Tricks to Master Portrait Photography

Portrait photography is all about capturing the inherent character of your subject. The art goes far beyond than just clicking random pictures of people. Portrait photography evokes feelings and captivates the viewer’s attention. Capturing emotions and expressions that are the prerequisites of a good portrait photograph can take time to master. From communicating with the subject to choosing the correct DSLR camera lens, composing the shot and keeping the camera settings correct, many key elements must be taken into consideration. One thing to note here is that mastering the camera settings can help master portrait photography. Here are a few tricks that might help:

 Use the Right Lens

If you want to capture impressive portraits, using the right lens is important. Interchangeable camera lenses are great. If you want the subject head to be distorted, a wide 17mm lens is ideal while a short telephoto 75-100 mm lens might be a better choice if you wish to get a blurred background. A wide-angled serves the purpose if you wish to be creative or make the subject appear taller than they are. Tilting the camera also goes a long way in adding drama to your photo. An environmental portrait can be best captured using a wide-angled lens of 30 mm or less.

Get Out Of Auto Mode

You have more control over the image as soon as you get out of the auto mode. Learning the basics of how to shoot in manual mood or shoot with aperture priority helps here. Aperture priority allows you to shoot with more depth of field, enhances image sharpness and light. The mode allows you to experiment with your aperture while the camera sets its shutter speed to balance the exposure. Professionals who have mastered the art of this photography prefer cameras such as Canon EOS-1D X Mark IIIwhich has advanced features to capture amazing portrait photographs.

Aperture

The aperture must be set as low as possible. The best portrait photographs are captured by professional photographers with an aperture of around f/2.8, up to f/5.6. For a bokeh effect and focused subject, this shall be combined with a focal length of 75 mm and up. Aperture as low as f/1.4 can be chosen in advanced prime lenses, allowing the user to blur the background even further. This brightens up the subject and ensures perfect exposure.

Shutter Speed

Shutter the speed must be chosen keeping the subject in mind. If you are working with kids or moving subjects, make sure to keep the shutter speed as fast as possible. Begin with the value of 1/250^th of a second. If the images obtained are blurred, your shutter speed might still be slow or maybe there’s no adequate lighting due to which your aperture priority chooses a slow shutter speed to compensate.

Keep these points in mind and happy clicking!

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