portrait photography
Five easy ways to use V-Flats in the studio
Mar 13, 2018
Chris Ord
V- Flats, screens, flags, boards, whatever you want to call them. They can be really inexpensive but have a huge value in portrait photography in…
Negatives found in the attic uncover a master photographer from the USSR
Mar 12, 2018
Dunja Đuđić
There probably aren’t very many of us who haven’t heard of Vivian Maier, a street photographer whose work was discovered accidentally after it was sold…
Use these eight warm-up poses to kick off your next portrait session
Mar 12, 2018
John Aldred
Everybody handles their portrait sessions differently. Some just jump right into it while others take a little time to warm up. Typically, I’m of the…
The dramatic and surreal art of Laura Marijn
Mar 10, 2018
Clinton lofthouse
Laura Marijn is a portrait photographer from Holland who also likes to create dramatic portraits and invent new exciting worlds for her clients through surreal…
Photographer captures complete strangers as they connect in front of his lens
Mar 7, 2018
Dunja Đuđić
Have you ever asked a complete stranger to take their photo? Have you ever felt connected with someone you’ve never seen before? It can be…
These are the secrets of taking powerful and emotional portraits
Mar 6, 2018
Dunja Đuđić
Photographer Tyler Shields has made many fantastic portraits. In his latest video, he sums up the essentials of powerful portraits and everything you need to…
This is why catchlights are important for both portrait photographers and their audience
Feb 28, 2018
Dunja Đuđić
Eyes are the windows to the soul and a very important element in every portrait photo. In this video, photographer David Bergman focuses on a…
Experiments shooting studio portraits with a wide angle lens
Feb 28, 2018
Bruno Fujii
Normally, in portrait photography, using wide-angle lenses is not a common choice for most photographers. Each focal length has its own characteristics, wider lenses are…
This project brings photography and knitting together, making “blending in” cool again
Feb 22, 2018
Dunja Đuđić
There are people who want to stand out, but also those who feel better when they blend in. But photographer Joseph Ford brings these two…
How I shot and edited this photo using only home lights
Feb 19, 2018
Robert Cornelius
I’ve been daydreaming lately about that magical time in my life about ten years ago when I bought my first DSLR (crap, hold on, AM I…