Portrait Photography Tips

A series of portrait photography tips to help you improve your portrait photography technique, including the following topics:

1. Portrait Composition

Portrait photography tips to help you improve your composition and make great informal portraits.

2. Sensual Portrait Photography

Sensual portrait photography relies a lot on imagination. so it is important to leave a lot up to the viewer. These tips will help you improve or get started on sensual portrait photography.


Body-Builder's Back: Photo by Jeff Strauss
3. Maternity Portrait Photography

Natural lighting can work very well in maternity portrait photography as it enhances beautifully your model's glowing skin, something that would be difficult to do with studio lighting.

4. Children Portrait Photography

Direct sunlight will create hard shadows which are unflattering and can be too intense, especially with younger subjects. Try to avoid areas of direct sunlight but position your subject with open sky illuminating their face. If this is not possible, use fill flash to bring detail to the shadows...

Coming soon...

5. Outdoor Family Portrait Photography
6. Best Lens for Portrait Photography
7. Newborn Portrait Photography

...and a whole lot more - watch this space!