Portrait Photography Tips
1. Hold camera very still or use a tripod
2. Know how to use the manual focus, if not know how to use the auto focus
3. If you focus on someone's eyes it tends to soften their skin
4. KISS-Keep it Simple Stupid
5. Narrow depth of field (make sure background is uncluttered)
6. Get up close, focus on expressive hands
7. Alter perspective
8. Experiment with lighting
12. Tell your subject to look off camera
13. Introduce a prop
14. Shoot candidly
2. Know how to use the manual focus, if not know how to use the auto focus
3. If you focus on someone's eyes it tends to soften their skin
4. KISS-Keep it Simple Stupid
5. Narrow depth of field (make sure background is uncluttered)
6. Get up close, focus on expressive hands
7. Alter perspective
8. Experiment with lighting
- Use side lighting
- Back lighting
- Best time to take a picture is an hour after dawn and an hour before dusk
- These times are called the golden hours
- Do not shoot into the sun unless you want a silhouette
- On bright days shoot in shady areas
- Add color filters
- Rules of thirds
- Put the subject in the center
- Put the subject way off from the center
- Add motion or blur
12. Tell your subject to look off camera
13. Introduce a prop
14. Shoot candidly