Wednesday 19 March 2014

Tips On Portrait Photography NYC

By Linda Cantrell


Photographs speak a thousand words and they store memories for many years to come. That is why wherever people are they are always taking photos of their surroundings to keep their memories of such days and the pictures can be stored in their gadgets or printed out. For people who might want to display their photos, they consider portrait photography where something of importance to the subject is portrayed for other people to view.

Portrait photography NYC can be done in a studio or at home by a professional photographer. An individual can also decide to do this kind of photography on his own. Therefore for the purposes of those individuals thinking of doing this activity indoors in their homes or in a building, this article provides tips to consider during the photography sessions.

The first thing to consider is the background of the photo. It should not be a reflective background such that it reflects too much light on a person. One can choose any color to his or her liking for the photography. There can be any design at the background but it should not pop out so much so as to overshadow the subject.

Another great thing to ensure is the lighting scheme. One can decide to use natural or artificial light. In a studio, controlled artificial light is usually used. But if it is at home, one can make use of natural light but it should also be controlled. The light should not hit a person directly but from the side. A reflective material can be placed on one side of the subject to light up the side that is dark depending on the position from the source of light.

As for the artificial lights, it can be a hanging bulb or side lamp among other types of lighting systems. Therefore an individual should try out different lighting schemes and finally decide on the most appropriate one for the session. Persons can also be creative and use their own self created lighting schemes.

The camera setting is also crucial to having quality outcome. Normally people wanting this kind of photography are concerned with the face and shoulders but others might want a full or half length body portrait. A photographer must therefore adjust the settings of the camera depending on the requirements. The settings for taking an up close photo are different with those of full body or half body pictures.

As for half length or full photos, the photographer will take this from a distance but ensure to adjust the zoom settings if the features of the subject are not clear. Finally, it is important that the subject is comfortable and relaxed throughout the session. An individual can ensure this by engaging the subject in small talk to portray different emotions on the pictures. To get different emotions, a photographer can decide to take off guard shots of the subject, still poses among other poses.

Considering the above tips will go a long way to having quality photography. After completing the photo session, next will be creating the portrait. Here, the individual will have to bring his creative and artistic qualities to be able to show life, personality and character of a subject through the image.




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