Articles about Portrait Photography

Read more photographic Articles about Portrait Photography. Articles provided by Professional Imagemaker magazine, a publication for photographers who are members of the Societies.

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My artistic background Christopher Azzopardi ASWPP 12/12/11
Designed to sell Mark Ashworth LSWPP 12/12/11
Delivering the Irish Charm 12/12/11
Sporting Choice 12/12/11
Wendy Newman Take Heart You’re Not Alone Has your business been severely affected by the economy?
You have to be a dog owner to understand.
Of course, tapping into any specific market requires planning and effective methods
Light and Laughter
Wherever you live, or wherever you base your business, there will be fantastic locations for portraits all around you. You only have to look. But what makes a great location? There are lots of factors to consider – the two key ones are light and background.
The Process of Creation
Creating images that make a positive difference to the person(s) portrayed, is the goal for Jørgen Brandt, who loves to make (and not take) images of personalities.
Thinking Outside The Box - Richard P Walton ASWPP
As photographers we are governed by certain rules, although with new technology things have loosened up a bit we still have to stick to what is viable in the situation we’re in.
Craig Minielly: Environmental Portraits
To photograph someone on location, is to welcome an opportunity to tell a story of the subject as they wish it to be told…what a privilege to be allowed an insight to an individual's private thoughts and sanctum!
Christopher Azzopardi
Chris has won a great many awards in the past six years including Malta Photographic Societies' Photographer of the Year on four occasions. He has also won a number of awards in the Societies' competitions, perhaps the most notable being his 67 Gold awards in the monthly competitions – such repeated and consistent successes point to an exceptional talent. He is booked to speak at the Convention in 2011 and it looks like one you should not miss!
Improve your portrait sales by following these simple rules
Customers will simply resist spending £££ on a snapshot, they will however be far more tempted to part with their hard earned cash if it is a beautiful crafted polished professional looking portrait.
Seeing the Soul
When women come into my studio, the first thing they most often say to me is, “I am not photogenic. I have never had a good portrait”. But she wants one. Most arrive at my studio nervous, if not frightened, wondering how this process works. This is where our work begins.
What about the Light? - seeing is Believing
"…the weakest element in professional photography is lighting technique…"
Hands hands and more hands
The placement of subject’s hands can either emphasise or detract from facial expressions and the overall mood of the image.
Ballerina du jour
No other generic subject classification approaches the classic and artistic treatment like the portraiture of ballerinas.
Turning Medium-format - Jerry Ghionis
Peter Eastway interviews Jerry Ghionis about his move to medium-format digital and what it means for his wedding and portrait photography.
How to take great portraits - 10/11/09
How to take great portraits’ is aimed at the hobbyist or semi-pro photographer who enjoy their photography and want to take their skills to the next level. It teaches them how to take ‘jaw dropping’ images of their loved ones which you and your family & friends will be proud of.
Living with Faeries by Anita Mason
Is she ‘away with the fairies’ I can hear you saying (some people who know me well with probably say 'yes'). I have never been one to do ‘ordinary’, so perhaps that has something to do with it.
Award-winning portrait photography - is it all in the genes?
120 Lichfield Road, Rushall, Walsall. Does the address ring any bells? Well, if not with you, it certainly does with many thousands of West Midlands families and hundreds of UK photographers who have been in some way touched or influenced by the photodynasty that is resident there.
Portrait Professional 9 Studio
Andrew Berend has described the philosophy behind Portrait Professional on the previous pages. We have had the opportunity to test a pre-release copy of the software, which is now at version 9. We tested the studio version, which is fully featured.
Truth, Lies and Portrait Touch-up
How research into the way people see themselves in photographs, coupled with knowledge-based software can be used by portrait photographers to make clients happy and boost sales.
Shooting Pets on Location
In his professional career, Paul Walker has photographed most animals often categorised as a 'pet' from horses, cats and dogs through to rabbits, guinea pigs and the occasional trouser-climbing 'polecat'.

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