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Category: Portrait Photographer: Michael Hitchinson Photo: “Shirt of fishes” The characters in the world make the best portrait subjects. These fascinating people stand out because they are their own individual
Category: Portrait Photographer: Foteini Zaglara Photo: “Mida’s daughter” This portrait is a study of warmth in light, subject and tone. The warm light combine with bronze-gold makeup including gold leaf
Join Rich Harrington for a look at how to get the best-looking eyes with Luminar 4. It’s all thanks to the brand new Portrait Enhancer tool. Luminar works as both
It’s an old saying that means doing things in the wrong order. I could also say, don’t run before you can walk…but I had this picture handy. I want to
Category: Portrait Photographer: Robertino Radovix Photo: “Woman” A powerful portrait can happen in a moment. A woman, chin resting in her bejeweled hand, looks into the lens of the camera.
Learn how to enhance both subjects in an environmental portrait. You can make the person look amazing with AI Skin and Portrait Enhancer. Plus bring the background to life with
It doesn’t really take too much imagination when you have a muscleman in front of your lens to picture him as a green mass with purple highlights. It’s either because
Category: Portrait Photographer: Michael Hutchinson Photo: “Virginia Farmer” “Virginia Farmer” reminds us of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) photographs made during the Depression of the 1930s. The gentleman is weathered,
Dread: That’s the feeling that happens when you know you’re in over your head but you have to perform anyway. Dread started weighing on me and pulling my stomach into
Category: Portrait Photographer: Steve Lavelle Photo: “Katarina 4” An action pose in this portrait starts a story — an attractive woman in a potentially less-than-desirable place raises her arm. What
Everyone knows that to make romantic, intimate-looking photos you need to be in a romantic kind of place. You’d better build a strong relationship with the Italian restaurant nearby so
Category: Portrait Photographer: Philip Osborne Photo: “Lauren” “Lauren” is a portrait that reveals and has its viewer’s asking questions. Why the ace of diamonds? Is Lauren herself raising her hand
This is about mindset. Somehow, late in the last century, folks became worried about how they looked in photos. People my grandparents’ and parents’ ages were very concerned about how
Category: Portrait Photographer: Enio Godoy Photo: “Eyes 2” Questions: Does a portrait have to include the entire face? Does the person in it have to be recognizable? Our photographer of
(Editor’s Note: We’d like to welcome this guest post from Darlene Hildebrandt. Darlene is a long time pro, now educator, who teaches aspiring amateur and hobby photographers how to improve
Whenever you make a portrait, you should say to yourself, “Self, I like this picture because ____.” Then, you should use the right tools to help the picture emphasize the
Category: Portrait Photographer: thesrpspaintshop Photo: “Untitled” A candid portrait can be as powerful as one where the sitter and the photographer work together. “Untitled” shows off the eye of a
With summer winding down and the kids going back to school, the team at Photofocus brought some really unique articles this week to get your creativity juices flowing! Guest author
Using the light from a window is a terrific way to illuminate your subject. It can be the biggest and softest light off all — and it’s free. One of
Category: Portrait Photographer: Tomas Salinka Photo: “Frida” What looks like, at first sight, is a natural light portrait of a young woman. Then you see her oh-so-blue eyes. Then you see
(Editor’s note: This guest article is by professional retoucher Dennis Dunbar. He has been adding the Photoshop magic to images for movie posters and ad campaigns for over 28 years. He loves
