Monday, April 1, 2013

Outdoor Portrait Photography Tips and tricks

By Amy Renfrey


It?s not unusual for domestic portrait photographers to head in gardens on a nice day and photograph their model. As a photographer I believe that the studio can make people a bit nervous. The huge lights and camera lens can make for a nervous experience. For shy people who want their image captured, a studio might not be ideal.

Exterior sources of light such as flash is so significant even in open-air portraiture. You must take your speelite with you to fill up any shadows that become visible. A reflector is a handy tool as well. You can level the reflector under the persons face to capture a very abstract shot, or, to simply get rid of shadowed areas beneath the nose and chin. Recently I did a series of photos outside. It was of a young lady who sought shots for her portfolio. She was hoping to break into modelling. After a couple of ideas back and forth we made the mututal decision that going off to the park was an ideal way to do the shoot.

Lenses for portraiture photography Firstly, one of the most significant aspects of successful outside portrait photography is the lens you use. Shooting with the right aperture, focal length and depth of field are essential components to an outside portraiture shoot. A rapid lens is the preferred lens by skilled portrait photographers. What is a fast lens? A fast lens is a lens that has a very big maximum aperture. This will be anywhere between 1.8 and 2.8. This means you can allow a lot daylight in and use a fast shutter.

Inventive portrait photography ideas You can cultivate a huge number of creative portrait photography ideas simply by practising. Making an effort provides with something so extremely important: experience. As you begin to get additional experience in outdoor portraits you will understand how outside light and direct flash work, the best way shadows interact on peoples facial features and most importantly how you can improve the next time you go out shooting.

Many of my most innovative ideas come to me from not only getting official education in photography, but in addition, from observing the way light works. Light can present you some good ideas about how to place a person, how to angle yourself to get the best portrait shots.

Outdoor portrait photography poses Posing depends on the gender of your model. There are different poses that a gentleman will take to seem more masculine. There are very distinctive stances a woman will take so she looks more feminine. Female models look most ideal when the lines of her body are softened as opposed to accentuated. This involves turning on an angle, tilting the face and using the focus on the eyes. You can utilise a foot position modification to emphasize a postural change.

High key portrait photography What does "high key" actually mean? Well, if you rely on the technical definition it is completely about reducing the lighting ratio present in the image. What this means, in English, is that the lighting is overexposed with just the main details in clear, sharp focus. This is good fun and a great way to photograph attractive portaits. Can you photograph high key photography in gardens? Most definitely. So long as you have a powerful lighting source on one side of the persons head for instance, you can use the flash fill on the other side. Make certain you lock maintain a new depth of field on the eyes to begin with so detail is maintained on the eyes.

Keep in mind that photographing outdoor portraiture photography is a terrific opportunity to have an exciting background. A park, beach or urban street scene can enrich the story of your photo considerably.




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