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Portrait Advice

  • engage with the people to get them to pose, don’t ask them to pose
  • no “busy” clothing or background
    • solid colors, enhance eyes
  • mix up shot distances, angles
  • soft light in shade, golden hours

Posing

  • face toward main (nose shadow)
  • shoulders not straight
  • arms not at side contact
  • keep catchlights in eyes
    • if chin moved down, move down main light also
  • spine not vertical, shoulders not horizontal
  • YOUR face = clients face, so be happy/engaging
 
photo/advice/portrait.txt · Last modified: 2008/12/13 18:11 by bw
 
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