Portrait photography is a challenging genre, as it takes a combination of technical understanding, creative vision and the ability to work with people to create successful photographs. If you want to improve your self-portraits, check out this helpful video featuring an experienced photographer giving lots of great tips that are sure to help you create better photos.
Coming to you from Manny Ortiz, this great video tutorial will show you many useful tips to improve your portraits. If I could give any budding portrait photographer one piece of advice, it would be to focus on your people skills more than you think. Of course, understanding things like camera settings and lighting settings is important, but many newer photographers tend to spend more time on these because they are easier to systematize and because they can be a bit socially anxious. Understanding how to make people comfortable in front of the camera and bring out the best in them is the real secret of successful portraiture. Check out the video above for a full rundown from Ortiz.
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