Easy Tips for Better Environmental Portraits

Easy Tips for Better Environmental Portraits  photo by valentinrussanov via iStock If you want to learn a little about how to take environmental portraits, or want to know what are environmental portraits in the first place, stick around.   The current excitement for environmental portraits is actually nothing new, it’s a...

One-Light Portrait Lighting Tips

One-Light Portrait Lighting Tips Photo by Omid Armin on Unsplash You know the lighting configurations for various portrait lighting techniques already if you’ve been following our article for a while. Let’s now go over some helpful one-light portrait lighting tips and best practices, along with some information you can...

Quick Tips for Better Portraits of Kids

Quick Tips for Better Portraits of Kids  photo by DanielBendjy via iStock Everyone loves taking pictures of their kids or having pictures done of their kids. If you are taking portraits of kids for yourself or for others, there are some tips and ideas we have found helpful concerning how to photograph kids. Child photography...

Portrait Tips for Women

Portrait Tips for Women  photo by SolStock via iStock Portrait photographers love to make their subjects look good. Portrait lighting, exposure, and focus techniques are complemented by portrait posing tips for women. All of these work together to let us portray our subject in the most flattering way. Making...

Lighting Setups for Portraits of Men

Lighting Setups for Portraits of Men Photo by Royal A from Pexels Men need portraits, too. Configuring lighting setups for portraits of men is simple to do. The same lighting setups will work just as well on men, women, or children. Even pets.  When deciding how to light a portrait for male subjects, we should...

Inexpensive Portrait Lighting Ideas

Inexpensive Portrait Lighting Ideas Photo by Daniel Edeke from Pexels Sophisticated lighting techniques can be accomplished within any budget. Sometimes all we need to do is be a little creative. Inexpensive portrait lighting ideas can come from just about anywhere. I like to periodically search online for tips from...

Portrait Lighting Mistakes

Portrait Lighting Mistakes Photo by Moose Photos from Pexels We are making great looking portraits with the basic and advanced portrait lighting techniques taught here. Having fun with it all, too. But nobody’s perfect. There are some common portrait lighting mistakes we should be aware of so we can...

Tips for Head Shot Portraits

Tips for Head Shot Portraits Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels Intimate portraits, head and shoulder views or head shot portraits, are an excellent way to provide great images for our clients. Since the view is so close, our subjects may feel somewhat anxious or intimidated by the thought of having such...