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    THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO EE IMPROVE YOUR PHOTO Sk! iS) sl a a LENC \RTA professional, every time SmartFlash 200 The new top value studio flash kit from Lencarta Liat |ecMla 1-110] | , -€ a aaa oe ro #| errno Kom Be) Sere une cr Powerful 150w modelling lamp rekeearsteli) ee RA uae cece) mee sun Complete kits from under £270 Top quality at bottom prices! PAu eRe Estes) potogranhers, nothing in photography exciting me as much as great ture tain my al + type of imag portraits that appear deceptively simple in terms of composition ard technique, yet that is the skill of the ohotographer: combining all their talents to deliver ortrait with ease. This special edition guide was produ yaraphers with the expert advice, techniques 5p res. From haw to a subject 2 them p h king with ambient lah h- to choosing h this puid sential advice, creative airation to help you develop your own portraiture style Whether you want to take your best family photos indoors or on location, or develop your skills using studioflash, this guide covers everything you need to know to nprave your photography skills. Remember that gortraiture requires wanda friendly rapport between you and your subjects, so abave all, have fun while you're taking pictures and your subjects will too. All th DANIEL LEZANO, EDITOR Meet our uur panel of portrait experts Digital SLR Photograchy 3 For further Up the atest esue, avaiable on iva [DANIEL LEZANO [BRETT HARKNESS PAULWARD Prathssitceaety — Subecadtellede — Sonsamcassblpiat Paulson Serioyasbosdipetiase frtalonorsghacggtes ulepaphe amas iyiare tahercskeaphe we Povaivesdiaedseed) Sndues ato Fricdragene serie ‘pestizenbetbr asia Emarderisigcetie yore feria, musoumeeneresrnain oes rmmecsas vat Welcome | 3 = Peay st Vy ry er eee ees ce fore He Introduction to portraits Leamnontosetpyurearrera'skey fcr for shoot ret Portas Exposure Find tho your camaas metering works to help quaranse peers exposures vey tre SEXPERT TUTORIALS OAC SUSI TS Composition What o think about when composing portraits OEXPERT TUTORIAL: 700" Te RULES, 2REXPERT TUTORIAL NOW GOA BRERK THEM! Focusing &depth-of field Ensure a perfect balance of sharpness and blur Portrait lighting Expert contotihting es at He hear of ery 00d porta phtograpner We explain the cits needed to conta ighting ikea peo Manipulatingdaylight Thobases ot how tohandle abet feht |EXPERT TUTORIAL: SHOOTING IN SHADE SaEAPERT TUTOMAL vse co. EXPERT TUTORIAL:NAGIC HOUFPORTRAS Indoorlighting Leamfow touse ambient and art igt Scurces thereto dlumnate your siyeets EXPERT TUTORIAL 827H7U8 EXPERT TUTORIAL E8041" Usingflash Studioflashexplained Wie revel how easy studifiash st the dliference lighting soce S6 EXPERT TUTORIAL US {EXPERT TUTORIAL US TOEXPERT TUTORIAL HG PERT TUTORIAL: H. ‘Take yourbest family photos. From babies to teenagers, we reveal the secrets {etaking perect photos of yur loved ones EXPERT TUTORIAL: GROTHERS ATTHE FARM S2EXPERT TUTORIAL ScTERS HAUING FUN }PHOTOSHOP TUTORIAL: K/L CHALLENGE SS PORTRAN ENTIAL GUIDE TO PORTRAITS Digital techniques Photos &post raducton techniquestoty HOTOSHOP TUTORIAL SKIN RETOUCrING PHOTOSHOP TUTOMAL "Os RON POAT PHOTOSHOP TUTOMAL rv SHADING erHOTosHOP TUTORIAL craN EacrOoFS Black &whiteportraits The fundamentals to great mono images PHOTOSHOP TUTORIAL: CONVERT TO Portraitequipment e (ur choice of the best gear for portraits BLENSES: SOMME UGHTING As:FenecroRS gorrusers (GENERAL PORTRAIT ACCESSORIES FLASH ACCESSORIES BAITS Perfectexposures Cat cut and use our fee grey cara! 6 | Understandingthebasics Setting up your DSLR Your cigtal SLR has a bewildering array of features and while this is great in some respects, the choice can lead to Confusion about which settings to select to sutt a particular shoating soenario. Here we explain the key tools of your DSLR you need to know when trying to shoot portraits [EXPOSURE MODE Dont hink about Using the Prat program mode — yexlre ore tana happy snapper if yure reading ths guide stead, clec aperture oriorty AE mode (8 oF A) white ou choose the aperture, while Suicmatcaly eating the aprapriate Suter speed For mos types ot Pottrature youl watt use a wide aperture to throw the backgroundoutot fone Tatar of use /56 a0 his blurs te sakraund out eves eno ‘epi ld t eep tho entire toe (eyes, nose and eas) infos. By Saloctng perture-prorty,yeuTbeusing nbsent ight ey Wile ash has iis uses, use (rd controling) day il give you more ata rsuls ana hela youteam fo manpuate avaabe iht {SO RATING & THE RECIPROCAL RULE Int culty the omer he SD the better 9 we would resommend you set SO 100 of 200 tobegn wt Hang-holaing your DSLR wil all you more reedom fo move around and shoot cand. bu wai out for camera shake The smpest way todo thsis fuse the reciprocal mie, Al thismeane you steuan let yoursuter ‘pe drop below the reciprocal ot teerisyou Te using. Sounds competes Ect itien ryoureusing helers at 100mm then ensure the shtersosed above 11008ee to reduze the rst o shake you teusing hele at 200rm Thanrmake sure te shutter speeds above 1/200ec, ee 2s) ei Increasing the SO rating ea easy way io achieve a faster shuter speed to avoid Saka, Try to avoid gang above S000 as ofhermse youl notice, increased noise te imoge, no light whenever possibie we's recommend youUseatiped allows outa uses ler ISO rating as shutter Speeds arent sucha cancer, while also helping with cermpostion, WHITE BALANCE You shoul se the White Balancer thelighting eontions You shooting you're woking nixed ight ad areal unsure, then Ato (AWE) ste best compramise Ofcourse Iyute shooting Raw, ou ‘an aluayschange the White lance when you open the image on your ‘mpl: Soren oleae nmin Vat stg the wore VB preset can beused topurposely shift the colour balance For stance ceting Cloudy ayia lado wart tothe tones whe sclesting Tungsten al reeutin2 very e00 bile cast. Be create IMAGE QUALITY vie would recomend you shoot Raw asl allow yout ly ith setts, particulaly vt Gaines iter your carerahae a facltyto soo Raw «JPEG se with JPEG set fo Small/Basie. Then when Youre reviewing mages yeucan g>thraugh the smal JPEGs quik choose Jour favourtes and work on De appropriate Raw Tes. youre confit {our ably, ans dont expect to need tora teas tothe expocur or White Balanoein post production, opt fo the best quality JPEG or optimum resus fantosave room on your memory card AUTOFOCUS Wits the vast majority oer, ts important that the jes oursusjectoresarpy nts because rre cen than hey rete man focalpont, Your earseraroe! aly has apo AF ann allwsyou to ‘Soot bobeen eal al A points active oo select ndial AF pas Yeu ceud ve the A cons acta ensre yu don't mesa reat het, but yourunthe skthat you nt focus onthe eyes and instead oat te nese aeite thorearestobectfo the camer, ‘bette ogtion'sfoseecta sree AF poh anduse ths tafocuson thee Tecential AF strsors usualy thermos sonst so you can use 30 och the AF by placing te corral AF pont over one ate selects ees, then presing he sruter button hafray conn nce the AF socked recompcse Bother estion sta seletthe Ar pont shat sts ovr he subjects eyesnthe frame, Dong hisreans a youd travetoresorpose somuch alleng Youtowork quicker Thsisa bette optionifyou ntenatoratc off sequence fshots witha very similar commeciton. ify do intend to lock he Famember to ensure that your cameras seltosegle hot AF aso ‘wont be ble a look on your suleds ee METERING You ital SLR’ mutt-zone meter shouldbe capable at ‘exposing portraits perfectly inmost stuatons Take atest shot, check the ‘ero arse the expesite compensation acy to adc bra aie fxpasure you fel he shot toa cro ent Where your comers tmutt-zone meter may falters your subject has very ight or drkskin tones, Igwearing ight or car lothing a isstrongly backlit. Intese fusions, ther use esposire sompersaton oF sleet the spat meter anduse the AEL (Bute Expocure Loco button tate areacing fom arm fone the scene, tr ram an 18% ey card that you place ea the subee Setting up your DSLR for portraits Premera arena net enn et etait ae tee aenianr arta ere Is ens bore eerie ere a Meco rrncy ee oot ied Narita CeCe) Pristine y eae ert Cote racy een epee rae) by erracrers tic eee a seid See Metered ey per itn an BS acer a cram over eeriees eer aes Feta tc Rete ire ere See a ete) aiff apres nee) Tia Teresi eney Pret awe baci era Fete Tere ets Pehle ape 8| Understanding thebasics Thebasics of exposure Our jargon-free guide to the fundernentals of exposure provides everything you need to know to get to grips with apertures and shutter speed: yourenewtocigtalSLR photography. t's behicen the aperture ante shutter speed in enaltfot you understate undamertale. determining the cores exacure a exposure Every exposure youtake sade selected y the exposure mode le a Fl lipel combinational anepertire=nashuter— Automede prides pont and shoot snp peed that determines ow much light wil byautomaticaly selecting a cornbration a Ttachthesereor The aperture thesinthe aperture and shuter speed, and al les, much ie the pup of he eye, whieh can Wweentoallaw mar ight thrcugh orcontraetto mma ty and.enioy Testret he amount ct it tha ertere eters. R photberaphy isto take con Use wide aperture and mere git ableto pss tough during asef me span than # you pleted a smal aperture satin istotak “The shutter isa bari infront cf the sensor rat alow fr far mare creative that moves outethe lets path when yo. photography Fallow aur guise ancespenment Stheshudterrelease alownglgitioreach wihaperlures ard suitor speeds ater al {hesensorandesposean mage, Thecuration nota youl be wasting ar fim! Before you altheespestreoetermmedtytheshulter” — Rrawit you'llsocn be cresting maginative Speed. Tere san cbwous elatorship images rather than st shooting steps [eenecctea tte er) there aparece Ven you ehonge a stsneby 8 hinge exposure Soto Soaento Jesoneedouses te ration armera medelyouuse, Te seoend to /4000sec tops depending or dlagram below shone shfter speed rom o UNDERSTANDING APERTURESETTINGS Theslestaton Seow sows ins tone ap increments rough te lena. The main aperture setting retro te ls vide ep (in i stance V2) ad the minimum aperture she iis at fe emalest sting (732 ths casa) nexpiaation of where the Urumboer derives rar would require an extensive scientific exglaration, butte key to you uncestanng apertures to ear row Unumbers coreate with the sizeof the aperture, >OOO00068 Understandingthebasi Perfectexposure Peer eee pate 10 | Understanding thebasics Understanding your DSLR's meteringsystem the exposure, i's best Here in order to nditions Before looking athon ounderstandhow y we've coveredtthe you can influ ur carnera's metering works hat you need to| for different shaoting cr DIGITAL SLRS BOAST co sure systems andoter achoice of meeriee pullers each working ut be expesurein aciarent vay osu varyeg ihn Ecrdtos. A cameras exposure sytem work the assumption tat tea tthe scene that'sbeing metered earmictone,o lSSe grey abe enact the average al dat igrts and mal tones were mised together I's atres ard {eStesimettiosand the basisat al etermgpaterrs = portant be sure ofthiswnenyoue taking pictures (venifyeu con uly understand tas Fepeyautatmow fen yau may hve problemsvth exposure hie his sjstem sine ne maa o shocking stations t can ead to incorrect exposures wn th senna or subject considerably lighter er dakar intone fan 1886 ey For example, ery dak subjects 0” soenes can fool the metering systom nto train that ho general scene & mc darker than reall is and. as a est wl overexposed the image, Siar veybaht ntounderespeing them = making ear darer than they are asthe light meter wil take a eodrg ‘eslanesto render them aeamidtene. rein these neater hating stato, nre the popular ult zore pattem hat proules the carec exposure for ‘round 0 percent of shots srugpies asi tres tometer the erie scere sin aes he this where using the ther pater such as pail ad spot are \beulas they ofer more coro, cmpeneate thee the tones tue I ee Itsyour eb to ensure you Toco this you naveto ether cverexpane te cameras reat giv iter aul than the camera wars ‘runderexpose to gve a darker result than thecarera warts. So witha porta ina dark scene the canera's exposure reading wil lead to overexposure, Testing neleaches fac <9 ou nent reainethescpomure sheep black Vin the ight soene t's giving less exposure han isneoessary, produc darker ran require subject so you neeclta 280 exposure a rae rors realy. yu esti a ile urate, derit wor when you start shang ht ‘dai scenes and ten ry o overide the cameras ead, youl soon gett ‘ins lth 8) lowing ou" expert ahice youshoul also mcrease the hanoes of heingany exposure errors to. mictmurn Multi-zone metering Ineo youcould take every peture using mult-zone metering andnever rave bod exposure Wellamas, Thema 2one pater the newest ns ‘os soplststed typeof metering pater and thane mest photographs tek tofor he majorty ofthe shots. Wale every manfactrer Fa thelr cr ‘yes of must zone meter each uit varying amber and apes ef ors a fork inmuch the same ay. Basically, te ertireimage area cided ite 3 ruber of sones and wher activated nada mete readings arte om ‘cach one them, The camera’ mere processor her evaluates athe Ingvial readings anciuses comple lgorthms to calcul he fna ‘exposire Toimorove accuracy, may cameras also boas alibrary often of thousands ef mages akon in various ighting conetions, which are compared Inamierosocond withthe new scene te produce tne exposire value Tie syst nas proven highly reliable aw ges the expasar correct moe than 90 parent othe time ts weak spots however, ra urusualy ght or very ak {eres orsubjets Mut zone meters canalsohavetrouble wif ry highrcortract scence particular backit subjects, Tiss whythereare ther metering potters asalabe os wells cole of exposure vers, fo elp. youersure the pedest exposure. eee eee ener ioe Bem da emesis cen sp re accreiy SE eit eran Boe —exonens soso eters poe Peco ei seal "| Ee S| a pve as oe Penny Poors eter xt pee ees icoietrataes Patterico eal Cee to re) prerirereors ene Perera Pea ieratey Eras a eee rs ‘enthusiasts, to choose the bei Prater aoa eiere eit) peers seats Cremeans Pore nears acer cavemen te Poetics rewraiaonnaeco Pernt: tee eee ti) eames eens cremren erry reared Gio Re Bris Centre-weighted average [Despite hearrval ofrewer patterns this veteran stills its place on distal Sts Thais oldest metering pattern andwat fe number one choice unt the mul zone pattern wa sera read fia area We less opularty means stil eau as, asmany exeeience BBolograpers feo mor corfertable using te pater, faa good Choice when edn combination wth the ELockesposure Override hich Iscoveredin more detal shorty. Spot and partial metering This isa great pattern when you nant take reading maspecificaeadt the rane ~ but must be used wit care, Whe muftzone melering tes Ireaurererstomtneerire mage ae, sptandrartia meee "the ental rea the ame (ou ean see te measuring Ths alos yout Istaken fom, ae ony the area todeterminethe exposure Sparta eter texpostewnenyou fe shoatieg nau ighing cond tors Spa and partial fre very smiarnhow they are The man ferns spot offers 3Very precise measuring cele (suly around 39s cf the image area), while patil {sualy measures the canta 9cfthe rare: The move pecie spt metris foundon mest DSLRs while parka sess common, anda handiuto cameras Toast both, You must care when using spot or para meserng lay take areading forsamictone anarat a igor dark sublec ‘therwie you mil produce an ncorect exposure Understanding thebasics | 1 Peed 12| Understandingthebasics Exposure compensation This is the most commonly used override and allows you to make adjustments to increase or decrease the exposure ONCE YOU ARE ware of now metering sjateme work. an have fgahodalitieexoeience sy yout OSL hemes wien the Exposure system s ily o make mistakes become ealr fo predict and compensate for The singles vay ta avetice sour Famers motredexposu ise use exposure comm wien allows youto dialin'asel expose nrerent to crease (0 (the exposure For instance, a subject hats sign ary ger thanamicttone.tieabndes white wecdng oes, si} tobe lrexponedy your camera, 20 you nee to select posve (+) cempernain, he subjct much darker thon a mic toe for istance the ring very dare clothing then hel to bere ly negative) core cmpersaion squte siaitorward and withexperience yous able. ietiou mulch sreeded,Alleizal SLRShne acedeatedexsonare cmpersation burton tomoko ta quick and easy process nether a or vervautoratc exacsure modes. The comgeneaion you set ten shou Tor £4 (exposure Vue) you add ahatstop of exposure il splay Se SU/2EV whileal/ stop reduction e exawn ae LSE Exgosure compensation tinction i ‘modethat you are using, In aperture pity the compen ierspsee, bot wren ung nut IRete aperture thas aojste. program made the camera Sutomatcally decides between the aperture andr shutter speed doperding onthe ight levels sotornimise camera shake, EXPOSURE COMPENSATION Tiekaypicleamistuness PSUY ENE gosdscweameengesiem Rela Ne taal Srtstenaceods iD ‘midtone andthe fst result was Ao PeiEV fos onhed restate Shijecte in tcsabequcrtimaae a Bedonect xpaea i\ Using exposure compensation Your DSLR's exposure ‘compensation fl ‘sefulinanystasi trterigher or career shanti pone set he camera, While exposure ‘Somponsatin designed fo Cerrective purses, he hac can be sed creatively Irsexremayearyfo use: bopiyng's anc setingson Sib ith tert ones Srdone te eteet eras Fret how toot oneness Sakay rca Seat aadnsaea mi tebe Seorcemvemeri Jaheastiaceemectpae, habia aioe Biter cmpretn ‘ewinderenorcontlpana” Sites Sy Serena ee ators or 36 Auto Exposure Lock(AE-L) This function allows you to ‘lock’ an exposure from a subject independently ofthe focusing system and is useful to avoid exposure error with very dark or light subjects or scenes PRACTICALLY EVERY DSLRhas an AE-L button hich ormaly found on tetop rift tre cameras rear near the LCD montor AE san abbreviation for Auto Exposire ook tis designeato secure the curent exposure seine so hat doesnt ‘hang wen you tecompose youre, evr if the oom it eve hange, AE canbe used nay expose mode, athoughs poitess you foeting manual mode Wen yours the ster buon down haltay. you enenge te aut ‘andthe metering system toate a reading. Tiss esl most fhe pout when ou wart io ocus ad meter rom dere sublets 1? Thste where AE Lock coms Thi useful ature lon yout fave an exposure reacing neperdenty of ere you ous, ich deat ying conditions that can foo your foraubjectsnitvery dare ight -ecoralning abr it ofthe rar, your camera's dire te scene as iter thant actualy snd wl inderexpose a To achieve the crrect exposure, you want to take a mato eat ‘relies the lant rele This s possible by taking a spot partial meter acing rom he subject tae oranaea othe some tats amid tone and ut wth the AE Lock button, before eeerneasng the shat ure Usirg te sar ‘AE Lisueetuanen sheet ‘bjecs Bat are postionedtorire AE Lock aso se wart to ‘shoot aeriscf mages using exactly th same exeosure sg ogee several shat Stmters employed re pekbulion ensre conlarteos ould be foo ‘The AE Loc buttons an essen enpsure aid when shooting subject with ver daror ht bachareund it ca aay oo your comers mi-zone mater Intooverorundevespacreintisintanee. the ery sar bockarp feted he ‘hres ato ting thescene wes acer that sual waa Ao ares ha set Shute peed omg thn was reaed ends the subject is overexposed. ore ‘atinev le comet oxporre,sepotmeter reading wor akon om» wala te Sil ars The edna was herlackesuametie Re tocbuton Thetaee Understanding thebasics Using AE-Lock The AELbuton rierepmes ee See your camera's ‘ot orpariad meter 2)Dioct to camara so ‘hat themetrng rcs postone oer he ree Stjertctyes wate 5) tate AELack by ressing he baton Note: Seo model yeu ave {heey tdeoressod so Inthe viewindertondete theleckiescnate “Move nce and ‘art Youremosure stings Witot charg, event IReoring tives ater asa ‘ate chongg eompostion ‘else bono aes, 14| Understanding thebasics Exposing backlit subjects Paul Stefan shows you to how to perfectly exposure a backit portrait using the spot meter, a reflector and a bit of fill-in flash SHOOTING ABACKLIT subject (ie wit hhesun behing then) snot somestine | do RAI io itr ac tcertay corse tnt chalies it youre nat prepared or your results can ater be quite unorescale are ‘rereaen than nt your subject willbe Udereposed ardlook rater ft This cll ets you to uncerstana theres ey staighvornard tednigetoachieiayren ety cecisin foryou's not the best ont its olen $0 fasts your camera on Ful Automogeandiet Tcl the expose, Fox ports that rave he ight shining onthe sublctstce orf srt ‘Tesi usr aulomode sometimes works ine, 2: theepecurelovls may not ba tec tre However you postion your ubjet so tha the ightsouce bene them (zoyaure shating {wards them andthe sun orig sour) your bright scone, the person = ‘)Takeashotwith yourDSLRset toFull Auto Ins enim grate rave pcturzave bade. echo seth lng hd crm Boe wih woking aon hos ‘Since ae atin tna Peak District Myst shat eas tose how the {ier Auto mod handed the expose ary subject wih he sn rely ‘ind nd above he With he sot was hong tomar the sur, wich Would certain cholenge the cers maictone melee str ‘ereatign psn Sesion ieee eee Sereneenrts, Seen Sere tcee Sheela le sity Ean ERSza Bea cameras el toget confused ard the exposure {erbiy wrong, What usta Rappers is our subject gets underexposed sometimes sthoustog Gite suing nan awl picture Thereason for thissthalthecameals mut-zone exxesure Stemi evaluat the cera ane Gente ginecameralouars relent Sours ul akaysieoktoespose the shot fer a using the dare aese—inthiscace Taring more contel er you camera wil greatly improvetnelmageandenable yuo pete exposure yourealy wart One the easiest ways Gothis's tose your DSL aperture vier mode fandtovse he spat meter aon wth AE Lack tots the lgntreading With te meted you tae a eo0t mete reading for the persons ace. regarcless oF {he iting conatone around tre subject wien Should resukinaperectirexposed personnel every tin ‘The exception whenitright be sity trcber is when you subject very dark-skinned thats the cave use the same technique Bu tke a Spot meer racing ffa mic-tone nthe same lighting constons ts caulsbe apiece ot aothng. grass or cally an i grey care Wl spot metering & quik andeasy tay cause our subec=sirrourding sane fobs ‘verexosea i's iter than yeu subject yeu start nedethe ervironment fhe shot one iy aroun testo take a meter eas fern an fashion re foreground wth ig. alarore tre oer seae's exposure Equal arefiectr ul sone this, a tw bounce ata ht back towards yourautjetanghavea emia in ec. youre felng reali advertuous, wy nak ty 2 roe. using bo flash anda rector 2)Usingspotmeteringandareflector ‘The shattaen'n ful Rutan date but could certainly beimprved amish se lst meen By sth my BSL oper pny nd Feting te reterigg ode sit Twat abe ometorirem emia apd lock {ho reading ung AE Lac: iby lookin rug ho iewkinder an placing the cer cle aver thee fae and pressing the AE-Lok button te enue Devel expire. then cast aaher ce composed an ack test” ‘pot metering hs improved thescone great bute imske tevenbeirt pisces Sporaberelctor ut at oFiot perched a aati {o von sme at tat vel Enysfoes shot ‘Se pth This ey ‘mace safferone,revdng ‘fpmch more ett and sepia berfoce ons Peery - Peer reece rere) 3 mre etree feelers rd 16 | Understandingthebasics Exposing fora subject that is smallinthe frame nus tT to sults from catina remete ea acc eat no curate exposure fora finda mgd ground tre oe en oe the scene how Cee) 7/83 Eeeeses heater whe he eausehe yt mie [echt cowell asthe sbject'sac Tobe rss'y themute 2)Resultsof spotMetering Set metering lows youre tama spec ft very mage cross the sho bt Sur ram ang pot meter rod om te White sbject theca scene wou tat gh The ges raul fortis shot Tock aopet resaing am he wt nck neh beauty ‘pone, bls he expense ee resto te ace. ‘ont shol shows what foppened wen ered fom te heather and expose tha ‘he eater peta exposed bit theacets nonsenpiceleteone phch onto enol shows no deta Understanding thebasics | 17 ree el 100 cs OR) cr ae) Pe te aie) 2)Now take fullcontrot Teson want an undrerpoed ene ‘rood ay Sage of een ite a dt es a armored igre feather The seuton was far meto fake on uk Cay esr a ee ins oA Batic Soe re Sued eae poe ecco eaera Staimetereadne fotos sere Tincices poy cadtospe ton racetng were peny rade ‘Sfatmateringst and then pang anerals pal metering cicein the eningrfowrs the pt slone ald spc rs nyse 18 | Understandingthebasics Thereare no rules, only guidelines when it comesto composition but. lie lighting, ithas the potential tomake or break aportrait, Developing your style wil take time and practice but here are a few ofthe main considerations to take into account and to help you along your way 1) Landscaper upright orientation? satura toi he camera upright when you're shootinga porta as it lowsyouto il the rare withthe subjects Head and sheulders or etre body its a good formato adopt wher you tryngto exclude as moctof the Hockgrount ae pose bleto concentrate steric onthe subject Beeauce this formats used soften when sheating people. theupr ght frais len {erred the porta fort, Photographing porasit the camera held rormaly produce alandscape-ertated mage ate alls yous employ more erative compositions For one, means you can place the subject, “tcenteto ineude some athe backcrop inte ame taso aiows youto &rop allo the foes. which ean add drama and troact tothe rage. Bath ‘alls ate wrth ryng willing trough ie iwtinder to se which Works best ae rdouot take a erat sing bat armas Wehave ccpped the samelnage (see gh to landscape apt fermat, ‘Wilh do you preter? Te ortenton you op for pays racial raein he sang ‘tour porra anita cele you need make each time you compose 3 cho 2)Viewns tts ratral when takingapictureto stand and shock ftom yeur normal cyelevel Honever ‘iether e hathing wrong mith this shooting rom your sandr Viowportsaitle Unimaginative Also, tsrotavaysthne rhesttaterng fargle tor your fast by shoating from sight above fd doom oh your subject youl Capture abetter pleture. Experiment byshooting roma rmuchnigher | iauer vena Your subject and 2eehow the ruts tumatt : Fg = ‘Shoating a subject om hallay up some steps provides over Spal anlptoioas snimtatantgshiy ea eke atyt 3) Breaking therules: New angles totry. USE A WIDEANGLELENS Setyeur standard com to wlce-angi(orusean uta tilde ange zoo) andsoat portraits wit a aterence Because they eompleely stort perspectives pesibe to shoot ‘ery nasal porta images, ere the part ofthe subject ‘osestothe len appears rich larger tan tepartso eBoy, the her any EVECONTACT Yep, wehargon about making sure you get bath eyes shal in focus withthe subect oxineat thecamera yetthoe are ‘many stunning exes where ‘byourportaitorgveita andi fe, so dort aaa of having yoursubect ooking ‘a torn bearer Look how the wide-angle ns ‘hed on the shot has dota Derspectve. 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APPLING THERULES ef composton to ports suchas be planer thoes nite per thid ands dage'as and edsnines tere ss aintrome youre supine Baas ol sca ‘fparals braking hese rules sn sats soe Sut eal, ‘This step-by step guide aims to show you now o shox portals witha flere instead fusing a ypc potrat lens ie aren, seve opted to sea 40mm de arate zou at ts widest foc let Ths ype ens ean ‘hen ze ver unflattering fora porta as your mace can end up wth cetera {eaures so composton becomes even more iTporar! Yeu shauld still fate atetton to elements such as herule otic, our subjects tackgroundand so on, but dont be aad to colder these more a gles ‘hues lou shocldioak or unconvertiona ways of appreaclne aorta bondingtherutes ite to get a more unusual andrea portal Step The ts shot ting the tom ae a ‘Sample how otto Sere rule Ute fourthor been oe eee Serene eieresh eae Poe conve Beet ohana lon. 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Sree Shot AF mode also presets the ute ng ures he subject focus: Cortnaove auton rade onthe cher nd lie the ster te at any pantragardess ct wheter the scenes ‘as orno ard willeary on ecu even wher yur feger alr presing the stuter button Its ne mode best sued pctosraping moung subd Sel see snort nie areentre sunjec osu modes, fs wort norioning gocold marta rodeo, There afe mes when autovocs Is ‘Snply rete bet option, ane focus gral predcos beter result, such focusirglase cites that seten best foals manual MULTLPoINT AuTorocUS Ely AF syst used a single sersr athe centre othe frame, DSLRs now verrulle AF porns grouped eral and ocasave.UD ora re ram, The aavartage of isis at youre nctientedtfocusne on whatever sine mdaleof a seere allowing the AF stem comfortably handle teenie ‘Slbject or objet that are moringareurd nthe rae ‘The mest ecusing ports ma DEL scurenty 51 Nikon butte averages arcu Shoot uhalipont= actotes ana the carnal oeuson wha © ‘eset toyou ~hany inmost sualors tut with porta can real the ler foung on theta ofthe noso rather thant eyes. 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Sesiercling ‘Sally best rani Settingautofocusmodeson your DSLR ener een cre Prot eres Rerercart etree eee Epc a crete patente tre am Petes Recta eC ae Pecunia aoe) Perera ecto a ey aes) pats eas aera Macey Pee naa Reece en Besa eircom nesta Peete Ree hace Pry ets eer Pa eg Petites eta eat aoe Peper acd \WHEN YOUARE OUT SHOOTING t's not often that penchant orien parents steerer ty Erin eared Detainee ree) Peete ae eee ee cee eee a ees pate eerie iene ert Pee co eet ppc ene ere ees Piven cota eeeted Coenen ence tentrenis ry ieterenttie meer) creamery De ae ete tet Paice eerie Beret eee ete eee eae teh ree ned Pair ee eae ere Seer seamnerscety Pein manu ato er nora Ben eee Peer hanes Preemie een Renta se any etemegree teeters Eire stir reper hanes Peoere ti aectecs) Ba ate ata eet ieccen ieee eae ne 26 | Understanding thebasics Use depth-of-field to give your portraits muchmoreimpact Byaltering your shooting di ‘your choice of aperture, you stan THERE ARE FEM, F ANY, MORE res feelings nphotoprary than cant ‘hat it only ples you tubs esate ‘ver the moon with how bey lookin re sho. ost people have na ther pote aver, But ‘eu get e chanse to have ther porrat shot Totes asubile ference tot wo. one gue sap atte stein gion to Sything butane composition onl toe other ‘farmore cresiye and carly sonsceres Woofer sald that agooe porta capes altiebt ot he persons pesonalty ands ‘rue. Bul mat ialse doe erecord the ste Inacierent ay toctherpchires taken of ‘em By usnga couple of sme ‘eotmiques based around dept otledand ‘easing you can produce distinctive resus a2 oui decover short ‘The generale fr porrats that you shouldfoces onthe eyes and set aide aperture usual at east 756) tothron te ekgroundoutot os, whe seeping the oe sharp The V.rule isenethat used ecuertiyand "cco by many professionel esti hotoprachess, ‘hole to wot fas an preferto coneerrat one Ineracton ath the satel rather than herein se res ice, being creative with your focusing: ‘agreat chance of make your port thinking about outstanding Ifyou vont to rude mare othe envrorment weve 2) CHECK YOUR DISTANCE Inthe fame, asl aperture (sual couple witha Avery mie ane 2 ‘ice lee) srequredie ep the bacpreurl 35a as ‘Snares me trwore ‘he subject nsharpfoces. Winleambiert ati ule ote suficient~and sometimes icea ~you oud ae consger sine Sutistlash Ae wells aloningyoutocortl he ctor ‘ttn lt yu can aust te erst to prove the ‘ac aout youneed fo ary ghen aperture ‘nee su leanhao use corecty anc or Morght selugeandsu open up scope or crastve opsortun bos Prats can aokestapienallyiatering whe the zane fahorpness ws oremelyehelow Tne ascent {ie elo falowal fe iis rate requredto gwen kage he shales! dette, narely sing telescomeat tothe rnacmum aoerurewehardaly Sortshostingdetance Theres satght cr cl the face whore borasina fesse tea, mush ne ame ie ‘von aateoas. Tre testis avery sot Images ome fought eon caniaok romantic fit by dituse igh orroee arty andsrinng fused with Ree sroomnaoistance nat retaking rd see Shoking cota The sorter dtanee amen eas peo, wich the wade ck strong dtectiona ight When usingthistchnigu sure {ofocs onthe anroniate ar othe ce. usunlyencje Eutsonetimes te mouth depending an whee you wort theviewers gaze dram oscar worthgho ta vata render family marr ana seeing how you ge or eer 3) EYECONTACT En-uohattho 4) USE THE SHADOY ‘here ons C See CONTINUOUS STUDIO LIGHTING TOUGH AND DEPENDABLE Designed and manufactured by Paterson in our own UK factory. TUNGSTEN 500 Watt Peek Ao UK Quality EU Ree CR) at a Far East CaCl) . Price AChoice of 3 Light Sources HALOGEN 1000 Watt Full range of accessories including Softboxes, Barn Doors, Stands 6 Kit bags. FLUORESCENT 105 Watt (525 Watt Equivalent) Full range of accessories including Softboxes, Barn Doors, Stands & Kit bags. aa Pisin re ied oN N= 18-10) ea Terry aC aH www.patersonphotographic.com 30 | Portrait lighting Usingdaylight How tocontrol daylight Understanding how to manipulate available light is an essential sil for the portrait photographer to master ‘WORKING WITH DAYLIGHT has several achantages and isadvartages or the ore shatgrapher compared areca ight sures sen ou sccash Spa athgure, Day isereaiby versatile the range of mages al are fassble depending the weather an thetine of day andthe widevarety of lighting fects are remerdous, Ard ts afore! ts ee! Honeve Uortunatey,avalable fits often termed -has the problem of alo bong unaallale~ both at igor cn days of aarcularly poor weather when Tights ae to low oust theett One af the os wonder Bangs about wert wis dal gts that alls you the chance foshootoutdersin allay location. Whether nthelocal pare asorayaracr sown bythe ‘ona the options fx geat day porate tne erly by Your Imagination andthe ably youhave to contol day. Ardin te respecte tholater deste the ight source berg malorse miles aay, oust rane sent of contol or how day falscnthe safe. simply vough the use (tbase lighting akéssuch ae reflectors and users Over the course of the ‘olowna paces welistoa youhow siete most basic otlighting acaessories nd techniques can raretotm your day poreats Asyou'Ideeover Compared to shooting a straghtorward snap, theedraafor requredtoplace Soursubject corectv an use aligtingadss minal but re aerence& matestothetina images wil be evident Soinvest in aeflectoe or wo 3°, ‘Should ye Berea ween on Shting outieor peas ay aPuser to, ‘eylreally help to mprove your porta pictures. Setting up yourDSLR for daylight portraits EXPOSURE Boor you head futbears fake amine to rena your DSL soe youre Shooting without clay Fst, you shoudset your camera Sarre sont mode e001 epth-of ed isle. eed ‘esenmendyoustarby shooting US. sneecsaelow ar) naught shate rie he Cr 'SOratingto 400 dmc on Image sailsaton fyouhave METERING in fers cf efering you sheuld find he mult-zore atte to Depperosty adequie tut yute shoot asain pee ‘ote, be prepared to adUoneto two sts exposure cortpesatin, FOCUSING Nesietyousw ich Forrut-nalt Ara cel ‘oausar other yours ocuarg ante subjects brows or nse ater han theeyes Port ne cerlal ar pont over theeve andhat-depess he ‘Shuerbtontelocetosis nan esomposa a ance [ALSOCONSIDER..ie you can shat withthe White Balance setto ‘Auto (AWB) you better of setting once youve arrived re soene io thementsuiable preset especialy youre shoeing MPEG ony es ‘Sronpy recommend yeu soot naw + JPEG. trout ay yecan revw thesmale IPEG mages on your computer Then open an Process your Rw fies forulpmate cus incacing any agusiments Gintetaance or expeaure that yeueed ta make Rese ng SRS anced rs cee Pelear Freee Stee Prereresiaae Deets Fahad) pes at oN peter ty ere ets Enso ae Sn Petter) Seti pices eh eet See paetsetieie porcine (nes cals Peer rrr phoma as Sperurepraty mace. pete ed Ariens ora one Poe ti Breet ee 32 | Outdoor technique: Portraitsinsunshine Learning to controlsunlight Diffusers Bjorn Thomassen explains how to control and manipulate daylight insunny conditions to produce professional-looking portraits IN MY OPINION, OAVLIGHT the most euistely beaut of alight sources Unfortunataly.t seldom sovides us ith exact the ype anc cual of igi we need at ary one steel ime However wth alte knonlacge of meteorology and by monterna lol forecasts we cat sneer anticipate aha neo the day lye re Set ight conto oan ‘Scllor shoot Eu a= ne ln he weather dest aaaya confer te terecst’s Brditors ani eon the best in pan ean sometimes ve vay te Maher Natur erforcing Fer stubborn wll hap wat rear amor get aciewr sunny cyto soot hese porta, However ance the sun aries, here area rumerof technics thal alow to cnt are ‘manipulate he aural it fat alls upon ou ses ruses and electors ne ou ales ‘then comes to takingconro\ of erong sung and fel tis val at youre wel verse in ‘heuseo! both, ahs ll enable yout tackle even the most chalenagotlgrting exdtiers “Aretlector does what says onthe in refit igh andisided when you nox ln shadows or mise ima igh Retectors aso comen a wiserargec shapes a I= Srdore made fom avarely of mara! varying colaursandrefletarce ales sau have Several opions to sult yourdsterert lighting eonatons. 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