16 Great Portrait techniques
1. PHOTOSHOP
If you’re good with post-processing and manipulations, use it to your advantage.
Photo by Paul Moody [CC by-nc]
2. TEXTURE
If texture is a big part of your subject, make it stand out and make it obvious.
Photo by Sukanto Debnath [CC by]
3. OVEREXPOSE
Blowing out the highlights makes a nice soft portrait with kind of a light airy feeling.
Photo by sam_samantha [CC by-nc-sa]
4. UNDEREXPOSE
A dominantly dark image will naturally draw your eyes to the lighter parts.
Photo by ConfusedVision [CC by-nc-nd]
5. BACK-LIGHT
Hair lights up like crazy when it’s back-lit.
Photo by Caleb Sconosciuto [CC by-nc-nd]
6. POSING
Get crazy with the pose and positioning — extra points if it looks uncomfortable.
Photo by Socar Myles [CC by-nc-nd]
7. CULTURE
Capture the local culture — what’s mundane to you is exotic to us.
Photo by vodkamax [CC by-nc-nd]
8. REFLECTIONS
Make use of different surfaces to add that extra dimension.
Photo by Gary H. Spielvogel [CC by-nc-nd]
9. SHADOWS
Make the shadow an important part of the image.
Photo by Brian Auer [CC by-nc-nd]
10. GET CLOSE
There’s no rule against cropping out most of the subject’s face.
Photo by Phil Hilfiker [CC by-nc-nd]
11. (UN)FOCUS
Out-of-focus subjects can be more interesting than the in-focus subjects.
Photo by a bout de souffle [CC by-nc-nd]
12. MOVEMENT
Use movement to show action, even if it blurs out the subject entirely.
Photo by ArtWerk [CC by-nc-nd]
13. CAPTURE THE MOMENT
Catch somebody doing something they love, even if it’s not staged.
Photo by Mireia [CC by-nc-nd]
14. COLORS
Use vibrant and contrasting colors to draw attention to parts of your subject.
Photo by TNT Photo [CC by-nc-nd]
15. GET SERIOUS
Not all portraits need to have a smile, capture the serious emotions too.
Photo by Saad Akhtar [CC by]
16. PROPS
Use the props and tools around you to make the setting more interesting.
Photo by Bachellier Christian [CC by-nc-nd]
http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10...hy-techniques/
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