portrait photography

    Here’s a tutorial on how to get great studio results with just one light

    Jan 10, 2018 Dunja Đuđić

    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]

    Jan 4, 2018 Dunja Đuđić

    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

    Jan 3, 2018 Dunja Đuđić

    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

    Jan 2, 2018 John Aldred

    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

    Dec 30, 2017 JP Danko

    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

    Dec 29, 2017 John Aldred

    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

    Dec 28, 2017 Jake Hicks

    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

    Dec 26, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

    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

    Dec 23, 2017 Clinton lofthouse

    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

    Dec 22, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

    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,…