- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Contents
- Five Things You Need to Know Up Front . . .
- To Keep You from Destroying Your Life, or Worse!
- Chapter One Portrait Lenses It All Starts Here
- A 70–200mm f/2.8 or f/4 Zoom Lens
- An 85mm f/1.8 Lens
- A Fast 135mm Portrait Lens
- Avoid Wide-Angle Lenses for Most Portraits
- Should You Ever Shoot Portraits with a Wide-Angle Lens?
- Why I Avoid 50mm Lenses for Close-Up Portraits
- Yes, You Need That Lens Hood
- It’s These Three Things That Create Soft Backgrounds
- Minimum Focusing Distance
- How Lens Choice Affects Your Background
- Shoot ‘Em at What You Bought ‘Em For!
- Should You Buy a Lens with IS or VR? Well, That Depends
- Chapter Two Camera Settings F-Stop, Shutter Speed & ISO
- Shoot with Your Camera Set to RAW Format
- Choosing Your Shooting Mode
- Which Aperture (F-Stop) to Use
- Why Your Shutter Speed Is Important
- How to Stop Worrying about Slow Shutter Speeds
- When to Shoot at Your Lowest ISO
- What If Your Camera Chooses the Wrong Exposure?
- How to Keep from Damaging Your Highlights
- Choosing the Right White Balance
- How to Focus for Sharp Portraits
- How to Focus f/1.8 Lenses or Faster
- Which Eye to Focus On
- Why the Eye Autofocus Feature Rocks
- Shooting Group Shots at Wide-Open F-Stops
- Where to Focus for Multi-Row Group Shots
- Image Stabilization: On or Off?
- Chapter Three Window Light Portraits Working That Window Like a Dutch Master
- Why Direct Window Light Is Often Bad Light
- Turn Off Any Room Lights
- Move Away from the Window
- Move Behind a Window or Doorway
- For the Love of North-Facing Windows
- Use a Shower Curtain Liner
- Close the Sheers for Better Light
- How to Position Your Subject for a Window Light Portrait
- Rembrandt Window Lighting
- Highlight Profile Portrait
- What If You Don’t Want the Classic Window Light Look?
- Shooting with Your Subject Facing the Window
- What Kind of Window Am I Looking For?
- Watch Out for Changing Window Light
- Using an Open Doorway for Light
- Using Hard Light Shadow Patterns
- Shooting with Painted Backdrops
- Adding a Reflector
- Choosing the Right White Balance
- It Might Be Tripod Time
- Chapter Four Shooting Outside Making the Bright Beautiful
- My Outdoor Photography Secret Weapon
- A Small Tri-Grip 1-Stop Diffuser and Stand
- When to Use a Gold Reflector
- When to Use a White Reflector
- Use a Black Reflector on Cloudy Days
- Where to Position a Reflector
- Use a Reflector to Create Shade
- Diffusing Group Shots
- Avoid Dappled Light
- Find Shade Near the Edge of Bright Sunlight
- Another Great Option: Shooting in Full Shade
- Shooting on Cloudy Days
- Position Your Subject to Have Directional Light
- Nailing Your White Balance Outdoors
- Chapter Five Shooting in Direct Light Taming the Beast
- The Advantages of Shooting with the Sun Behind Your Subject
- Watch Out for Light Spilling on Their Face
- Using the Sun as a Rim Light or Hair Light
- Getting Sun Flare Effects
- The “Overexposing by a Stop or More” Trick
- The Best Time to Shoot, Hands-Down
- Look for Contrasting Backgrounds
- What to Have Your Subjects Wear
- Chapter Six Composition Gettin’ It All in the Frame
- Composing for a More Intimate Portrait
- Eyes Go in the Top Third of the Frame
- Don’t Center Your Subject in the Frame
- Cut Off the Top of Their Head
- Don’t Leave Too Much Space Above Their Head
- Compose So There Is Space for Your Subject to Look Into
- You Want to See Catchlights
- Avoid Distracting Background Elements
- Keep the Scene Simple
- Avoid Bright Spots in the Background
- Get Low for Full-Length Shots
- Shoot from a Slightly Higher Angle
- Avoid This Framing Mistake
- Don’t Cut Off Their Feet
- Environmental Portraits
- Photographing Kids
- Chapter Seven Posing How to Be a Poser
- What Makes a Truly Memorable Portrait?
- Photographing Photogenic People
- Build a Posing List
- Build Rapport
- Which Outfit Should They Wear First?
- Stop and Review Five Minutes into the Shoot
- The Shots between Poses
- Directing Your Subject during the Shoot
- Looking Directly Toward the Camera
- Looking Off-Camera
- The Eyes Have It
- Avoid Seeing Too Much Whites in the Eyes
- If They Have a Roundish Face, Do This
- If They Have a Thin Face, Do This Instead
- Peter Hurley’s Famous Jawline Trick
- Chin Down for Better Eyes and Much More
- Thinning the Nose
- Tilt Their Face Up toward the Light
- Don’t Let Their Expression Go Blank
- Add Volume and Movement to Hair
- Turn Their Shoulders for a More Flattering Look
- Don’t Shoot Flat-Footed with Straight Legs
- Another Trick for Thinner Waistlines
- Making Legs Look Thinner
- Keep Their Arms Away from Their Sides
- Sitting? Put Them on the Edge
- Keep Arms, Legs, Fingers, Everything Bent
- Avoid Showing an Open Palm
- Keep Fingers Closed, Not Open
- Add Simple Props
- Chapter Eight Post-Processing The Important Lightroom & Photoshop Stuff
- Adding a Sunburst Effect
- Adding a Soft Glow Effect
- Adding a Sun Flare Effect
- Desaturating Skin
- Removing Blemishes
- Reducing Wrinkles or Moles
- Reducing Shiny Spots on the Skin
- Enhancing the Irises
- Sharpening Portraits
- Brightening the Eyes
- The Perfectly Clear Retouching Plug-In
- Cinematic Color Grading for Portraits
- Using Liquify’s Face-Aware Feature
- Removing Fly-Away Hairs along the Outside
- Brightening the Face, So It’s the Focal Point
- Adding a Subtle Vignette
- Adding a Spotlight Effect
- Adding Texture to Solid Backgrounds
- Brightening Skin
- Smoothing Skin
- Chapter Nine Portrait Recipes The Ingredients for Making Great Portraits
- Overhead Sun Portrait with Diffuser BTS
- Large Area Portrait with Diffuser BTS
- Backlit Sun Flare Portrait BTS
- Backlit Indoor Window Light Portrait BTS
- Direct Sun Location Portrait with Diffuser BTS
- Harsh Direct Light Portrait with Diffuser BTS
- Dramatic Window Light Portrait BTS
- Classic Window Light Portrait BTS
- Cloudy Outdoor Portrait BTS
- Direct Sunlight Portrait BTS
- Glass Door Light Portrait with Diffuser BTS
- Window Light Bridal Portrait BTS
- Low-Perspective Bridal Portrait BTS
- Open Shade Portrait BTS
- Epic-Style Indoor Window Light Portrait BTS
Composing for a More Intimate Portrait
One of the easiest, yet most effective portrait techniques is to shoot in tight on your subject (using a zoom lens), so that they nearly fill the frame (as seen here). This creates a more intimate portrait by bringing your subject closer to the viewer. You can achieve this look using a longer lens (85mm or more), or by cropping the image tight, after the fact, in Photoshop or Lightroom.
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