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Character Portrait Photography Tips & Techniques

May 7, 2020 By Good Glass Leave a Comment

Capturing the actual identity of a person can be a lot to work with because there is so much that you need to learn about that person before you get down to work. You can work towards capturing who they are by using a few photography techniques that will truly be brought out in a photograph. Make sure to really capture their face, use effective lighting and don’t be afraid to capture their hands. You can learn a lot about a person by their hands.

Key Takeaways:

  • A character portrait is a very different entity from an air-brushed photo one finds in a glossy advertisement.
  • A character photo is meant to capture the inner essence of the person within the flesh. To that end, subjects are unretouched and treated with dignity.
  • Use a telefono lens to zoom into your subject’s face, thereby reading all the rich history inherent in your subject’s crags and character lines.

“Capturing character through portraits has always been a real and true representation of people photography”

Read more: https://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/character-portrait-photography-tips-techniques/

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