Portrait Photography

Portrait Photography

1. Maintain Eye Contact

2. Be Interested in people

3. Beauty?

4. Available light/Studio Light?

5. Think about the time of day you are photographing, eg-Light. Also, if people are tired they might not want to have their photo taken

6. Composition

   • Foreground
   • Background

7. Different Genres

   • Self
   • Baby/Child
   • Character
   • Editorial
   • Close-Up
   • Documentary
   • Formal

8. Informal/Candid

   • Capturing Mood, Reveal something about a persons personality
     • Doesn't mean unplanned
       • Composition, Timing

9. Sometimes avoid photographing people when they are talking as it can blur the image - unless that is the intention

10. Form relationship with subject

    • Personal skills very important

11. Studio/Street?

12. Formal?

13. Think about equipment

    • Lenses
      • Medium telephoto -face shoots
      • Wide Angles -Setting/environment