portrait photography

    This vintage Russian spy lens is perfect for portraits, and it costs $40
    Jul 3, 2018 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    Photographer and videographer Mathieu Stern is known for his passion for weird lenses. He recently repurposed a Russian spy lens Cyclop h3t-1. It comes attached…

    Pros and cons of using LED lights for portrait photography
    Jun 21, 2018 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    If you shoot with artificial lighting, you can go with off camera flash or continuous LED lights. Of course, each approach has its good and…

    Here is how the position of light changes your portraits
    Jun 13, 2018 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    The position of light in relation with your subject can significantly affect the atmosphere of your shots. Depending on where you place the lighting, you…

    35mm, 55mm, 85mm or 70-200mm lens for portraits: which one should you buy next?
    May 29, 2018 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    If you’re thinking of upgrading your kit with a new portrait lens, you might be indecisive which one to buy next. In this video, Manny…

    Create your own natural light studio to make the most out of a small space (NSFW)
    May 29, 2018 John Aldred

    I often use flash with my own work, but natural light can be a wonderful thing. Especially when it comes from a directional source. In…

    Five tips for getting the perfect angle for portraits
    May 28, 2018 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    While we talk to people while we photograph them, we often don’t notice some imperfections that only become obvious in post. Most of us have…

    Objective & Subjective Lighting – What it is and how to do it
    May 24, 2018 Jake Hicks

    Like many things in life, there’s no right or wrong way to learn photographic lighting… but I do believe there are easy ways and hard…

    You’re beautiful! And 4 other things to never say to a portrait subject
    May 16, 2018 Michael Comeau

    Do you want to create effective portraits? Then you’ve got to learn what to say to your subjects… and more importantly, what not to say….

    Here are some tricks to help you pose your friends like models
    May 14, 2018 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    When photographing your non-model friends, they can feel a bit awkward and not know what to do. This is why it’s important that you know…

    This photographer helps survivors of domestic violence to love themselves again
    May 6, 2018 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    A photographer from Belarus, Dasha Buben, has published a powerful and meaningful project titled I Survived. She has photographed the survivors of domestic abuse in…