Here are some common photographytechniques and tips to improve your capturing experience.
1.
Focus on the eyes
Manually select an AF point that’s positioned over one of your model’s eyes, or use the central focus point to lock focus on their eye. While eye contact is not always desirable in a portrait, sharp eyes certainly are.
Then, with the shutter
release half-pressed to keep the setting locked, recompose your picture before
taking the shot.
2.
Use a standard lens
Wide-angle lenses are a great choice for photographing environmental portraits, where you want to show a person within a specific context.
A better choice for
portraits is either a standard lens or a short telephoto lens.
The classic portrait
focal lengths for a full-frame camera are 50mm, 85mm prime lenses and a
70-200mm zoom.
These will help to
compress features and provide a more natural-looking result.
3. For micro
magnification
If you take off your lens and hold it in front
of the camera, you get a macro lens! I
was really skeptical about this, but I just tried it and it worked like a
charm. This is the coolest camera trick I’ve seen in a long time.
4. Using window light.
You don’t need an expensive home studio lighting kit
to take amazing portraits – a window and a
reflector can help you achieve stunning natural results without spending too
much.
Position your model at
an angle to the window and use a white or silver reflector to open up any
shadows across their face. A silver reflector will give a crisper quality of
light than a white one, although the effect won’t be as subtle.
Be aware of any color
casts that may be introduced by features on the other side of the glass
as well – a lush green lawn can give skin tones a sickly quality, while late
evening sunlight on a patio will reflect lots of warm light.
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