Emotions can be found anywhere in photography, even in landscape photos. However, as a portrait photographer or event photographer, it’s more important than ever to ensure you capture the emotion of the scene. Your clients will be relying on your ability to tell a compelling story through your photographs. Emotional
“I hate how I look when I smile!” It’s not an uncommon complaint to hear when working as a family and portrait photographer. Maybe it’s the way her teeth look. Or it’s the way his cheeks pop out. Or she’s just 13 years old and hates this ridiculous family photoshoot
One of the ultimate compliments for a photo is when it makes someone just blurt out a one-syllable word or sound. “Wow,” “ooh,” “awww,” “damn,” “whoa,” “spoon” … you get the idea. The measure of a photo’s success isn’t if it followed all the “rules,” it’s whether it makes the viewer
There are six basic emotions — sadness, surprise, fear, happiness, disgust, anger. Understanding these emotions will help you bring them out in your subjects to create memorable photographs.
Personal experiences and emotions have long been potent sources of inspiration and ideas for creative minds. For Spain-based fine art photographer Frank Diamond, photomontage (or composite photography) is an effective way to do this, and allows allows him to deeply tap into his fears, dreams and nightmares. By specializing in
We all love to photograph. However, I’ve spoken to numerous people who now have difficultly photographing. Some of it is due to lack of access or health reasons. Some have immunocompromised people in their family that they don’t wish to endanger. I am fortunate. Night photography is by its nature
“Unless some sweetness at the bottom lie, Who cares for all the crinkling of the pie?” This line is from William King’s Poem, “The Art of Cookery,” and it applies perfectly to portraiture. Today’s tip is quick, and it includes the challenge that you should memorize this line of poetry
This is a follow-up article based on the article I wrote: “No Excuses! Making Photos No Matter What.” The article talks about what went through my mind when we were shooting. This article simply focuses on how I got the shot to create the sports grit look using a cross-light
I look at a lot of portraits and I can confidently offer a general critique of 99% of them. I see work from photographers who make very good portraits with great lighting and terrific wardrobe and beautiful people, but they lack this one thing that would turn an otherwise well-made
