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By Abhishek Ghosh November 18, 2013 9:28 pm Updated on November 18, 2013

7 Key Points to Master Portrait Photography

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7 key points to master the portrait photography says how to get a closeup photograph of the face of a person as it should be – naturally. We wrote a quite good amount of articles on Portrait Photography itself and there will be also publication of a paperback book on Portrait, published by Amazon, what we basically want is quite easy and possibly most want – improve portrait photo from being disappointing. So, key points to master the portrait photography has certain dimensions, which needed to be analyzed. If you are not sure what basically need to know and probably what need not to know, improvement is difficult to achieve.

 

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Key points to master the portrait photography can be divided in to three parts – first is already discussed and the article is linked in above paragraph – that is, prevent from becoming fully ruined; second part is what is said in this article and last part practically said in all in one article – What Camera Mode to Choose Depending on the Situation.

Since the face is usually used as a kind of marketing tool or as a trade mark of a human, it must reflect the personality of the subject, without being forced. As a photographer it is up to you how to capture your subject in order to make it enjoyable and give the natural appearance. There are many ways to take a nice close-up, using different types of lighting.

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7 Key Points to Master Portrait Photography

 

Do not forget the body

It is easy to forget the pose of the body, because it also influences the photograph. For example, if a person is bent forward, will also tend to lower the neck and head.

Stretch and approach

In this case the corners are very important. That said, hold the camera at eye level of your subject. Definitely will give you a picture more spontaneous and natural.

To optimize the position of the face you can ask the person to raise the head upward a bit, to stretch the neck to certain extent. You can also ask the subject to push the face towards the camera, to further stretch the neck and stretch the skin of the face – about an inch will suffice.

It is a great trick to remove the wrinkles, expression lines and make the skin more toned. But make sure to provide clear instructions, many times people tend to carry forward only the chin or forehead. If it happens, ask them to bring the nose towards the camera!

7 Key Points to Master Portrait Photography

No Distractions

Forget props or backdrops extravagant. You want the attention concentrated on the face, not on an object in the background or a landscape. It is not surprising that why many professional photographers take close-ups on white background.

Not all depends on the light

But, as with any photo, the right lighting can make a big difference. Avoid using too much light which is hard. Spread the light with a panel, make it bounce on a wall, use a soft box, choose the method you prefer, but do not point the flash directly at the subject. Whatever you want is to have the softly diffused light on face. A light to the hair will give further prominence to the image, separating the head from the background.

Do not force the subject

It is essential to take the expression as natural as possible. Instead of asking the subject to smile, make sure to smile involving him with conversation. Keep him talking about something that interests them or do a few jokes to make him/her laugh.

The jaw line

Apart from the eyes, the other area of ??focus is the jaw line. It is the one that gives shape to the face and you should make sure to photograph it from the right angle.

Distortion is not your friend

Use a telephoto lens and step away from the subject. Then the zoom in on the face. Shooting with a wide-angle lens will give the face a little pleasant distortion, it might be just what you are trying to avoid. Normal Lens and/or Fixed Focal Lens are obviously the best for our purpose.

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Abhishek Ghosh is a Businessman, Surgeon, Author and Blogger. You can keep touch with him on Twitter - @AbhishekCTRL.

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Cite this article as: Abhishek Ghosh, "7 Key Points to Master Portrait Photography," in The Customize Windows, November 18, 2013, May 21, 2022, https://thecustomizewindows.com/2013/11/7-key-points-to-master-portrait-photography/.

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