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Portrait Photography Tips That’ll Add a WOW Factor to Your Photos

Portrait Photography Tips
Portrait photography is a distinct art that reflects the minute features of the subject. A number of techniques are necessary to be understood before clicking a portrait.
Portrait Of A Nice Looking Woman
You need not be an expert at portrait photography to click a stunning portrait of your subject. A portrait can be defined as a person’s similitude. Though the definition is very simple, the portrait in itself has a deeper meaning. A portrait can capture the features, character or nature of the subject.
Closeup Of Woman With Camera
A great portrait is the one that reflects the uniqueness of the subject along with the “wow” factor. Now, if you are new at portrait photography, then keep in mind that there are simply no rules for capturing portraits.
How to Capture Stunning Portraits
Tools of The Trade
Digital camera
The very important tool that you require to create a wonderful portrait is a camera Search on the Internet or visit a nearby store to make yourself aware of the cameras available.
Digital cameras make some of the best cameras to be used for portrait photography. They are easy to work with when compared with film cameras, due to their versatile nature and accuracy. Certain features of such cameras help to enhance the beauty of the portrait. Avail a good deal on a tripod while you’re at it.
Background
Decide the background or location where you want your subject to pose for the portrait. You can go for an outdoor or a studio portrait photography.
Portrait Of A Beautiful Woman
Whatever location you choose, a plain background is usually a good option. This is a very important factor that will decide how good the portrait will result.
Cute Baby Girl Posing Outdoors
See that the location is not distracting. A distracting background may reduce the focus on your subject. Choose the background that will blend well with the physical features of the subject. You can use blurring effects to hide a distracting background. This will bring more focus on your subject.

Eye Contact

Eye Contact
Eye contact or the direction of the eyes of the subject plays a significant role in snapping portraits. A different eye direction can bring great impact on the portrait.
Model brunette
You can make your subject look at another subject within the frame, or you ask the subject look outside the frame as if the subject’s attention is towards something that is out of the focus of the camera lens. Else you can also make the subject look straight into the camera lens.

Lighting

Lighting
One more important factor that decides the fate of the portrait is lighting. Natural daylight gives best results for portrait photography. You can experiment in innovative manners for different lighting effects.
Woman With Curly Long Hair
Shadow effects by introducing obstructions between the light source and the subject can give spectacular results. You cannot always rely on natural light and hence, many a time you may require to take help of artificial lights, in order to give better effects to the portrait.

The Perfect Shot

The Perfect Shot
Catching the exact expression of the subject is a must for a beautiful portrait. Ensure that you make your subject comfortable throughout the session. The portrait should look natural and not artificial.
girl
Smile is not just an expression that you can capture in a portrait. Experiment with your subject’s expression, mood and come up with a unique style of the subject.
girl with flowers
Take clicks with different angles and not in just horizontal and vertical directions. If the subject feels it uncomfortable to pose, take help of some props.
This will help to make the portrait look more natural. See that you make a clever choice of props. The color combination of the prop and that of the subject’s outfit should compliment each other.
Little Girl Blowing Soap Bubbles
man posing with tattoo
The basic tip for capturing a portrait is to keep it simple and natural and you will end up capturing a wonderful portrait. So what are you waiting for? Pick up your camera and shoot the best portrait you can.

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