portrait photography

    How to eliminate reflections on glass when shooting with flash
    Jan 30, 2019 John Aldred

    Usually, when we hear about reflection issues with photography, especially with flash, it’s on glasses. The type people wear on their faces. We’ve posted about…

    How to use a $6 slide projector lens for stunning portraits
    Jan 23, 2019 Dunja Đuđić

    Photographer Mathieu Stern is passionate about finding and even making unusual lenses. This time, he hit a flea market and found a $6 treasure: Rollei…

    Soft fashion light – The Lighting Series #11
    Jan 19, 2019 Stefan Kohler

    Sometimes, you want a hard light to make a statement, but sometimes, you want a soft light, a light that draws little attention to itself….

    How to make & use a single DIY globe modifier for simple, stunning portraits
    Jan 16, 2019 Jake Hicks

    It’s not often I get to shoot very simple, clean white light shots, but in a recent shoot the model asked if she could get…

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    Simple tips for getting the most out of wide-angle portraits
    Jan 15, 2019 Dunja Đuđić

    Wide-angle lenses are not the most common choice for shooting portraits, but they can give some interesting results. If shooting wide is your creative choice…

    How to create a white background in a small space with just one light
    Jan 14, 2019 Dunja Đuđić

    Shooting in small spaces can be challenging. In this helpful video, Jeff Rojas will show you how to create a white background and even lighting…

    The Black and White Portrait – The Lighting Series #10
    Jan 13, 2019 Stefan Kohler

    Taking a 180-degree turn from our color-bursting portrait, here is a very soft black-and-white portrait and how to build a great setup for it.

    Stylized portrait, right out of the camera – The Lighting Series #9
    Jan 12, 2019 Stefan Kohler

    In some portraits, you just want to be beautiful, not after retouching, but when you’re taking them, right out of the camera. That’s how this…

    Photographer reveals what it’s like to photograph a humanoid robot
    Jan 11, 2019 Dunja Đuđić

    You might well have heard of Sophia, a humanoid robot built by Hong Kong-based company Hanson Robotics. Although she’s not a human, she resembles one…

    5 ways to use an umbrella for stunning portraits
    Jan 7, 2019 John Aldred

    The umbrella is one of the most underrated modifiers in photography, I think. It’s one of the first that many of us usually encounter once…