portrait photography
How to get a good natural light look when using flash outdoors
Jul 13, 2021
John Aldred
I’m always asked why I use flash outdoors and the answer is quite simple. The natural light doesn’t always give me what I want. Sometimes…
Hard vs soft light – 5 portrait lighting setups broken down to show you when to use each
Jul 13, 2021
John Aldred
When shooting portraits, the difference between hard and soft light on your subject makes a massive difference to the final result. There are so many…
All About Photo magazine announces the best black and white photos of its 2021 contest
Jul 9, 2021
Dunja Đuđić
All About Photo (AAP) Magazine’s Black and White contest is all about removing colors and capturing the essence of a person or a scene, and…
Follow these five steps to instantly improve your location portraits
Jul 6, 2021
Dunja Đuđić
Like every genre, portrait photography comes with a set of challenges. It gets even more challenging when you shoot on location. The background and the…
The first three licensed woman doctors shown in a single photo
Jun 30, 2021
Dunja Đuđić
I enjoy learning about people who made history and paved the way for the generations after them. This photo shows three of these women captured…
Lighting setup: Classic editorial portrait lighting
Jun 23, 2021
Jake Hicks
There will always be ‘classics’ in any industry. Sure these classics may not turn heads or make the headlines and they may even take a…
This touching and trippy portrait wins The International Portrait Photographer of the Year 2021
Jun 22, 2021
Dunja Đuđić
The International Portrait Photographer of the Year has published the winners of its 2021 contest. Among many stunning portraits, the title of the overall winner…
Six tips for shooting great portraits in natural light
Jun 21, 2021
John Aldred
The phrase “natural light” is usually seen as a dirty word amongst flash photographers, but the light that already exists on a scene can often…
Have you tried this unusual way of using a beauty dish?
Jun 18, 2021
Dunja Đuđić
One of my favorite things to do is using gear, props, or arts & crafts materials in unconventional ways. It often gives unexpectedly good results…
Mirrorless autofocus is Useless, unless…
May 26, 2021
Illya Ovchar
One of the major benefits of mirrorless cameras is improved autofocus. 100% coverage and 5000 autofocus points. So, are all images you make will the…