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August Udoh’s Powerful Portraits Show Nigeria’s Everyday Life

One of the most amazing things about photography is how it has the power to give us a glimpse of everyday life in places we've never been to. It's the main element that drives photojournalists and documentary photographers to search for compelling stories to translate into visual narratives.

Irene Rudnyk Shoots Beautiful Outdoor Portraits with a Cello

Running out of ideas for shooting portraits? Sometimes, all you need is a prop that you can use as a major part of your portrait's story. If you've been working in the studio for a while, you might want to bring your session outdoors to give your photos a scenic or even moody look.

David J Fulde: Mixing Colors, Lighting and Portraiture

I work a colorist and online editor in the film industry at night, leaving my days free to work as a portrait photographer. Being a part-time worker as a photographer allows me to really pick and choose commissions as I don't need to worry about putting food on the table.

Pete Rezac: Large Format Has Changed Me as a Photographer

Continuing our series featuring and highlighting photographers who shoot analog and have fantastic work, photographer Pete Rezac is amongst the bunches who submitted to our analog photography zine and that have incredible photos.

Jade Lyon: Everyone is a Photographer These Days

Photographer Jade Lyon submitted to be featured in our upcoming analog zine. Her work: absolutely fantastic portraiture and sort of surreal concepts all shot on film. She attributes her love of film partially to the fact that everyone is a photographer these days and yet she loves the older methods.

Making the Most of the Fujifilm X Series System for Portraiture

Arguably, Fujifilm's camera system is the one that delivers images and an experience closest to old school film--which means that it's more than adequate for shooting portraits. In fact, it's one of the most popular subject matters to shoot amongst the Fujifilm X series community of photographers.

Portrait Photographers: Portraiture is About A Lot More Than Just the Eyes

When you're starting out as a portrait photographer, everyone teaches you all about the eyes. "Get them in focus!" "Make it the most in focus and strongest part of the image!" That's what they say; and after years and years of shooting portraits that's what every photographer will continue to tell everyone else.

Ali Choudhry’s Portraits Convey Edgy Characters in Everyday People

"I started photography about 7 years ago when my partner gifted me a camera for Christmas. " photographer Ali Choudhry tells us in an email. "I had recently lost my possessions in a house flood and this was his way of getting me back into art as I often mentioned some of the things I'd lost.

Mathew Guido’s Eye Candy Plays With Neon Lights And Stylish Sunglasses

When it comes to conceptual portrait in a fashion shoot, breaking the norm and daring to do something radically different can often result in an unexpected yet unique images. In Mathew Guido's latest photo series titled "Eye Candy", instead of shooting in a controlled studio environment with professional lights, he decided to shoot his model wearing sunglasses in dark environments, lit only by the neon and street lights.

Dapper Portraits with Instax Portraits at a Male Fashion Fair

Photographer Alessandro Michelazzi recently attended the 91st “Pitti Immagine Uomo” male fashion fair in his city, Florence, Italy. While there, he shot a creative portrait project in which he asked attendees to pose for and hold up Instax instant photos of themselves.

Critiquing the Photography of Famous Mugshots

French criminologist (and high school dropout) Alphonse Bertillon was a pioneer in the field of anthropometry – the use of human measurements – to identify criminals. As a part of this practice, Bertillon standardized the modern mugshot in 1888 with the now familiar frontal and profile portrait, the latter of which was selected because Bertillon […]

Photographer Shoots Cosplay Photos Starring Her Baby Daughter

Los Angeles-based photographer Laura Izumikawa Choi is winning hearts across the Web with her portraits of her 4-month-old daughter Joey Marie Choi. While Joey naps, Laura carries out cosplay photo shoots using creative costumes and props.

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Quick Tip: How to Make a Creative Bokeh Backdrop for Portraits

In this creative 2-minute tutorial, Ukranian photographer Anya Anti demonstrates how to make an interesting bokeh effect using shapes cut out of a paper backdrop. To create the effect, you will need: Paper backdrop A marker Something sharp (preferably scissors) Flash heads or other light source to place behind the backdrop The idea is quite simple: […]

Creative Portraits That Add Real World Elements to the Frame

ELEMENTS is a new project by Slovakia-based photographer Maria Svarbova. Each of the portraits in the series features some physical, real-world element that has been introduced to add a layer of 3D complexity to the underlying 2D image.

Shooting Colored Powder Portraits for McDonald’s

Thursday, September 29, 2016. It’s 10:00 am and I have a meeting at Boulogne in the office of the White Dog agency. Everything starts with a good coffee and an announcement: “We are going to realize the new McPlace internal communication campaign for McDonald’s.

Portraits of Dogs with Human Bodies

For his latest project, titled “Reflection of Me,” photographer Isaac Alvarez shot portraits of dogs and their owners, and then combined the dog heads with the owner bodies. “I wanted to do this series to create awareness for rescue dogs and to bring light that all breeds are not bad, just how it is raised,” […]

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The Opposite Photography Challenge: Shoot Outside Your Comfort Zone

One way to stretch yourself as a photographer is to shoot outside your comfort zone, and the Opposite Photography Challenge is one way to do so. In this 7-minute video, photographer Irene Rudnyk shows how she carried out the challenge with a recent portrait shoot.

A Message to Portrait Photographers

She came in for her senior session. Her hair was a mess of tangled waves, unruly and uncooperative. Her face was covered with freckles and dotted with acne. She wasn’t model proportions and the clothing she wore required careful adjustment to keep it from bunching up in places. She was sweet and shy, a girl […]

From Engagement to Marriage: A Nine Month Love Story

Last year, I had the privilege of photographing Heather and Brett Pocorobba for their engagement and wedding. I am not a traditional wedding photographer, but they wanted a real street vibe to their collection, so it was a good fit.

Portraits of the Armed Civilians Who Patrol the US-Mexico Border

Arizona Border Recon is a volunteer group of armed civilians that patrols the border between the United States and Mexico, keeping watch for traffickers, terrorists, and illegal immigrants and bringing those caught to the attention of the US government’s Border Patrol.