HOW TO DIRECT PEOPLE IN PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY – Beyond posing 01 – The camera is rarely the difficult part One of the questions I hear most often from photographers is: “How do I get people to do what I want?” How do I tell someone where to stand? What should they do with their hands?
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GREAT PHOTOGRAPHY STARTS BEFORE THE CAMERA – My portrait process The photograph begins long before you press the shutter. A portrait shoot doesn’t begin when I pick up my camera. It begins much earlier. Sometimes days before the actual shoot. With a message. A conversation. A moodboard. An idea. And sometimes, with a simple question:
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Photo: Magdalena Schicho THE FIRST TEN MINUTES – What really happens during a portrait shoot Why the best portraits often begin before the camera comes out. The first photograph is not the first photograph. When someone arrives for a portrait session, I usually don’t start with the camera. I start with a drink. Not because
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YOU DON`T NEED TO KNOW HOW TO POSE— Directing people in portrait photography You don’t have to be a model. You don’t have to know what to do. You just have to be yourself. One of the sentences I hear most often before a normal portrait shoot is: „I’m not a model.” And usually, it
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THE PSYCHOLOGY BEHIND A GREAT PORTRAIT – 10 thoughts about mindset „Maybe you don’t need a different face. Maybe you just need someone who knows how to look at you — and place you in the right light.“ 01 – You bring yourself. I bring the light. I once heard myself describe my approach very
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