilty of posing our subjects poorly, especially early on in our careers. However, some of us are still not quite comfortable with photographing…

Companies busted for using AI-generated portraits of fake employees

Oct 18, 2022 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

I’m pretty sure you all know by now that AI-generated faces are a thing. After all, we’ve already reached the stage where we can describe…

The easiest way to balance flash with ambient light when shooting outdoors

Oct 14, 2022 Alex Baker

If you’ve been a predominantly natural light shooter then the prospect of adding a flash or strobe to your images could feel a little daunting….

Annie Leibovitz under fire for “poorly lit” photos of Black skin… Again

Aug 22, 2022 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Vogue recently hired famous photographer Annie Leibovitz to take photos of the United States Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. As perhaps we could have…

This is how you use a light meter properly – they’re really not that difficult or scary

Aug 9, 2022 John Aldred

While they were once a fixture in every studio and photographer’s gear bag, light meters seem to have fallen out of fashion ever since digital…

Ukraine’s First Lady sparks Sit like a girl photo trend after Vogue cover shoot

Aug 4, 2022 Alex Baker

Ukraine’s First Lady, Olena Zelenska has sparked an online trend of women sitting in a traditionally masculine pose. The trend is hashtagged “Sit like a…