Headshot photography in the digital age
Nate Torres
In today’s digital age, your headshot photo is one of the most important elements of your personal brand. It’s what people see when they Google
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Portrait Tips: Two tips to help normal people look great
Levi Sim
I don’t know about you, but most of the time my subjects are not models trained in posing for the camera, but I still need
Surround your subject with light, with the Angler CatchLight Reflector
Erin Holmstead
For the most part in my photography, I use one main light and a silver reflector when taking a portrait. This has been my go-to
There’s just one trick to photographing glasses
Levi Sim
The trouble with photographing eyeglasses is that they’re made of glass, which is generally pretty reflective and reflections of my flashes may obscure the eyes
Portrait Tips: Stay relevant, use your tools
Levi Sim
As a portraitist, it’s imperative that you stay ahead of trends. Your clients depend on your eye for what looks good at this point in
Your driver’s license photo is awful. The truth revealed.
Sean McLean
You sneezed. The light was unflattering. You look like a deer gazing into headlights or a hazy memory from that college party. You look, in
Portrait Tips: Be ready to be nimble
Levi Sim
The last time Randy had a headshot done was about 11 years ago, and he’s been using the same picture ever since. Well, now he’s
Portrait Tips: Instant variety with PortaScreen
Levi Sim
If your clients are like mine, they usually don’t know what they need or want. They need a headshot, and they want it outside in
Get creative with your social media headshot
Vanelli
Photographers have a habit of walking a creative line. Too far one way, the concept is met with ridicule and laughter. Too far the opposite
Portrait Tips: How to gel the sun
Levi Sim
Light and color are the only things your camera records, so those things should be a the top of your mind for every photo you
You might be struggling. But so are your clients.
Bryan Esler
When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit, we had no idea how devastating it would be to all of us. Over the past few months, I’ve
Defining focus in a headshot
Bryan Esler
Later this year, I’m exhibiting some portraits of nurses on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. In preparing for this, I played around with
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