How to Take Stunning Portrait Photos – 5 Photography Tips For Beginners

Taking portrait photos can be a difficult photography skill to master as it solely focuses on human subject’s face and emotions – it is indeed a great challenge to produce spectacular portrait photos that has high aesthetic value like Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa and it’s possible to turn real human portrait into an art that many people would appreciate. In fact, this can be possibly done by learning some fundamentals of photography.

Here are some tips on how to take dazzling portrait photos:

Tip #1: Playing around with angles

It’s common to take portrait pictures by focusing the subject at centre of the picture. You can ask your human subject to stare slightly left or right at the camera. You’ll expect several outcomes by experimenting different shots from different angles and you can choose which shot that suits your preferences.

Tip #2: Use artificial lighting – the ideal way of manipulate your subject’s appearance

Most people observe the details of the subject’s face and you can control your subject’s appearance by having shades appear on the face. The shading effect can be created by using artificial lighting especial when you’re taking pictures indoors. In order to illuminate the room without any direct shining to the object, you have to use bounce flash or lights for indirect illumination.

On the other hand, if you’re taking pictures outdoors – be particular on the direction of the sunlight toward your subject so that your subject will not be either over-exposed to the sun or over-shaded by other objects.

Tip #3: Match the subject with suitable background

At the beginning of the shooting process, it’s important that your subject is not overshadowed by striking background. Basically, you need to choose a soft-solid color background for your photo-taking sessions to make sure your subject’s face is the central focus of the picture. Besides that, you can try to have your subject that is contrast with the background which makes your subject’s face more appealing.

Tip #4: Breaking the Rule of Thirds

You must have heard this proverb – “Rules are meant to be broken” and you should deliberately try not to place your subject’s face on the center. By breaking the Rule of Thirds – you can creatively place your subject on any edge of a shot which increases the chances of producing interesting portrait pictures.

Tip #5: Express yourself in a photo shoot

You can ask your subject to be expressive during the photo-taking process. This method allows your subject to convey emotions that you would like to convey. You can experiment different moods on your subject in order to create an outstanding effect in your portrait pictures.

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