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Simple Tricks For Portrait Composition | Composing Striking Location Portraits With Available Light
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About Simple Tricks For Portrait Composition | Composing Striking Location Portraits With Available Light
One camera, one lens, one photographer... and lots of opportunities for interesting compositions
Frame your subject using a front door on the street
Compose your portrait amongst the textures and angles of street walls
Bring the eye to your subject using a curb as a leading line
Why negative space in composition helps you make bigger sales from your portraits
Quick lighting technique to make your subject stand out
Using texture and shape to add visual interest
Look out for backgrounds that convey a story or a feeling
Combine framing devices and leading lines
Start with the light, then look for the composition
Include negative space around your subject
Use background and foreground framing devices
Create a sense of motion
Place your subject in the light
Try it for yourself and upload your portraits
What You Will Learn?
- You don't need to go far to find great locations and beautiful light for your portraits. In short behind-the-scenes clips, join Master Photographer Paul Wilkinson on a walk around his home town as he captures stunning portraits of two teenagers using just one camera, one lens and his favourite light source of all, daylight..
- You'll get inspired by how easy it is to find potential in everyday locations: a wall, a doorway, even a curb! Paul shows you the settings he uses, how his portraits look straight-out-of-camera, and how he finds and uses composition to create award-winning portraits that clients will be willing to pay you for..
- masteringportraitphotography.com.