portrait photography
Editing a Cartoon Portrait in Photoshop (and a little Affinity Photo)
Apr 12, 2016
Roderique Arisiaman
Following you will find a detailed guide on how to make these cartoonish portraits, but first I must share how they came to be. If…
Model & Photographer couple travel the world creating amazing images as they go
Apr 8, 2016
John Aldred
Originally based on Florida, and drawn together by a common love of photography, Victoria Yore and Terrence Drysdale took their first trip together in June…
How to Take Professional Looking Photos: Mobile Phone Versus DSLR
Apr 8, 2016
JP Danko
Hint: sometimes it is the camera… Last Sunday morning, my son Isaac was sitting at our dining room table eating breakfast with a typical seven-year-old…
I photograph people making love in public places
Apr 6, 2016
Mikaël Theimer
A few weeks ago I posted a series of photographs of couples ‘making love’ in public places and got a very positive response. So I…
How to focus a self portrait at f/1.2
Apr 3, 2016
Udi Tirosh
Focusing a self portrait is hard, but focusing a self portrait at with Canon’s 85mm f/1.2 lens fully open is almost impossible. F/1.2 is so…
How to pose subjects using non-verbal cues
Mar 25, 2016
Gannon Burgett
One of the biggest challenges for me when I first started taking photos was posing subjects. Coming from a more photojournalistic background, the idea of…
Seriously simple portrait lighting for beauty shots
Mar 18, 2016
Gannon Burgett
Lighting a portrait can be as simple or intricate as you want it to be. More often than not though, the concept of ‘less is…
Why does everyone look so stoic in old photographs?
Mar 15, 2016
Gannon Burgett
When looking back through old photos, have you ever wondered why subjects rarely smiled, even if the portrait was of an exciting event like a wedding?…
How to shoot portraits under pressure
Mar 15, 2016
Gannon Burgett
In the ideal world, you have an infinite amount of time during photoshoots to tweak the lighting and camera settings until everything is absolutely perfect….
BTS look at the latest Vogue cover shoot, featuring a light painted portrait of Emilia Clarke from Game of Thrones
Mar 14, 2016
Gannon Burgett
Light ninting and Vogue aren’t two words that you usually associate with one another. But for the May 2015 cover of British Vogue, photographer Paolo…