Portraiture is an art form beyond simply capturing a person’s physical appearance. It delves deep into the realm of emotions, expressions, and stories, revealing the very soul of the subject. To create compelling and evocative portraits, it is essential to master the art of connecting with your subject on a
Lume Cube has released a high-quality two-point lighting system that they say eliminates shadows and glare. It is designed for portraiture, vlogging, product photography and more. The light panels rotate on flexible arms, providing full illumination from just about any angle. Note: Lume Cube sent us the Flex Light Pro
The daily grind can sometimes get you! More than once, after an editing binge for days on end for client work, my mind wanders over to my safe place — that beautiful land of themed shoots where I’m calling all the shots and no one even needs to like the
I’ve never been interested in animal portraiture … until I welcomed home baby Henri and had my first cat photography experience with him. Love at first pic Look at this cute little face, how can it not be?! I couldn’t help myself but to reach out for my trustworthy 135mm
This is the third article in a four-part series discussing the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II. Click here to read my previous article, discussing the use of the camera for landscapes. In my final article, I’ll discuss using the camera for advertising. I photograph a lot of different types of portraits.
Editor’s Note: Perfectly Clear is offering Photofocus readers a special $99 bundle, including Perfectly Clear Complete and SharkPixel presets. A $163 value! If you’re shooting portraits with on- or off-camera lighting, you’re bound to get some photographs where the subject’s face is just too bright. Luckily, this can be easily solved
While Olympus and Panasonic are the big players in the Micro Four-Thirds space, Sigma has recently released a few lenses that are on par with their full-frame counterparts. I had the chance to try out the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DN, and there’s nothing “third party” about this lens —
