portrait photography
10 tips for finding ideal models for your portrait photography
Sep 14, 2017
Dunja Đuđić
There are several ways to find models for your shoots. Nowadays, there are even Uber or Tinder-like apps that let you do it. However, these…
Shooting through prisms at home or in the studio
Sep 13, 2017
Jake Hicks
In this tutorial we will be going over how to create gorgeous in-camera flared effects that can add a lot of depth and interest to…
7 tricks that will make anyone smile and give you more natural portraits
Sep 12, 2017
Dunja Đuđić
I’ve always found it challenging to capture a smile in photos so it doesn’t look staged. I’m still overcoming the feeling of awkwardness when photographing…
TIME issues a set of covers shot on the iPhone
Sep 12, 2017
Dunja Đuđić
“Phoneography” seems to be gaining in popularity when it comes to magazine covers. After Billboard, Sports Illustrated and Elle, TIME Magazine also went down this…
Photographers finds a couple he shot on the street after eight years to deliver their portrait
Sep 11, 2017
Nicholas Goodden
This year my wife Chrystall and I have decided we’re leaving London for the country. As much as we love London we feel this is…
The photographer’s dos and don’ts of working with models
Sep 8, 2017
John Aldred
There are many rules in photography, but few of them are set in stone. When it comes to photographing people, though, there are a few…
Turn your bathroom into a natural light softbox for amazing portraits
Sep 7, 2017
John Aldred
When most portrait photographers want to create a directional soft light look, they break out the strobes. Then they usually stick a big octabox on…
How to turn your male subjects from doofy to dapper in three simple steps
Sep 5, 2017
John Aldred
We often hear that “lighting is everything”, and to a point it is. But when it comes to portraits, so is the posing of your…
20+ gorgeous backlit rainy photos and a tutorial on how to take them
Aug 21, 2017
Dunja Đuđić
When it’s pouring rain, taking outdoor portraits is not the first thing most of us would do. But Japan-based photographer Ilko Alexandroff uses the rain…
This is the oldest known portrait of a U.S. President
Aug 18, 2017
Dunja Đuđić
There’s an interesting story about the oldest presidential portrait known so far. The sixth U.S. president John Quincy Adams sat for a photographer in August…