Opinions on this portrait? submitted by /u/CrasherDave

Setup tips from portrait shooters. I have been shooting interior design and architecture for years, and can honestly say I can count on my fingers and toes how many times I’ve pointed a lens at another human. My subjects don’t move lol. That being said, I was asked as a favor to shoot a charity event for my company where they have one of those backdrops set up with all the sponso…

Advice for portrait meet-up? Nothing professional, just a local group and some models meeting up for a halloween photoshoot. There’s apparently going to be some fire spinning as well. Any advice/suggestions? I haven’t done much in the way of portrait photography, mostly street/nature, stuff like that. My current gear is a Canon M50 mkii, the 18-55 kit lens, a 50mm (of cour…

How would you rate this portrait? (OG vs edited) submitted by /u/henconst796

wide portrait photography lens question I am trying to figure out if I need a new lens/camera or if it’s user error. When I take photos like these and use my cameras auto eye focusing the subjects are still coming out very grainy. This was taken 30 min before sunset with the following settings. 18mm, ISO 500, f/2.8, shutter 1/320, I have a Canon M50 Mark ii with a sigma 18-35mm 1.8 le…

Selling Family Portrait Photos Hi all, I just got asked to shoot my first ever family portrait photos this upcoming Saturday. I have recently downloaded Pixieset so that I can share the photos with the family. When setting up my account they ask if I want to include a digital image license and terms of sale. Are these necessary and if so how do you go about creating them? Wha…

Portrait lens question(s) To start off, I currently have a Sony A7IV with a Sigma 24-70 f/2.8 and a Sigma 100-400 f/5-6.3. I mainly use my 24-70 as an “all arounder” and then the 100-400 for sports photography. Lately I have been doing some more portraits/family photos and looking into doing Senior photos for a couple of high school sports in town. Now don’t get me wrong…

Lenses for portrait? Helll guys! So I want to get into portrait photography, ( full torso at locations) I have an a6000 that I have and have used on vacation and what not. Also on your random walks around the city. I have 2 lenses: 1) Sony 35 mm 1.8 prime lens and 2) Sony e 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6. My question is are these lenses good for portrait photography? Will they …

What is this tent portrait photogs use? Seen lots of local photogs with this shit wtf is it submitted by /u/phlaries

What are your favorite prompts during portrait sessions? I like to make prompts or statements during portrait sessions to try and suss out a genuine reaction or expression from the subject. My go-to ones are getting stale so thought I’d see if y’all can give me some inspiration for new ones. submitted by /u/TheSpicyGecko

Settings when shooting portrait in studio I’ve recently started shooting portraits in a small studio I’ve created in my home. While my pics are all fine and well lit thanks to the flash & speedlights, what I actually see on my screen when taking the picture is … nothing. Now, I understand that having a f5.6-f8, black background, small modeling light and pretty much no environmental …

First (proper) portrait session mostly an event/concert photographer, recently upgraded to a canon r6 and decided to go tryout the eye AF with a friend. all of these were shot with the EF 70-200 2.8 II on the ef-rf adapter. any critique is appreciated, especially on the posing of the subject! submitted by /u/NonsonoEren

What should I be looking for in a portrait lens? I have the OMS OM-1, and I’ve mainly been shooting macro/wildlife. I’d like to learn more about taking portraits, but I’m not sure where to start. Is there something I should be looking for in a portrait lens, or is the 12-40mm f/2.8 kit lens sufficient? submitted by /u/RawCS

Homecoming Portrait Tips Hello everyone, I’m taking homecoming pictures tomorrow for my family members and I haven’t picked up my camera in about a year (Nikon D7200) I have a telephoto lens (300mm) a standard 85mm lens, and a 55-210mm lens. I was wondering if there are any standard settings that work for most outdoor portrait sessions. Any tips are appreciated! sub…

Portrait photography advice I’m not sure if my other post and pictures went through so I’m resending. I am starting to pursue portrait photography as a possible income source and have been practicing on family and friends. These are photos of my parents I recently took. Any advice to improve would be great. The indoor shots utilized a godox v1 off the camera with an umbrel…

Do you ever use a Tripod for portrait photography? If so, when? submitted by /u/photography27

Any advice on this self-portrait? submitted by /u/LILACPhotoAndArts

Good portrait? Improvements? submitted by /u/behethangames

Used a 28mm for this portrait! Did it work out? submitted by /u/Socalvisions

My father is in his late 70s and I’m looking for a good tutorial to take his portrait similar to this. Searching for ‘Black white portrait ideas’ or ‘Black white portrait lighting’ yield too many results. If there were a link to exactly take this typ submitted by /u/ArachnidLow2196