Friday Photo Tip #6 Practice Makes Portrait
TGIF! Since it's been a pet-filled week, today's photo tip will include a few mini-tips to help you take better portraits of your favorite fur friends (or people friends).
2) Make Eye Contact They say the eyes are the windows to the soul... Connecting with your subject matter through eye contact is a way to make your images very powerful.... eyes totally convey the mood of an image. Try it! (below: Harley, "please give me a treat... please...")
3) Tell a Story I think it's pretty safe to say that at least 85% of all portraits are taken as a means to tell a story. Portraits are a vehicle to capture a subject matter in a way that truly represents the essence of a person, place or thing -- and being able to tell a story through the content of an image is a wonderful way to truly freeze the moment and re-experience it forever.
Good luck!
Practice Makes Portrait
We've all heard the saying "practice makes perfect." Just like in sports, photographers need to practice their photo skills to become the best they can be. As my high school volleyball coach once said, perfect practice makes perfect. What does this mean? You can't take a perfect shot every time... But all the practicing in the world won't get you anywhere if you're practicing the wrong way. You have to practice the right way! Obviously no one is perfect, but the idea of putting 110+% of your effort into each shot, every single time, the right way, will help you yield more "perfect" results. ...Ta da! The art of shooting a great portrait is comprised of countless elements, many of which are relied on completely subconsciously by many photographers. Just like techniques in sports, techniques in photography become second nature after a bit of practice and repetition. After a while, the way photographers capture images becomes a completely intuitive process. Here are 3 easy, non-technical ways to make your portraits more interesting: 1) Compose it! No one ever said that when you take a photo of a person or pet that you need to center them. Try shooting from different angles and positioning your subject matter in different places within the frame. Zoom in, zoom out.... If you know the "rule of thirds" (will explain in a later post), use it!
2) Make Eye Contact They say the eyes are the windows to the soul... Connecting with your subject matter through eye contact is a way to make your images very powerful.... eyes totally convey the mood of an image. Try it! (below: Harley, "please give me a treat... please...")
3) Tell a Story I think it's pretty safe to say that at least 85% of all portraits are taken as a means to tell a story. Portraits are a vehicle to capture a subject matter in a way that truly represents the essence of a person, place or thing -- and being able to tell a story through the content of an image is a wonderful way to truly freeze the moment and re-experience it forever.
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