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Lady Gabriella Windsor’s Official Royal Wedding Portraits Are Here
The images were taken by a rather familiar photographer who shot Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding in 2011.
What Were the Royal Wedding Rings Made Of?
We watched the royal wedding. Did you? And while we were caught up in the wonderful spectacle of two young people starting their married life together, we couldn’t help noticing that a lot of jewelry was on display too. (We assume that most of the gold and gemstones we saw were the real thing, give
8 Tips For Better Fall Portrait Photos
Tips for making fall portrait photos that really pop.
The One Skill That Will Help You Become a Better Portrait Photographer
Want to become a better portrait photographer? Then you need to focus on developing one particular skill. And it has nothing to do with using your camera.
How to Create Dramatic Portraits in Your Garage
The setup If I want to take dramatic portraits on a black backdrop (without even needing a single light), a garage is your new go to spot. This is the simplest (and most makeshift looking) setup that I use. As you can see in the image above, all I am using is a piece of …
3 Quick Tips for Achieving Moody Portraits with Natural Light
If you are drawn to moody portraits with natural light and wondered how to take them, then this article gives you 3 quick tips to help you achieve them.
Tips for DIY family portraits
You can capture beautiful portraits just about any time of year with just a little practice and the right gear.
Tips for Getting Your Portraits Right In-Camera
Getting your portraits right in-camera can be a tricky task. But don't worry; these tips will help you nail your portrait photoshoots, consistently!
Simple Tips to Improve Your Portrait Photography Immediately
If you are getting into taking portraits, you'll want to use these super-useful and simple tips to help you improve your portrait photography immediately!
How to Focus for a DSLR Self-Portrait
If you belong to the burgeoning populace obsessed with the perfect selfie, and you happen to own a DSLR, this is one trick you definitely need to know. Joseph Parry has a method which tends to produce a perfect result every time you push the shutter release: These are the main tools that Parry used for the [...]
Tips for Taking Great Overhead Portraits
Overhead portrait photography isn’t just about laying the subject on the ground and taking photos from above. You can achieve some great overhead portraits by controlling the light and paying a little more attention to the background. In the following video, photographer Gavin Hoey from Adorama shares his tips for taking great overhead portraits on [...]
How to Get Better Portrait Photos Outdoors
Quick & easy tip to help when photographing people - How to Get Better Photos Outdoors by placing your subject carefully
How to Use a Mirror for Creative Portrait Photography
Work gets tough for photographers when there are shiny surfaces involved. Mirrors, for example, cause glare and produce stray light. But when used carefully, mirrors can make for great images. Photographer Daniel Norton from Adorama demonstrates how you can use a mirror creatively for a portrait shoot: Lighting Setup For the purpose of this photo [...]
How to Create Stunning Portraits of Your Dog
Photographing your dog can be a terrific way to not only get amazing photos of a beloved family member, it’s also good practice and will sharpen your over all photography skills. Like any other portrait session, the first step is to mentally pre-visualize what you want the end result to be. Please don’t skip this [...]
Behavior and Background Tips for All Age Portraits
Photographing people is always a challenge. If they’re children, you’ve got to get them to hold still and look at the camera. And no matter who you’re photographing, a great background adds to the photo. Photographer Denice Duff shares her pro tips on these two aspects in the following video: Be interesting As a photographer, [...]
How to Create a Double Exposure Portrait Using Photoshop
The artistic effect created by compositing images in a double exposure is certainly nothing new, but the masking techniques learned in constructing this kind of image in Photoshop are valuable in all sorts of post-production. This 9-minute video from Eye Stocker will show you how to combine a portrait of a woman with
5 Quick Tips for Getting Sharp Eyes in Portrait Photography
Photographers! Let's talk a little about 5 Quick Tips for Getting Sharp Eyes in Portrait Photography so you get strong shots.
3 DIY PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS to Create Depth in Studio Portraits and Modeling Shots
In this video I demonstrate 3 DIY photography tips that you can use to create depth in your studio portraits and modeling shots. Using simple things like wat...
What's With All These Royal Husbands Not Wearing Wedding Rings?
How to Improve Portraits with Catchlights
Catchlights are often the key to impactful photos of people. They inject a sense of life into a portrait and immediately grab the viewer’s attention. Professional portrait photographer Miguel Quiles shares how you can create interesting catchlights to take stunning portraits: “A catchlight is a light source that causes a specular highlight in a subject’s [...]
How to Take a Self Portrait
Although you might think that a photographer would love taking a self portrait, it’s actually one of the most difficult pictures to take. With self portraits you don’t have the advantage of looking through the lens and carefully composing your image, so it can be real tricky to get it right. But with that being [...]
