portrait photography
Here’s a tutorial on how to get great studio results with just one light
If you’re new to studio photography, you may want to take it one step at a time. Or literally one light at a time. You…
Photographers make splendid portraits of strangers they meet through Craigslist [mildly NSFW]
There are certainly several ways to find models for your photography project. But Los Angeles-based photographers Neil Kremer and Cory Johnson (KremerJohnson) decided to use…
You can now have Google Pixel 2’s Portrait mode on older phones, for free
Google Pixel 2 is currently taking the first place on DxO’s list of best-rated smartphone cameras. It’s a single-lens camera, yet it offers the Portrait…
7 common studio portrait lighting mistakes and how you can avoid them
We all make mistakes in photography. All of us. But these are things which help us learn and grow as photographers. We make mistakes, we…
Photographer Spotlight: Q&A With Magdalena M – Editorial and Commercial Portraiture Photographer
Next in our ongoing Photographer Spotlight series is Magdalena M. Magdalena is a Toronto, Canada based editorial and commercial portraiture photographer and art director. Her work has been…
A simple technique for faking subtle shallow depth of field in Photoshop
I’m not a massive fan of faking optical characteristics in post. I prefer to shoot it the way I’d like in the first place. But…
Tips on lighting with single coloured gels when shooting with a Lensbaby
Often a scene can be visually confusing, especially if there are multiple colours and objects in focus that are fighting for our viewer’s attention. This…
Nine tips for raising your portrait photography to ninja level
For me, portraiture is one of the most inspiring genres of photography. I also find it pretty difficult to master, there’s so much to learn…
Photographer creates painterly masterpieces inspired by the old masters
I would probably need an infinite number of counting beads to count how many times a photographer says they are trying to capture the master…
Photoshop quick tip: how to brighten portraits and preserve skin tones in two minutes
When you shoot some underexposed photos, brightening them up is usually not too much of a problem. However, making portraits brighter can result in desaturated,…









































