You’re not alone. Every portrait photographer does this from time to time. You set up some safe, sensible lighting, and you take perfectly okay portraits. It’s only after the photo session that you realize you played it far too safely and your photos are uninspiring. It’s a scenario photographer Gavin Hoey knows from first-hand experience…
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How to Shoot Manual in 10 Minutes – Beginner Photography Tutorial
Want to learn how to shoot in manual mode with your camera? In ten minutes? Watch this video from Hyun Ralph Jeong.
Autumn Portraits and Street Photography in Tokyo
Julia Trotti shares their vlogs from when they went to Tokyo, Japan, for the LUMIX S5II announcement. The video is great for exploring autumn portraits and street photography in Tokyo.
Natural Lighting Secret for Better Photos – Do this with Any Camera
Paul Miguel reveals his biggest lighting secret for better wildlife and nature photos, and you can do this with any camera. In this photography tutorial, Miguel shows you how to use natural light to create a unique balance in your images.
Why You Should Use Vintage Lenses for Photography
For today’s portrait photoshoot behind the scenes, Julia Trotti uses the Sony A7IV with the 7-element Super Takumar 50mm f1.4. Trotti also shares with you a few reasons why you should consider using vintage lenses for your own photography.
Portrait Lenses for Travel Photography in Prague
In today’s vlog, Julia Trotti uses their portrait lenses for travel and cityscape photography. Trotti also takes photos in many different lighting situations, including harsh light, dusk, and sunrise.
These 5 minutes will IMPROVE Your Photography! Tips for Beginners
Jason Vong discusses a critical five minutes that’ll improve your photography. Tips for beginners in this world are always beneficial and worth highlighting. Check it out!
Lindsay Adler: Fashion Photography | The Masters
Adorama’s “The Masters Series” is great to view on YouTube, with the latest featuring Lindsay Adler on fashion photography. Adler has risen to the top of her industry as a photographer and educator. Based in New York City, her fashion editorials have appeared in numerous publications, including Marie Claire, Numero, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, and more.
5 Tips for Backlight Photography
Julia Trotti has a video sharing 5 tips to improve your backlight photography techniques. Considering how challenging backlight photography can be, videos like this are extremely useful to hone your craft.
Easy Breezy Portraits – Take and Make Great Photography
To make great photography, one needs to use the tools around them to get the most out of the endeavor. Fortunately, Adorama has a great video detailing how portrait photography can be easy with a few tips and lessons from Gavin Hoey. Check it out!
5 BEST Posing Tips for Photographers
Here is a great video from Julia Trotti where when offers five excellent posing tips for photographers. For more articles and videos on portrait photography, CLICK HERE. For more articles and videos on Lifestyle Photography, CLICK HERE.
A Vital Element To Your Portrait Photography
In this video, Alex Kilbee of The Photographic Eye talks about one of my favorites in the realm of portrait photography, Gregory Heisler. For more articles and videos on portrait photography, CLICK HERE.
Focus On The Right Thing In Your Portrait Photography
In this video, Alex Kilbee of The Photographic Eye explains how the photographer Andy Gotts’s portrait photography allows the personality of his subjects to shine through. For more articles and videos on portrait photography, CLICK HERE.
Candid Street Photography Tips
Kent Dufault wrote a short article for the Picture Correct website, where he offers several tips for candid street photography. Please understand that candid street photography, that is taking photos of people on the street without their knowledge, is a controversial subject. Kent doesn’t address that in this article. Access Kent’s street photography article over…
5 Key Tips On How to Photograph Amateur Models
If you’ve ever picked up a camera, then you most likely have used non-professional models for your photographic use. With this in mind, Irene Rudnyk has an excellent video detailing some key tips on how to photograph amateur models. Check it out!
When natural light photography goes wrong.
Omar Gonzalez recently uploaded a video to YouTube titled, When Natural Light Photography Goes Wrong. In it, he gives some tips on how you can improve your natural light photography and how to deal with problem situations. If you’re interested in more portrait photography articles and videos, CLICK HERE.
My Portrait photography journey!
Haze (That’s his name) at HK Visuals recently posted an excellent video where he talks about his portrait photography journey. It’s a great video because he carefully explains his goals and what he discovered while attempting to achieve those goals. It includes a lot of behind-the-scenes footage as well. If you’re interested in more portrait…
How to Shoot Manual on a Camera in 10 Minutes
Understanding how to shoot manual is essential with photography. This video from Hyun Ralph Jeong is a great way to learn the basics of shooting manual on your camera in 10 minutes. Give the video a view and check out some other videos from Jeong’s channel.
Shaping the Light in your Portraits
Sean Tucker has a great video on shaping the light in your portraits. I’ll let Sean tell you about his video: In this video I show you how I finesse the lighting in my portraits using dodging and burning to accentuate and shape the light and shadow I captured on the day. For more articles…
Character Portrait Photography Tips & Techniques
Wayne Turner has a nice article on Picture Correct that goes over some Character Portrait Photography Tips & Techniques. Character portraits can apply to environmental photography and lifestyle photography. It is simply a type of photography about a person that should convey that person’s personality – not only through their face but also through their…