Amazing Portraits Techniques
As professional photographers, covering 40+ events in a year, we can admit that it’s not difficult to do the same thing we’ve been used to when it comes to portraits .when the same compositions and angles are used for the same couple, taking pictures can look mundane. Over the years, we have developed ways for us to stay ahead in the game of making portraits, and we shall highlight some of them in this article.
Let’s go through some of these techniques:
Make use of a longer lens
many photographers would say that it’s a must to have a 50mm portrait lens, but a mid-range lens can offer something from a familiar perspective, something we have been used in seeing. Avoid shooting portraits with mid-range because it makes the image look ordinary unless you edit with photo software like photo lemur.
Find different angles from your eye level
Don’t be stuck with what is in front of you,.challenge yourself to discover a different angle above or below eye level to bring a new perspective to your shot.
Make use of the off-camera flash
Our speedlites are never on camera during event coverage. Using flash to enhance our subject view from the side will help us create both light and shadow on our subjects, bringing out their unique features and creating a more comprehensive range of highlights to the image. It also brings out the background details, creating a more dramatic landscape.
Your flash vs. the sun
it’s not an easy task to shoot at midday making use of natural light. But with the help of artificial light, a couple of speedlites can dim the power of the sun and help darken the image. This helps in better exposure of the picture. This technique is often employed in the creation of environmental portraits that focus on the landscape using the speedlites carefully on the subject helps to underexpose the background more by putting more light on it.
Shooting through objects
we tend to use the objects in our way to our advantage. Sometimes we purposely place objects in the foreground of our image. Learn to shoot through elements that bring interest and colorfulness to your vision.
