In short, these are the keys to a successful outdoor fashion shoot: a unique artistic concept, well-organised logistics for the entire crew, appropriate camera settings to ensure qualify shots, creative posing ideas incorporating available props on location, and appropriate lighting techniques using both natural and artificial lights.
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[Pho.Talk] What to Wear for an Outdoor Photoshoot: Colour, Fit, Accessories
In general, the colour of what you wear should correspond to the lighting conditions, the location and the mood. The fit of the clothes would depend on your vulnerabilities and logistical considerations on set. The accessories to be careful of include hats, glasses and hairbands.
Read More[Pho.Snap] Fake a Professional Headshot at Home
Here is the absolute basic set-up in shooting professional headshots at home:
A camera/ phone
Access to diffused natural light
A white, reflective flat surface
An artificial light source (eg. phone flash light, camera flash)
A plain background
An extra pair of hands (optional)
[Pho.Snap] Practical Guide to Taking Great Portraits using a DSLR
With a DSLR, you have an array of tools at your disposal to take great portraits. Shoot in RAW format, manually expose for the highlights, focus and recompose, and create framing using the depth of field. Preview your photos and check for defects.
Read More[Pho.Snap] How to Evoke Emotions in Portraits? Easy Emotive Photography Ideas
There are two parts as to how to evoke emotions in portrait photography. First, identifying the emotion in your subject, and secondly, internalising your emotions and translate that into an image. Here are some quick ideas for emotive photography. You can start with photographing children, elderly and relationships.
Read More[Pho.Snap] Effective Ways to Direct your Model's Posing in Portrait Photography
Communicating an idea of a pose clearly so that your model turns the idea into reality, is daunting to many beginner photographers seeking to learn how to take portrait photography. Check out this guide on how to improve your posing direction skills and be a better portrait photographer!
Read More[Pho.Talk] Ultimate Guide to Street Portrait Photography in Hong Kong with Map
Hong Kong has absolutely lovely streets, which makes it perfect for street portraits. In this article, I am sharing 15 of my hand-picked all-time favourite spots in Hong Kong, that would make the best locations for street photography. Read on!
Read More[Pho.Snap] How to Compose Interesting Instagram Portraits - Implied Lines
Composition is always a huge topic in photography and it gets increasingly interesting when human subjects come into play. In this series of articles, I am covering proved methods of creating interesting portraits for Instagram. In this article, we are looking at the use of implied lines of vision in photography. Read on!
Read More[Pho.Snap] How to Find your Portrait Photography Style - Posing your Model
When it comes to finding a portraiture photography style, many things come into play. But one determining factor is definitely how a photographer poses his models. In this article, I am covering why photographers should start thinking about posing their models, the thought process I went through, and a few tips on how beginner photographers can get a hang on finding theirs.
Read More[Pho. Talk] How to Help Clients Find the Best Street Portrait Locations in Hong Kong
People love street portrait photography. And they love it for a good reason. As photographers, we often find ourselves in a situation in which we need to think of street locations to shoot our clients at. In this guide, I share my thoughts on the popularity of street portraiture, which leads into my top tips for finding the best location for your client.
Read More[Pho.Talk] How to Compose Interesting Portraits for Instagram
Here are some best tips on creating flattering compositions that produce amazing effects in portraiture. This is how you can begin to make your portraits more interesting - read on!
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