PhotoJ - 3 Tips for Portraits

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Alter Your Perspective

Most portraits are taken with the camera at (or around) the eye level of the subject. While this is good common sense – completely changing the angle that you shoot from can give your portrait a real WOW factor.

Experiment with Subject Expressions

In some portraits it is the expression on the face of your subject that makes the image.
Get your subject to experiment with different moods and emotions in your image. Play with extreme emotions

Frame Your Subject

Framing is a technique where by you draw attention to one element of an image by framing it with another element of the image.