Portrait Photography

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Fig. 3.4 Including an older sibling in a pregnancy portrait can create some lovely images of a precious moment in time. BABIES A ...

Ideally, for theseportraits to be successful the newborn mustbe undertwoweeksofage,andstillin thatlovely compactfoetalposition.I ...

Fig. 3.5 If the photographer is patient and just watches, the child will produce some wonderfully natural poses without any guid ...

Fig. 3.6 Using soft blankets and materials can frame and cocoon the newborn to ensure they remain asleep during the portrait. Im ...

canbeto certainstimuli.Forexample,howdoyou feel whensomebodytalksdowntoyou?Threatened?Insecure? Ifaphotographertalkstoachildinth ...

needa bitmore convincing to cooperate.Understanding thateachchildisdifferentiskey,andhavingthepatience neededtoworkatita littlel ...

play hideand seek – atthis stageit is all about game playing and keeping attention and focus into the camera. Successfulbabyandc ...

In these shoots communication is key, and the photographer should be consistently engaging with the child, with questions, prais ...

background light with honeycomb, Nikon D2Xs and 24–70 lens. Againgamesandsmalltaskscanbecomepartoftheshoot, and with acertainamo ...

Fig. 3.9 Younger children are generally free with their expression if the photographer manages to engage their interest. Image t ...

Fig. 3.10 Older children will be more conscious of how they react to the camera. It is important for the photographer to encoura ...

Teenagers Teenagers by their natureare generallymore self-aware andcriticalofthemselvesinimages;theymaynotwantto smileorposeasth ...

Fig. 3.11 Posing guide demonstrating a variety of poses that could be used when photographing teenage boys. Rememberalsothatthey ...

Fig. 3.12 Teenage girls are generally very confident in front of the lens. Here are a few images to illustrate some good poses. ...

faceorplayingagamewithachild,thatmeanstheresults will be far more genuine. Whenaskingtheclienttoposeitisverygoodpracticeto actua ...

turnedatanangleawayfromthecamera,soastoslimand narrowthe shape. Bendinglimbssuchasarmsandlegswillcreateinteresting andflattering ...

Fig. 3.13 Eye contact and strong body position can create a portrait with a sense of strength. The crop of the image will enhanc ...

frame;thiswillleadtoalifelessandstaticcomposition,not allowing the viewer’s eyes to move freely around the image. Asageneralrule ...

the eyes looking towards the edge of the portrait a more thoughtful and pensive image has been rendered. Image taken in the stud ...