portrait photography

    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…

    This is why an octabox is the best modifier for portraits
    Jan 4, 2019 John Aldred

    While I don’t think everybody will ever agree on a single modifier that works best for shooting portraits, we all have to start somewhere. Usually…

    Check out this free flash photography course for headshots and portraits
    Jan 2, 2019 John Aldred

    With the prolific use of flash in photography these days, and the amount of information that is out there, you’d think it would be quite…

    5 New Year’s resolutions a portrait photographer can actually keep
    Jan 1, 2019 Michael Comeau

    Are you a portrait photographer in search of a 2019 New Year’s resolution? I don’t know about you, but I’ve been really stressed over the…

    How to create a festive wintery portrait in the studio with a little compositing
    Dec 31, 2018 John Aldred

    Christmas has gone. We’re almost to the new year. In a few hours, we’ll be there. But it’s never too late for a festive wintery…

    Make a simple DIY bokeh background for under $10
    Dec 28, 2018 Dunja Đuđić

    Christmas is over and you may want to pack up the decorations for the next year. But before you do it, there’s a simple, cheap…