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Taking a Quick Portrait Outside

you may not have professional photography lighting and reflectors you can use the sunu2019s natural light to illuminate your subject or use reflections from other sources such as nearby buildings.

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Taking a Quick Portrait Outside

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  1. This blog is about taking a Quick PortraitOutside. Our first method for taking a Quick Portrait Outsideis Composition and Posing. Composition and Posing Asking someone to stand in front of the camera can make them feel uncomfortable, so try to bring elements of the background into play. If your subject has something to hold on to or lean against, you will find that their poses look a lot more relaxed andnatural. Don’t be afraid to direct them, either, telling them how you want them to pose, what you want them to do with their hands, how to angle their head, and in what direction you want their eyes to be looking. You’ll give them confidence, and you’ll get the shots youwant. Our second method for taking a Quick Portrait Outside is NaturalLighting. NaturalLighting Because you may not have professional photographylighting and reflectors you can use the sun’s natural light to illuminate your subject or use reflections from other sources such as nearbybuildings. Harsh light from the sun when it is high in the sky is best avoided, as the deep shadows created across the subject’s face won’t be that flattering. Cloudy, flat days – while shunned bylandscape

  2. photographers – are ideal conditions for natural light portraits as the clouds act as a huge diffuser, rendering pleasing soft light on yoursubject. If you’re stuck with bright conditions on the day of the shoot, try to move into the shade, such as under a tree. Alternatively, look to shoot in the shadow of a building to avoid the full-on intensity of thesun. Sometimes, none of this will be possible, so you might want to use your own diffuser to soften the light, with dedicated options available, or improvised options such as light-translucent sheets to do thejob. With the sun lower in the sky later in the day, think about shooting into the light for a striking contra- jour effect, with a reflector to help balance theexposure. Great light seems to find itself (any time of day) in doorways, or under the shade of a tall building, especially under an awning. No matter what time of day, to have that golden hourfeel. Our third method for taking a Quick Portrait Outside is Background. Background What you have in the background of the frame is very important, even if it’s blurred. The name for it is broke. Sometimes this very feature makes the photographystand out. You need to use a shallow depth of field and a wide aperture for thiseffect.

  3. You can make the subject pop by placing them further away from the background. Combine this with a long lens and a wide aperture – and you’ll get a blurry, creamy background that won’t steal the attention from yoursubject. You may want to choose a dark background. Our eyes tend to go to the brightest part of the image. So, if your background is brighter than the subject’s face, the viewer will get focused on it first. This is why you should look for dark backgrounds and those that are in the shade. This way, the bright subject will stand out on the dark background and your viewer’s eye will be drawn to the model’s facefirst. This site may also give you some ideas; Outdoor photography =============================================================================== EmailAddress-char@charlottebell.com Website-www.charlottebell.com Phone Number-512 4472150

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