portrait photography

The inspiration and process behind my personal project: Three Heads in a Row

Mar 3, 2022 Kersten Luts

Hi, Kersten here. I’m a portrait photographer based on the outskirts of London, England, and co-host of the Camera Shake Photography Podcast. Now, you may…



Group shots don’t have to be boring, create an epic composite like this wedding photographer

Mar 1, 2022 Alex Baker

Now that we are seeing the other side of the pandemic, it seems that weddings can go back to being bigger and better than ever….



Infinite Skin Panel gives you a shortcut to great looking complexions in Photoshop

Feb 11, 2022 Alex Baker

By now you’ve probably heard of Pratik Naik’s Infinite Tools selection. The series was co-created by Naik and his team to streamline some of the…



Don’t make these mistakes when shooting with natural light

Jan 31, 2022 Alex Baker

Natural light is probably what most of us begin with when we are starting to get into portrait photography. It makes sense. The sun is…



How to take captivating portraits by connecting better with your subjects

Jan 26, 2022 Alex Baker

What makes a great portrait? Is it the light on the subject? The composition? The pose or expression? Or what about the connection from the…



Lighting Technique: How to photograph people with top-down sci-fi lighting

Jan 19, 2022 Jake Hicks

I’m sure you’ll all be pleased to hear that it’ll be a short and sweet one this week ;) Nothing mind-bending or buried in lighting…



Stop using filters, you’re not a Disney character

Jan 19, 2022 Alex Baker

  I was chatting to a friend who told me a story about how her much younger cousin had escaped on holiday to somewhere tropical…



Create magic with this 3 light gelled portrait set-up

Jan 17, 2022 Alex Baker

Studio photography can be so creative. All you need is a subject and a light. But after you’ve mastered one light, the possibilities are endless….



This is what a portrait looks like at every aperture

Jan 14, 2022 Alex Baker

What’s your go-to aperture that you always seem to gravitate towards? Go on, I bet you have one, even if you hesitate to admit it!…



Create striking portraits like these using a hat as a gobo

Jan 10, 2022 Alex Baker

If you didn’t already know, the term Gobo is an acronym that literally means ‘Goes Before Optics’. What does that mean then exactly? Well, it’s…