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Portraiture (the basics)

Portraiture (the basics). Portrait - Photography. Why? / Where? / When? / Who? Basic equipment 3 Classic views of the face 4 Classic lighting techniques Software (that I use) Additional equipment. Is portrait photography for me?. Why? You control everything! When?

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Portraiture (the basics)

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  1. Portraiture(the basics)

  2. Portrait - Photography • Why? / Where? / When? / Who? • Basic equipment • 3 Classic views of the face • 4 Classic lighting techniques • Software (that I use) • Additional equipment

  3. Is portrait photography for me? • Why? • You control everything! • When? • As often as I can (work etc) • I’m currently aiming for one shoot a month • Where? • Almost anywhere. • Who? • Friends, Family etc • Models (websites) Gumtree Modelmayhem.com Purestorm.com

  4. Basics • 85mm Lens or equivalent depending upon crop factorof your sensor. • 50mm x 1.6 (crop factor) = 80mm

  5. Full Frame sensor 50mm 200mm

  6. Basics • 85mm Lens or equivalent depending upon crop factorof sensor. 50mm + • Simple Background • No flowers growing out of peoples heads etc • Or blur it using depth of field and zoom length • Flash or not? • Window light • Desklampetc • Focus point • The eye nearest the camera

  7. “it is the highlight next to a shadow, that gives a photograph depth”-David A. Ziser

  8. Classic Views of the Face TIME FOR LIVEVIEW (please look at hand outs, and follow along)

  9. Software • Photoshop Elements!!! • (I only bought CS6 in May and Lightroom 4 in March) • Liquify Tool • Digital Portrait Professional - £29.99 • Portraitprofessional.com • Easy to over cook photos, take it easy on the sliders!!

  10. Additional Equipment • You don’t need studio lights! • A torch will work too. • Reflectors • ebay • Got a Flash gun?

  11. Additional Equipment • You don’t need studio lights! • A torch will work too. • Reflectors • ebay • Got a Flash gun? • Endless possibilities… • Get it off camera • Umbrellas • Grids, Snoods, softboxes All for the next talk - on & off camera flash, in Nov?

  12. The End… Questions??

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